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Explore Unity’s Default Layout to understand key Editor windows and how to use them effectively.

Exploring the Editor Layout

Unity is a robust development engine with many features, and as a result, it has a large number of Editor windows.  In this tutorial, you'll explore the windows in Unity's Default Layout and learn how to use them.

This tutorial has been verified using Unity 2019 LTS

Exploring the Main Editor Video

Unity is a robust development engine with many features, and as a result, it has a large number of Editor windows. To help make the work environment more approachable, the Default Layout features only major windows most commonly used during typical development. Additional windows can be found under the Windows dropdown at the top of the work area. 

The main Editor features are as follows. 

: Lists all GameObjects that exist in the current Scene.

: Lists the properties of a selected GameObject or asset.

: Lists all the assets, scenes, and scripts contained in your created project.

All Unity windows can be “torn off” by clicking and dragging on a window’s tab, and can then be docked elsewhere in the Editor or left free-floating on the main or alternate monitors. 

In addition to the Default Layout, Unity offers several other layout options that may be useful for your specific project. To access them, click on the Layout dropdown in the upper right corner of the Editor 

Different layouts lend themselves to different types or stages of production. For example, the Tall Layout gives more dedicated screen space to the Scene tab, giving more room to work when creating a scene 

If windows ever become lost or the layout becomes problematic, return to the Default Layout by clicking on the Layout dropdown and selecting Default 

Unity Version 2019.1