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macOS build settings reference

Reference documentation for macOS build settings.
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Use these settings to configure how Unity builds your application for macOS platform. You can update your macOS build settings from the Build Profiles window.

Property

Description

Architecture
Select the CPU to build for (only applies to Build And Run).
  • Intel 64-bit: Use Intel/AMD 64-bit CPU architecture.
  • Apple Silicon: Use Apple's Silicon architecture.
  • Intel 64-bit + Apple Silicon: Use both architectures.
Create Xcode Project
Enable this setting to generate an Xcode project so you can build your final application bundle in Xcode. Xcode has built-in support for code signing and uploading the application to the Mac App Store.
Run in Xcode as
Select whether Xcode runs your Project as a Release or Debug build.
  • Release: Builds an optimized version of your app.
  • Debug: Builds a testing version of your app that contains additional code that helps with debugging.
Development Build
Include scripting debug symbols and the Profiler in your build. Use this setting when you want to test your application. When you select this option, Unity sets the 
DEVELOPMENT_BUILD
scripting define symbol. Your build then includes preprocessor directives that set 
DEVELOPMENT_BUILD
as a condition.
For more information, refer to Platform dependent compilation.
Autoconnect Profiler
Automatically connect the Unity Profiler to your build. For more information, refer to Profiler.
Note: This option is available only if you select Development Build.
Deep Profiling
Allow the Profiler to process all your script code and record every function call, returning detailed profiling data. For more information, refer to Deep Profiling.
This property is available only if you enable Development Build.
Note: Enabling Deep Profiling might slow down script execution.
Script Debugging
Attach script debuggers to the Player remotely.
This property is available only if you enable Development Build.
Wait for Managed Debugger
Make the Player wait for a debugger to be attached before it executes any script code.
This property is visible only if you enable Script Debugging.
Compression Method
Specifies the method Unity uses to compress the data in your Project when it builds the Player. This includes Assets, Scenes, Player settings, and GI data.
  • Default: On Windows, Mac, Linux Standalone, and iOS, there's no default compression. On Android, the default compression is ZIP, which gives slightly better compression results than LZ4HC. However, ZIP data is slower to decompress.
  • LZ4HC: A high compression variant of LZ4 that is slower to build but produces better results for release builds. For more information, refer to BuildOptions.CompressWithLz4HC.