Installing Unity Hub and Unity Editor

Introduction

In this lesson, you will learn how to install Unity Hub and then install a version of the Unity Editor using Unity Hub. Unity Hub is a management tool that allows you to install multiple versions of Unity Editor, manage your projects, and access Unity Learn tutorials.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this lesson, you will be able to:

• Install Unity Hub on your computer.
• Install a version of Unity Editor using Unity Hub.

Lesson Outline

Step 1: Download Unity Hub

1. Open your web browser and navigate to the official Unity Download page.
2. Unity Download Page
3. Click on the ‘Download Unity Hub’ button to download the Unity Hub installer.

Step 2: Install Unity Hub

1. Locate the downloaded file. It will be a ‘.exe’ file named ‘UnityHubSetup.exe’.
2. Double-click the installer file to run it.
3. Read and accept the terms and conditions, and then click ‘Install’ to start the installation process.
4. Once the installation is complete, click ‘Finish’ to close the installer.

Step 3: Run Unity Hub

1. Open the Unity Hub application from your start menu or desktop shortcut.
2. The first time you open Unity Hub, you will be prompted to sign in with your Unity ID. If you do not have a Unity ID, you can create one by clicking ‘Create one’.

Step 4: Install Unity Editor

1. In the Unity Hub, click on the ‘Installs’ tab on the left sidebar.
2. Click the ‘ADD’ button to add a new Unity Editor version.
3. A window will pop up with a list of available Unity versions. Select the version you want to install and click ‘Next’.
4. Choose the components you want to install. The ‘Unity Editor’ is mandatory, but you can also select additional components such as ‘Android Build Support’, ‘iOS Build Support’, etc. Click ‘Next’ after selecting the components.
5. Choose the installation location. By default, it will install in the ‘C:\Program Files\Unity\Hub\Editor’ folder, but you can change this to any location on your computer. Click ‘Install’ to start the installation.
6. The installation will start. It may take some time to install all the components.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Unity Hub and a version of the Unity Editor. You can now use Unity Hub to manage your Unity installations and projects.

Exercise

1. Open the Unity Editor that you just installed via Unity Hub and create a new project.
2. Explore the Unity Editor interface and familiarize yourself with the different panels and options.

Note

• Unity Hub is the recommended way to install and manage multiple versions of Unity Editor.
• You can install additional components or another Unity version by repeating Step 4.