Packages and package management
Understand the built-in packages in Unity, and how to create and develop your own packages.
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A package contains features to fit the various needs of your project. This can include any core Unity features included during the Unity Editor installation, or other packages that you can install as needed.
Unity’s Package Manager has several interfaces you can use to get packages and manage them.
Topic | Description |
|---|---|
| Get started with packages | Learn about packages and get an introduction to Unity’s Package Manager and its core concepts. |
| Dependencies | Learn about the different types of dependencies and how Unity’s Package Manager resolves conflicts. |
| Package Manager window reference | Get a tour of the Package Manager window. |
| Package management with the Package Manager window | Learn how to manage packages by using the Package Manager window. |
| Package management with the scripting API | Learn how to manage packages by using C# scripts. |
| Package management with the project manifest file | Learn how to manage packages by editing a JSON file. |
| Package inspection | Learn how to get details about a package. |
| Packages | View the lists of packages you can install. |
| Feature sets | Learn about bundles of related packages that you can use for a specific task, such as building environments or optimizing specific platforms, or to find all the development tools you need in one place. Also view a list of feature sets that are available in this version of the Editor. |
| Package creation | Create packages that deliver Unity Editor or runtime tools to support game development workflows. |
| Package signatures | Protect against tampered, malicious, or unmaintained code by signing packages and checking for signatures. |
| Git dependencies | Learn about dependencies that arise from fetching a package from a Git repository. Discover the protocols and extended syntax you can use to fetch packages from a Git repository. |
| Package Manager caches | Learn about the different caches stored locally, and how to customize them. |
| Scoped registries | Learn how to use or host a custom package registry server. |
| Package Manager configuration | Configure your network, set cache locations, or configure authentication for private repositories. |
| Create custom packages | Build and share your own packages, by learning about custom package requirements, working with package manifest files, and more. |
| Package Manager troubleshooting | Get information for troubleshooting Package Manager issues. |
| Diagnose network issues | Run the Unity Package Manager Diagnostics tool to help diagnose common network issues. |