Command Palette (CmdPal) Unity Extension

Overview

Command Palette extension for opening Unity Hub recent projects.¹

Installation

Requirements

• PowerToys with Command Palette enabled
• Unity Hub with recent projects history

Unity Hub not required in background - extension launches editor directly.

Recommended: Microsoft Store

Get it from the Microsoft Store.

Via GitHub Releases

1. Remove any existing package:

   Get-AppxPackage *CommandPalette-Unity* | Remove-AppxPackage

2. Download the .msixbundle from Releases and install.

Contributing and development

Start here: CONTRIBUTING.md

Local workflow:

1. Build: dotnet build UnityExtension.sln -c Debug -p:Platform=x64
2. Register: Add-AppxPackage -Register against debug AppxManifest.xml
3. Restart PowerToys

Supporting docs:

• docs/DEVELOPMENT.md
• docs/PUBLISHING.md
• docs/TROUBLESHOOTING.md

TODO

• Settings to sort/filter list output
• Visual Polish: resolve $HOME/~; remove 'Favorite' text
• Fallback dialog if editor not installed
• Open project with another Unity version
• Sub-command to list installed Unity versions + paths
• Overwrite timestamp in Unity Hub JSON

Footnotes

1. Not affiliated with Unity Technologies. This extension only uses local Unity Hub json metadata. ↩