Package Exporter

Export multiple packages by just one click, with no need to uncheck the assets.

This package is a packaging (exporting) tool for Unity package system. It allows you to export multiple packages with different contents.

P.S. Notice this package will only work in Editor, and does not expect user to use it in production builds.

🏆 Features

• Export multiple packages in a project
• Export method similar to .gitignore (easy for coder)
• Lightweight, no other dependencies
• Clean, no files are generated
• Highly compatible to any Unity version

🔨 How to use?

Here explains how you use this package correctly.

🔍 Step 1. Import Package

You will need to import the package to your project. The package can be downloaded from here.

🔍 Step 2. Start using Package Exporter Window

You can start the PackageExporter window from the menu bar PackageExporter.

🔍 Step 3. Fill package info and generate .unityignore file

After you fill the info, then hit Generate Unity Ignore button.

🔍 Step 4. Edit .unityignore file

All the .unityignore files can be found under PackageExporter/unityignore directory.

🔍 Step 5. Export...

Once the .unityignore file is generated, the according package export button should appear.

🎉 Done, and Enjoy! 🥳

Now you can manage as many packages you want to export! 🎉

.unityignore File Example

Generated .unityignore file for Hello World package.

#
# Thank you for using `Package Exporter`. This is the generated
# unityignore file.
#
# Package Name: Hello World
# Version: 1.0.0
# Creation Date: 2017-10-25 06:58:14
#
# Package Link: https://github.com/jcs090218/PackageExporter
# Author: Shen, Jen-Chieh
# Email: jcs090218@gmail.com
#

# Ignore this plugin itself.
ProjectExporter

🚀 Exporting

Export the package Hello World.

🖥️ Batch Mode

You can export package by using Unity's batch mode.

For example,

$UNITY_PATH -batchmode -quit -projectPath "." -executeMethod jcs090218.PackageExporter.BatchMode.Export _name "Hello World" _version "0.1.0" _savePath "."

The $UNITY_PATH is the path to Unity executable hence it depends on variant OS.

On macOS,

/Applications/Unity/Unity.app/Contents/MacOS/Unity

On Windows,

"C:\Program Files\Unity\Editor\Unity.exe"

For more information, see Command line arguments.

❓ FAQ

💫 Why should I use this package?

This is often use when you have multiple target to export but it's hard to memorize all contents to export for each packages. This tool resolve these issues, and provides a method similar to Git (Source Control) ignore system.

💫 Should I commit .unityignore files to source control?

If you wish to share package export settings then yes, you should include .unityignore files to repository. Other than that, the answer would be no.

License

MIT License

Copyright (c) 2017-2022 Jen-Chieh Shen

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy 
of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal 
in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights 
to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell 
copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is 
furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all 
copies or substantial portions of the Software.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR 
IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, 
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE 
AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER 
LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, 
OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE 
SOFTWARE.