This section covers standalone windows and utilities that work independently and can be opened directly from menus, shortcuts, or context actions.

Autosave

Ultimate Editor Enhancer automatically saves open scenes and editable assets:

When entering Play Mode.
On a timer. The default is once every ten minutes. The timing starts the first time the scene is changed and resets when the scene is saved in any way.

Autosave can work with the same file (default) or in a separate file (SCENE_NAME_autosave).

Bookmarks

The bookmark window can store objects of any type (GameObjects, Components, Assets, Folders) that are most important to you.

Bookmarks are stored in the Assets folder and are unique to each project.

You can open the bookmark window using the key combination ALT + SHIFT + B, from the context menu or using "Tools / Ultimate Editor Enhancer / Bookmarks". Tip: Use the key combination again to hide the bookmarks window.

To add a new item to bookmarks, drag and drop it to the bookmarks window. When adding, project items are sorted first by folder then by name.

Items are grouped by location in the scene or in the project.

Bookmarks have two display modes: list and grid. To change the mode and size of the cell, use the slider at the bottom of the window.

To select an item, left-click on the name. Right-click to open the context menu for the item.

Click the Open button to:

For GameObject: open a separate inspector window for this GameObject.
For Component: open the component in a separate window.
For Prefab: open the prefab.
For Asset: open in the editor by default.
For Folder: open in Explorer.

Double-click to:

For Folder: open the folder in Bookmarks.
For Prefab: open prefab.
For AudioClip: play / stop AudioClip.
For Asset: open in the editor by default.

You can drag items from bookmarks to any other windows.

To quickly find an item, use a filter. The filter supports fuzzy search and search by object types. To quickly select the type of object, use the button to the right of the search box. You can filter project bookmarks by Asset Label.

If the line is highlighted, it means that the item is on the selected GameObject.

If the line is disabled (gray), this means that the item is not available (for example, it was deleted). Disabled lines are not automatically deleted, because the item may become available again.

If the item is not available, Ultimate Editor Enhancer will try once to restore the reference to the item using Instance ID or the path in the hierarchy.

When you know that the item has become available in the scene, click Refresh to update the availability of the items.

Right-click in Scene View, or use the CTRL + SPACE (OSX: CMD + SPACE) shortcut in any window, to open the context menu for the selected GameObject.

Use CTRL + right mouse button (OSX: CMD + right mouse button) in Scene View to select the GameObject under the cursor and open the context menu for it.

The context menu is automatically closed by selecting any item, clicking outside the context menu or pressing ESC.

When you open the context menu in Play Mode, playback will be paused.

The context menu consists of three parts: windows, breadcrumbs and actions.

Windows

Allows you to open Inspector, Hierarchy, Project, Bookmarks and any of the components of the selected GameObject in a separate window in three modes: a popup window, a tab, or a utility.

Right-click on an item to open the context menu for the item.

Click to open a popup window.

This window will be closed when it loses focus.

When you click To Tab Window, the popup window will be converted to a tab.

You can drag the window by pulling the title bar.

You can close it by clicking Close button or by pressing ESC.

Tab

CTRL + Click to open the window as a tab.

Tabs can be combined into your own unique window.

Utility

SHIFT + Click to open the window as a utility.

This window can be closed by pressing ESC.

Favorite Windows

You can add the most frequently used Unity Editor windows or third-party asset windows to your favorite windows list, and quickly open them using the context menu or the toolbar button.

You can also open your favorite windows from the context menu.

Favorite windows always open as tabs.

To change the list of windows, click Edit in the context menu or in the toolbar section.

You can add, remove, sort and rename windows. To add a new window, click the "+" button and click on the window you want to add.

Important: some windows from third-party assets require context when opened. Here windows are opened without context, which can lead to incorrect window operation. Keep this in mind when adding windows that cannot be opened from the main menu.

Components

If a GameObject is selected, a list of its components will be shown, each of which can be opened in a separate window. Left-click on the component button to open the component in a separate window. Right-click on the component button to display the context menu for the component.

If the component inherits from Behavior, Renderer, or Collider classes, you can quickly enable or disable the component using the checkbox on the left. If the component is hidden in the inspector, an eye icon will be displayed to the left of the name, clicking on which will show it.

You can drag and drop components into other windows (for example, bookmarks).

The component will be displayed as if it were part of the Inspector and supports the Custom Editor, including editor frameworks like Odin - Inspector and Serializer. A component opened as a tab or utility will always be available even if the GameObject has lost its selection.

Note: The Terrain Editor requires that a GameObject containing this Terrain be selected.

Bookmark - adds component to bookmarks. When you click the button while holding CTRL key, it opens the bookmarks window. Debug Mode - instead of component editor, shows serialized fields of the component. You can filter fields by name. The filter supports fuzzy search.

To select GameObject left-click on its name. Drag on the component name or GameObject name to start dragging it to other windows. Right-click on the name of GameObject to open the context menu for GameObject. Right-click on the component name to open the context menu for the component.

If the reference to the component is lost (for example, GameObject was destroyed), Ultimate Editor Enhancer once tries to automatically restore the reference to the component using Instance ID or the component path in the hierarchy.

If the component cannot be automatically restored when you know that the component has become available in the scene, click Try to restore.

Tip (Windows only): You can quickly open a component in a window by dragging it from the inspector to Scene View while holding CTRL.

Breadcrumbs

Displays the name of the selected GameObject or the number of selected GameObjects (if multiple). When you hover on a GameObject name, the full path in the hierarchy will be shown. Pressing the left mouse button highlights the GameObject in the Hierarchy. Left-click and drag the name to start dragging the selected GameObjects to other windows. Right-click on the name of GameObject to open the context menu for GameObject.

If a non-root GameObject is selected, the Parent button will be displayed. When you click the button, the parent GameObject will be selected. When you click the button while holding CTRL key, a list of all parent GameObjects will be shown.

If the selected GameObject has neighboring GameObjects (at the same level), Neighbors button will be shown. When you click the button, the list of all neighboring GameObjects will be shown.

If the selected GameObject has child GameObjects, the Children button will be shown. Click it to display a list of all child GameObjects.

Actions

Contains actions that can be done for a scene, view or GameObjects.

Some actions are displayed under certain conditions, for example: one or more GameObjects are selected, or an update is available.

When integrating with third-party assets (for example, Online Maps or Real World Terrain), additional elements can be added in this section. See also Integration with third-party assets.

Align & Distribute

Displayed when two or more GameObjects are selected. Allows you to align or distribute objects along the axes.

Creating Objects

Shows a menu for creating objects.

Ultimate Editor Enhancer allows you to choose where the object will be created:

Root - at the root of the scene;
Child - as a child of the selected GameObject;
Sibling - at the same level as the selected GameObject;
Parent - the object will be created at the same level as the selected GameObject, and the selected one will be made a child of the new object.
Temporary - creates a temporary object that will be automatically destroyed when the scene starts.

History

Allows you to open a previously closed scene, restore the previous selection, or a previously closed window.

Replace GameObjects

Use Replace action or keyboard shortcut CTRL + SHIFT + H (OSX: CMD + SHIFT + H) to open Create Browser in replace mode.

All selected GameObjects will be replaced to the selected item.

The position, rotation and scale of GameObjects in the scene will remain.

Snapping

This action contains all the basic interactions with grids, such as enable / disable snapping, setting a fixed or custom grid size, copying a grid size from a selection, or aligning selected objects. This action works for Unity Snapping System and ProGrids.

Views and Cameras

Create Camera From View - creates a permanent or temporary camera from the scene view. All temporary cameras will be destroyed when the scene starts.

Align View To Camera - align the scene view with the specified camera.

View States - allows you to save, restore or delete the view state, and open the View Gallery.

Frame Selected - frame the selected object in the scene view.

Move To View - move the selected object to the scene view.

Align With View - align the selected object with the scene view.

Align View To Selected - align the scene view with the selected object.

Distance Tool

Allows you to calculate the distance between Transforms, points and the cursor.

To open Distance Tool select "Tools / Ultimate Editor Enhancer / Distance Tool". Add Transform or points between which you want to calculate the distance, or hover over the object to which you want to calculate the distance. To select a point in the scene, press Pick, hover over an object in the scene and press Enter.

Tip: You can drag GameObjects or components into this window to quickly add them to the list.

The distance to the previous object is shown under each object in the Distance Tool, and the total distance is shown at the bottom of the window. The distance between objects is also displayed in Scene View.

When calculating the distance to the object under the cursor, the distance to the point on the collider of the object is used, not the position of the object. Hold V to select a vertex.

You can restrict the distance calculation to the desired axes by disabling unnecessary axes using the buttons in the lower right corner of the window.

Editor Icon Browser

Allows you to view the built-in textures of Unity Editor.

Select "Tools / Ultimate Editor Enhancer / Editor Icon Browser" to open the window.

Click on the line to copy the texture ID.

To export an icon, right-click on a line and select Export.

Recent Scenes

Ultimate Editor Enhancer stores a history of closing scenes and allows you to quickly return to a previously closed scene.

Select "File / Open Recent Scene" menu item, or CTRL + SHIFT + O (OSX: CMD + SHIFT + O) to open a window containing previously closed scenes.

Press ENTER, click on the open button or double click on the line to open the scene. To open the scene in additive mode, right-click on the line. You can drag scenes from this window to other windows such as Build Settings.

Click the bookmark button in front of Remove button to quickly add or remove a scene from bookmarks.

Scene Backups

Ultimate Editor Enhancer backs up open scenes 24 hours. The backup interval can be changed in the settings. If the interval is set to 0 hours, a backup copy will be made at each save.

To restore a scene backup, select Tools / Ultimate Editor Enhancer / Scene Backups in the menu. A window containing all scene backups will open. Expand the row of the desired scene and select the backup time. When you click on a time, Ultimate Editor Enhancer will ask you what you want to do:

Restore - will overwrite the current scene from the backup.
Save As - will save the backup with a new name.

If a scene has backup copies, but it is missing in the project (deleted), there will be a mark (missing) in the line with the scene name.

Smart Search

Smart Search combines the search for GameObject and components in the scene, assets in the project and items in Tools and Window menu.

Press CTRL + F (OSX: CMD + F) to show the search window under the cursor.

Important: This feature overrides the built-in CTRL + F combination.

To switch between search everywhere, by hierarchy and by project, use the buttons above the search field or TAB key.

Entering more than two characters shows up to 20 of the most relevant items.

The search is not case sensitive.

Additional search options:

Fuzzy search is supported. More details in the "Fuzzy Search" section.
Search by object type. Enter ":" and the type of object (in whole or in part) to search by type. For example, "wa:te" will find "08. Waila" texture in the project, or "DL:go" will find "Directional Light" GameObject in the scene.

If all objects are searched, then you can use the "@" prefix to search the scene, and the "#" prefix to search the project.

For each item, the component icon and the full path in the hierarchy or project are shown. If the path is longer than 65 characters, then it is truncated from the beginning. For a component in the scene, the component type is also displayed.

When you hover over an item, the full (untruncated) path in the hierarchy or project is displayed.

If you press ENTER or double click on an item, the object in the scene or project will be selected.

Right-clicking on an item displays the context menu for the item under the cursor.

By pressing CTRL + ENTER:

If the selected item is a GameObject in the scene - the GameObject will be selected and a new inspector opens in a separate window.
If the selected element is a component in the scene - the component opens in a separate window.
If the selected item is an asset in the project - opens the asset with associated application.

When you press SHIFT + ENTER, GameObject will be selected, and the scene view will be framed on this object.

If MonoScript is selected in the search, pressing CTRL + SHIFT + ENTER will add it to the selected GameObject.

You can drag and drop items from the search to the scene and other windows.

Search by Folder

When you want to isolate the search context to a specific folder, right-click on it in the Project window and select Search By Folder.

Search for Scripts

Press CTRL + SHIFT + T (OSX: CMD + SHIFT + T) to open the search window in project search mode with the script filter set.

Displays actions to the left and right of the Play button.

Restore View

Displayed when a selected GameObject has a saved View State.

Click to restore view.

Timer

Displays the time since entering Play Mode. By default, the timer is disabled. To enable it, right-click on the timer icon, and select Timer.

Timescale change

Click on the timer, or select "Tools / Ultimate Editor Enhancer / Timescale" menu item to open the timescale change window. In this window you can set the desired timescale value from 0.0 to 100.0. If the window was opened by clicking on the timer, then it will automatically be closed when the focus is lost.

When the current timescale is not 1, the current value will be displayed to the right of the icon.

Stepper

When you need to play a scene step by step, you can use the Stepper instead of manually pressing the Step button. This automatically takes steps at specified intervals.

Windows

Displays currently open windows, recently closed windows, favorite windows and mini layouts.

Currently Open Windows

Click on an item to:

When the active window is not maximized: set focus to the window.
When the active window is maximized and Scene or Game is selected: switch to the selected window.
When the active window is maximized and not Scene or Game selected: open the window as a tab.

Recently Closed Windows

Stores up to 20 recently closed windows.

Clicking on an item restores the window to the state it had before closing.

When compiling scripts or entering play mode, the list of recent windows is cleared.

Favorite Windows

You can save your favorite windows to quickly open them.

If the window has been recently closed, then it will restore the state before closing. Otherwise, it will open in the default state.

To change the list of windows, click Edit.

You can add, delete, sort and rename windows.

To add a new window, click the "+" button, and click on the window you want to add.

Important: some windows from third-party assets require context when opening. Favorite Windows opens windows without context, which can cause the window to work incorrectly. Keep this in mind when adding windows that cannot be opened through the main menu.

Mini Layouts

Mini Layout is one or more floating docked windows. You can save and load your own window combinations.

To change the list of windows, click Edit.

You can add, delete, sort and rename windows.

To add a new window, click the "+" button, and click on the window you want to add.

Important: some windows from third-party assets require context when opening. Mini Layouts opens windows without context, which can cause the window to work incorrectly. Keep this in mind when adding windows that cannot be opened through the main menu.