# XR Plug-in Management settings reference > Understand the settings you can configure with XR Plug-in Management. The **XR Plug-in Management** section of the Editor window contains the settings you can use to configure XR in your Unity project. Use this section to [Choose XR provider plug-ins](/engine/7000.0/manual/xr/configuring-project-for/configure-providers.md#enable) and [Configure settings](/engine/7000.0/manual/xr/configuring-project-for/configure-providers.md#configure-settings) for each XR platform your project targets. To open the **XR Plug-in management** section, go to **Edit** > **Project Settings** > **XR Plug-in Management**. The following sections describe the XR Plug-in Management [Settings](#settings), and how to interpret XR configuration issues using the [Project validation system](#project-validation). ## Settings reference You can use the **XR Plug-in Management** section to [Enable a provider](/engine/7000.0/manual/xr/configuring-project-for/configure-providers.md). Refer to the following image and table to understand the key regions of the section that you can use to enable XR providers: **The XR Plug-in Management section of the Project Settings.:** ![](/api/media?file=/engine/7000.0/media/images/xr-management-enable-plugin.png) The **XR Plug-in Management** settings: | **Label** | **Setting** | **Purpose** | | --------- | ------------------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | **Build target tabs** | A tab is shown for each platform build target installed for the current Unity Editor. You can add additional platform support modules with the Unity Hub. | | | **Initialize XR on Startup** | Whether the game or application starts in XR mode immediately. If disabled, then your application logic must initialize XR at the appropriate time. For example, your app might start with a normal desktop display and then swap to XR on demand. Refer to [Load XR plug-ins](https://docs.unity3d.com/Packages/com.unity.xr.management@7.0/manual/EndUser.html#load-xr-plug-ins) for more information. | | | **Plug-in Providers** | The list of known XR provider plug-ins. This list contains the plug-ins officially supported by Unity or its strategic partners, and any third-party provider plug-ins you have installed with the Package Manager. | | | **XR Plug-in Management menu** | Tabs to manage provider plug-in settings, and validate your project. Refer to [XR Plug-in Management menu reference](#menu) for more information. | ## XR Plug-in Management menu reference For each plug-in provider you [enable](/engine/7000.0/manual/xr/configuring-project-for/configure-providers.md#enable) in the plug-ins section , a new menu item appears in the left-hand menu, underneath **XR Plug-in Management**. You can open these provider sections to configure provider-specific settings, as described in [Provider plug-in settings](#provider-settings). **Unity adds enabled plug-ins as tabs in the left-hand menu.:** ![](/api/media?file=/engine/7000.0/media/images/xr-plugin-management-enable-plugins.png) This menu also provides options to validate your project and to configure XR simulation in your project, as outlined in the following image and table: **The XR Plug-in Management menu items.:** ![](/api/media?file=/engine/7000.0/media/images/xr-plugin-management-menu.png) | **Item** | **Description** | | ----------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | **Provider plug-in settings** | The settings for each installed XR provider plug-in appear in their own pages within the **XR Plug-in Management** section. For information about the available settings for a specific plug-in, refer to that plug-in's documentation, available from [Provider plug-ins](/engine/7000.0/manual/xr/support/support-packages.md#plug-ins). | | **Project Validation** | Displays the results of project validation checks for the plug-ins you have enabled. To view the checks, select the **Project Validation** page inside the **XR Plug-in Management** section of your **Project Settings**. For more information, refer to [Project validation](/engine/7000.0/manual/xr/configuring-project-for/plugin-management/project-validation.md). | | **XR Simulation settings** | The AR Foundation package provides an **XR Simulation** feature, which lets you test AR Scenes in the Unity Editor. Visit [XR Simulation project settings](https://docs.unity3d.com/Packages/com.unity.xr.arfoundation@6.6/manual/xr-simulation/simulation-project-settings.html) for a description of these settings and options. | ## Provider plug-in settings The settings that you can configure for your target platform depends on the provider plug-in. To learn about settings for a specific provider, refer to the documentation of the individual plug-in, which you can access from [XR packages](/engine/7000.0/manual/xr/support/support-packages.md). If a plug-in supports more than one build target, its settings page includes a tab so that you can configure the settings for each target independently. For example: **Oculus provider plug-in settings with the build tab highlighted.:** ![](/api/media?file=/engine/7000.0/media/images/xr-plugin-management-oculus.png) ## Additional resources * [XR packages](/engine/7000.0/manual/xr/support/support-packages.md) * [Configure XR provider plug-ins](/engine/7000.0/manual/xr/configuring-project-for/configure-providers.md) * [Project validation system](/engine/7000.0/manual/xr/configuring-project-for/plugin-management/project-validation.md)