#Build unity for mac how to
#Build unity for mac for mac
#Build unity for mac code
#Build unity for mac professional

(I really want to avoid the Apple Store etc). I develop, build and test on Windows, but I want to share my game with relatives who only have Macs.

#Build unity for mac how to

Is there a simple guide on how to share Unity Builds across to those with Macs? From the above, it seems not. Unity needs to reach out to Microsoft and Apple so that this can be seamless. I don’t expect users to pay for a game and then modify it just to make it work, no matter how simple that modification may be. I understand that windows can’t natively set the permissions, but I don’t believe for a second that they couldn’t implement something, nor do I believe that Unity is incapable of implementing some sort of fix, and if absolutely nothing else Apple certainly would be able to do it, considering it’s running natively on their platform.Īs simple as it is to fix it’s absolutely absurd to make end users go through this process. I feel like with something as big as unity these companies would work together to find a way to seamlessly build for all supported build platforms. It seems absolutely insane to me that in 2021 this could still be an issue, it’s not like we’re talking about someone’s personal rpg maker game or something, we’re talking about an industry standard tool. I really can’t believe that there isn’t some sort of fix, be it from Unity, Microsoft, or Apple.

#Build unity for mac professional

I hope this helps and I'm by no means a professional with this so but my friend and I can try to help in anyway possible. Once we approved permission, the app ran no problem. This unlocked the permissions on the application but when the app was opened, we had to allow permission through the Mac firewall to let it run on the computer.

#Build unity for mac code

I honestly can't remember where I found this code and when I remember I'll be sure to credit them, but with terminal you need to navigate to the download folder (or wherever you put your app) and add the following: To fix this, you have to use Terminal to navigate your way into the file and unlock the permission settings that were changed due what we believe is from the compression. However, the following information did allow my Mac Build to run after the compression. This problem doesn't exist if you build from Mac or Linux editor.' To launch something, you need to mark the executable with execute permission. All files taken from a Windows machine will have default permissions, which are read/write. The comments made it clear to me that 'this has nothing to do with compression or even corruption. Once you follow the video's directions exactly for the Mac version, you can send the file to your Mac but when you do it will be labeled MacOS and then when you try to open it it will most likely fail and say missing application to open.įrom what I have learned from numerous threads (and I don't know how true this is, this is based off of other users), this is because the compression actually corrupts the executable file to open it on the Mac. It manages your different projects and all your different editor versions and installs.I just figured out how to make the Mac build work with a friend and it was a bit of work. Though I would highly recommend to use the Unity Hub.

I think you just need to check 'Mac Mono Scripting Backend'. The installation screenshot in the OP is from the usual Unity installer and not the Unity Hub. However I can not test if the build works since I still have no mac ^^. I just created a mac build of my test project and it ran through without any issues.

#Build unity for mac for mac

I don't have a Mac and the last time I made a build for Mac was about 9 years ago. Of course I have quickly added Mac build support through the Unity Hub. Linux build support was there long before.Īnyways here are the build settings for my 2019.1.10f1 version. Actually the Linux editor is a quite late feature. Though even for that there are solutions.Īnyways you can build for any of the 3 standalone platforms from any of the 3 developer platforms.

Yes to build for iOS you usually need a Mac since you need xcode to build to iOS. Even back in Unity 2.6 you could build for Mac on a windows machine.