# currentScene

> The path of the Scene that the user has currently open (Will be an empty string if no Scene is currently open). (Read Only)

## Definition

* **Type:** Property
* **Namespace:** [UnityEditor](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityeditor.md)
* **Assembly:** UnityEditor.CoreModule

> **Warning:**
>
> **Deprecated.** Use EditorSceneManager to see which scenes are currently loaded

```csharp
public static string currentScene { get; set; }
```

### Remarks

All paths are relative to the project folder. Like: "Assets/MyScenes/MyScene.unity".

### Examples

```csharp
using UnityEngine;
using UnityEditor;

public class Example : MonoBehaviour
{
    // saves the current Scene into a new temporary scene.
    [MenuItem("Example/Save temp Scene %s")]
    static void SaveTempScene()
    {
        string[] path = EditorApplication.currentScene.Split(char.Parse("/"));
        path[path.Length - 1] = "Temp_" + path[path.Length - 1];
        EditorApplication.SaveScene(string.Join("/", path));
    }
}
```