Do You Need Visual Studio for Unity?

By default, Unity should already be configured to use Visual Studio or Visual Studio for Mac as a script editor. You can confirm this or change the external script editor to a specific version of Visual Studio from the Unity Editor.

Is Visual Studio free with Unity?

Overview. Visual Studio Tools for Unity is a free Visual Studio extension that turns Visual Studio into a powerful tool for developing cross-platform games and apps with Unity.

What IDE should I use for Unity?

Visual Studio (default IDE on Windows and macOS)

Visual Studio is installed by default when you install Unity on Windows and macOS.

James H. Sterling

James H. Sterling

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James Sterling reports on renewable energy developments, climate policy, ecological conservation, and green tech innovations around the globe.