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Unity Essentials in-Editor: Install Unity 6

Launch the Unity Editor from the Unity Hub.

The video below provides an overview of what you can expect to learn and accomplish throughout the Unity Essentials pathway. 

Pathway overview

 version of the Unity Essentials pathway. In this new experimental version of the Pathway, rather than following along with instructions on this Unity Learn website, you will follow along with instructions shown within the Unity Editor, as shown in the image below. 


In this in-Editor format, you can both learn and work inside the Unity Editor rather than switching back and forth with a browser. If you’d prefer to use the Unity Learn website instead, you can switch over to the 

If you are ready to proceed to the in-Editor version of the Pathway, continue on to the next step!

What is an in-Editor Pathway?

To work with Unity, you'll start with the Unity Hub. The 

 is a standalone application that streamlines the way you navigate, download, and manage your Unity projects and installations.

From the Hub, you'll download and manage various versions of the Unity Editor. The 

 is the application where you'll build 3D or 2D worlds and create your interactive applications.

What are the Unity Hub and Unity Editor?

Make sure the computer you're using meets the minimum hardware requirements to run Unity. Generally, if you have a PC running Windows or a Mac running macOS that was purchased in the last few years, your computer is probably ready for Unity. Unity also runs on Linux.

Unity will not run on a Chromebook or tablet.

For details about the latest verified system requirements, refer to the 

  While you can use Unity to build applications that run on many platforms, the Unity Editor requires Windows, macOS, or Linux.

System requirements

If you'll use Unity as an individual, you'll be enrolled in a Unity Personal plan by default. 

 is Unity's standard free plan. Individuals, hobbyists, and small businesses using Unity to provide services to others are eligible to use Unity Personal if their respective clients, in the aggregate, have less than $200K of revenue or funds raised in the prior 12 months.


Important options for students and educators

 plan and qualify for discounts and free resources.

If you are an educator and need a license for your own use, get the 

If you're an educator that needs a batch of licenses for your classroom or lab, apply for the 

 to manage multiple Unity installations on school-issued computers or servers, and protect data privacy. 

For information on all Unity plans, including 

Your Unity plan

When you first run the Unity Hub, you'll be prompted to log in or create a Unity account.

You can use your Unity account to access other services, including:

use Unity as an individual, then when you create a Unity account, you will be automatically assigned an organization that has the same name as your username and consists only of yourself. 

Later, use this default organization to purchase plan subscriptions, such as Muse (Unity's generative AI) or Unity Cloud services for your personal use only. 

In this case, be ready to specify a username and password to create your Unity account.


If you use Unity at work, then you'll be associated with their Unity organization. They can then assign you access rights to particular features and subscriptions, such as Muse (Unity's generative AI) or Unity Cloud services.

In this case, get your Unity login credentials from your employer.

Your Unity account and organization

If you already have Unity Hub installed, skip to the step where you’ll install the latest version of the Unity Editor. 

To download the setup wizard for the Unity Hub, follow these instructions:

  If you're a more experienced user looking for guidance for your specific installation needs, 

review the documentation guidance on installing Unity

, select the option for your operating system. A file will download named 

. This file name might vary depending on the Hub version and your operating system. 

Download the setup wizard

Next, follow these instructions to install and launch the Unity Hub:

 Follow your platform instructions to install the Unity Hub. 

If you haven't already set up your Unity account, you'll be prompted to do so during this process.

Proceed until you see the window that prompts you to install the Unity Editor, which we'll walk you through in the next step. 

Install and launch the Unity Hub

and proceed to the next step where you’ll install Unity 6. 

Usually, you'd install the latest long-term support (LTS) version of the Unity Editor here. But for this Pathway, we'll walk you through manually installing a new Unity Editor version from the Hub.

Skip the recommended installation

On macOS, you’ll need to select whether you’re using a Silicon or Intel processor. If you’re not sure what type of Mac processor you have, read 

 page, select the available option under 

to install a compatible coding application

Installing one of these tools will allow you to write and debug code for your Unity projects more efficiently.

:  The Unity Editor is a large and powerful application! The download and installation process will take some time.

When the process is complete, this version of the Unity Editor will appear on the Installs tab of the Unity Hub.

If you have any issues downloading this version of the Unity Editor, follow the 

troubleshooting instructions at the bottom of this step

Install Unity 6

You're probably eager to try out the Unity Editor! To get started, proceed to the next tutorial in Unity Essentials. 

Next steps

Create and manage Unity versions and projects in the Hub.

Creating and Managing Unity projects

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Product Manager at Unity

Essentials_Pathway_M0_Intro.mp4

Evaluate the computer against Unity’s minimum system requirements.

Locate and download the Unity setup wizard from the Unity website.

Identify and select the appropriate Unity plan.

Install the Unity Hub and the latest LTS version of Unity using the provided wizards.

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