Visual Studio Code Unity Mac



In Unity go to Package Manager and install Visual Studio Code Editor. This will enable Unity to generate proper project files for VSCode. In Unity go to Edit - Preferences - External Tools and choose VSCode from the dropdown (could be listed as code.cmd) and after you choose it tick all the checkboxes you want in the Generate.csproj files. Unity has built-in support for opening scripts in Visual Studio Code as an external script editor on Windows and macOS. Unity will detect when Visual Studio Code is selected as an external script editor and pass the correct arguments to it when opening scripts from Unity. Unity will also set up a default.vscode/settings.json with file excludes. Return to Visual Studio for Mac. Stop the debugging session by clicking the Stop button. Task 4: Exploring Unity features in Visual Studio for Mac. Visual Studio for Mac provides quick access to Unity documentation within the code editor. Place the cursor somewhere on the Vector3 symbol within the Update method and press ⌘ Command + '. Unity’s team has decided to stop distributing Unity with MonoDevelop for new Unity versions. Instead, you will get Visual Studio Community bundled. Unfortunately for Mac and Linux users, you’re still bound to use MonoDevelop as default. Let’s try something else! Don’t confuse Visual Studio Code with the full version of Visual Studio.

[2.0.7] - 2021-02-02

Integration:

Remove com.unity.nuget.newtonsoft-json dependency in favor of the built-in JsonUtility for the VS Test Runner.

[2.0.6] - 2021-01-20

Project generation:

  • Improved language version detection.

Integration:

  • Added support for the VS Test Runner.
  • Added initial support for displaying asset usage.
  • Fixed remaining issues with special characters in file/path.

[2.0.5] - 2020-10-30

Integration:

  • Disable legacy pdb symbol checking for Unity packages.

[2.0.4] - 2020-10-15

Project generation:

  • Added support for embedded Roslyn analyzer DLLs and ruleset files.
  • Warn the user when the opened script is not part of the generation scope.
  • Warn the user when the selected Visual Studio installation is not found.
  • Generate a .vsconfig file to ensure Visual Studio installation is compatible.

Integration:

  • Fix automation issues on MacOS, where a new Visual Studio instance is opened every time.

[2.0.3] - 2020-09-09

Project generation:

  • Added C#8 language support.
  • Added UnityProjectGeneratorVersion property.
  • Local and Embedded packages are now selected by default for generation.
  • Added support for asmdef root namespace.

Integration:

  • When the user disabled auto-refresh in Unity, do not try to force refresh the Asset database.
  • Fix Visual Studio detection issues with languages using special characters.

[2.0.2] - 2020-05-27

  • Added support for solution folders.
  • Only bind the messenger when the VS editor is selected.
  • Warn when unable to create the messenger.
  • Fixed an initialization issue triggering legacy code generation.
  • Allow package source in assembly to be generated when referenced from asmref.

[2.0.1] - 2020-03-19

  • When Visual Studio installation is compatible with C# 8.0, setup the language version to not prompt the user with unsupported constructs. (So far Unity only supports C# 7.3).
  • Use Unity's TypeCache to improve project generation speed.
  • Properly check for a managed assembly before displaying a warning regarding legacy PDB usage.
  • Add support for selective project generation (embedded, local, registry, git, builtin, player).
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[2.0.0] - 2019-11-06

  • Improved Visual Studio and Visual Studio for Mac automatic discovery.
  • Added support for the VSTU messaging system (start/stop features from Visual Studio).
  • Added support for solution roundtrip (preserves references to external projects and solution properties).
  • Added support for VSTU Analyzers (requires Visual Studio 2019 16.3, Visual Studio for Mac 8.3).
  • Added a warning when using legacy pdb symbol files.
  • Fixed issues while Opening Visual Studio on Windows.
  • Fixed issues while Opening Visual Studio on Mac.

[1.1.1] - 2019-05-29

  • Fix Bridge assembly loading with non VS2017 editors.

[1.1.0] - 2019-05-27

  • Move internal extension handling to package.

Visual Studio Code Install

[1.0.11] - 2019-05-21

  • Fix detection of visual studio for mac installation.
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[1.0.10] - 2019-05-04

  • Fix ignored comintegration executable.

[1.0.9] - 2019-03-05

  • Updated MonoDevelop support, to pass correct arguments, and not import VSTU plugin.
  • Use release build of COMIntegration for Visual Studio.

Visual Studio Code Unity Machine

[1.0.7] - 2019-04-30

  • Ensure asset database is refreshed when generating csproj and solution files.

[1.0.6] - 2019-04-27

  • Add support for generating all csproj files.
Mac

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[1.0.5] - 2019-04-18

  • Fix relative package paths.
  • Fix opening editor on mac.
Mac

[1.0.4] - 2019-04-12

  • Fixing null reference issue for callbacks to AssetPostProcessor.
  • Ensure Path.GetFullPath does not get an empty string.

[1.0.3] - 2019-01-01

This is the first release of Unity Package visualstudio_editor.

  • Using the newly created api to integrate Visual Studio with Unity.

This document illustrates some points where Unity framework support differs in JetBrains Rider, Microsoft Visual Studio, and Microsoft Visual Studio for Mac. Note that this document is an addition to the main comparison table, which lists general features of the products.

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As the compared products are being actively developed and their functionality changes on a regular basis, we consider this comparison valid for specific releases that are indicated in the header of the comparison table.

If you discover any missing or inaccurate items in this table, please post a comment below to let us know, and we'll update the table as soon as possible.

Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 for Mac 8.2.5

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General

Built in support for UnityBuilt in support for UnityBuilt in support for Unity
Support for .meta files - creation, deletion, renameNo matching functionalitySupport for .meta files - creation, deletion, rename
Unity Project Explorer tool window shows file system view of Assets and Packages foldersSolution explorer includes Unity project view, showing file system view of Assets and Packages foldersUnity Explorer tool window shows Assets folder, and lists Packages, including local file packages, git packages, and read only packages and modules
ShaderLab file supportShaderLab file supportSupport for declared properties in ShaderLab files
Auto refresh assets (background compile)No matching functionalityAuto refresh assets (background compile)
No matching functionalityNo matching functionalityShow Unity Console log with parsed stack traces - click to navigate
No matching functionalityNo matching functionalityControl play mode: enter play mode, pause, and step from the toolbar

Navigation and search

No matching functionalityNo matching functionalityFind usages of UnityEvent handler methods and Component classes in scenes, prefabs and assets, grouped by type, associated component and game object hierarchy
No matching functionalityNo matching functionalityNavigate to usages of code inside Unity, highlighting game objects inside the Unity Hierarchy window
No matching functionalityNo matching functionalityGo to Declaration and Find Usages support for coroutine names passed as string literal arguments

Coding assistance

Code completion and generation of Unity event functionsCode completion and generation of Unity event functionsCode completion and generation of Unity event functions
Links to installed or online Unity documentationLinks to installed or online Unity documentationLinks to installed or online Unity documentation
2 file templates3 file templates15 File and 11 Live Templates for creating Unity related files, serialised fields, logging and more
No matching functionalityNo matching functionalityCode completion and validation for tag, layer, scene and input names
No matching functionalityNo matching functionalityCode completion, validation and rename for coroutine names passed as string literal arguments
No matching functionalityNo matching functionality10 Context Actions, including easy manipulation of Inspector related attributes for serialised fields
No matching functionalityNo matching functionalitySummary documentation tooltips for Unity event functions

Code vision

No matching functionalityNo matching functionalityCode Vision shows usage count of classes and methods inside Unity scenes, prefabs and assets, inside the editor, with single click to Find Usages
No matching functionalityNo matching functionalityCode Vision shows actual values of serialised fields, from scenes, prefabs and assets, with single click to Find Usages

Code analysis

Semantic highlighting for Unity event function declarationsNo matching functionalitySemantic highlighting for Unity Object derived classes, event functions, serialised fields and UnityEvent handlers. Highlighting is configurable: text style (e.g. bold, italic, colours), interactive gutter icons or Code Vision information
No matching functionalityNo matching functionality38 Unity-related inspections, most including 'Why is Rider suggesting this?' explanations
No matching functionalityNo matching functionality27 Unity-specific quick-fixes
No matching functionalityNo matching functionalityClasses, functions and serialised fields used implicitly by Unity are not marked as unused”

Performance

No matching functionalityNo matching functionalityHighlights usage of expensive methods inside frequently called event functions, such as calling GetComponent inside Update
No matching functionalityNo matching functionalityInspections, quick-fixes and context actions for known performance issues
No matching functionalityNo matching functionalitydotTrace performance profiling of Unity editor on Windows, Mac and Linux
No matching functionalityNo matching functionalityHeapAllocation plugin will highlight memory allocations generated by the compiler due to boxing, closures, etc.

Debugging

Debugging Unity C# code out of the boxDebugging Unity C# code out of the boxDebugging Unity C# code out of the box
Automatically configure debugger to attach to Unity editorAutomatically configure debugger to attach to Unity editorAutomatically configure debugger to attach to Unity editor
Attach debugger to the editor and enter the play modeAttach debugger to the editor and enter the play modeAttach debugger to the editor and enter the play mode
Attach debugger to remote and standalone playersAttach debugger to remote and standalone playersAttach debugger to remote and standalone players
Debugging iOS and Android players based on IL2CPP (requires Unity 2018.2+)Debugging iOS and Android players based on IL2CPP (requires Unity 2018.2+)Debugging iOS and Android players based on IL2CPP (requires Unity 2018.2+)
Debugging iOS and Android via WiFi or USBDebugging iOS and Android via WiFi or USBDebugging iOS and Android via WiFi
Debugging DirectX 11/12 shadersDebugging DirectX 11/12 shadersNo matching functionality
No matching functionalityNo matching functionalityAndroid support: LogCat viewer, device explorer, profiling tools
No matching functionalityNo matching functionalityDebugger extends certain Unity types with extra information: Scenes list all root game objects, GameObject will lists components and child game objects ECS Entity lists attached component data

Unit testing

No matching functionalityNo matching functionalityRun and debug Unity unit tests (only edit-mode tests, play-mode tests not yet supported)




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