First public beta release of Unity CLI. This release provides a single executable for macOS, Linux, and Windows on x64 and Arm64 architectures. Install Unity CLI by using install.sh or install.ps1.

Version
0.1.0-beta.1
Released
Apr 4, 2026
Product
Unity CLI
Unity CLI release notes

Unity CLI 0.1.0-beta.1

Official notes

Authentication:

  1. Change

    Keychain on macOS

    • macOS
  2. Change

    Credential Manager on Windows

    • Windows
  3. Change

    libsecret on Linux

    • Linux

Editor management:

  1. Change

    `unity editors` , `unity install` , `unity uninstall` , `unity install-modules` , and `unity install-path`

  2. Change

    Supports Editor version aliases

  3. Change

    Installs Editor versions with or without a changeset

Project management:

  1. Change

    `unity projects` to list, add, remove, and create projects

  2. Change

    `unity open ` to open a project

  3. Change

    Supports bare-path syntax, such as `unity ./MyProject`

Updates

  1. Feature

    Upgrade management: Added `unity upgrade` . Automatically selects the appropriate update channel based on the installed version (stable or prerelease).

  2. Feature

    Output formats: Added the global `--format ` flag for machine-readable output. Suppresses the interactive banner for JSON and TSV output and when output is piped.

  3. Feature

    Verifiable downloads: Added SHA-256 checksums for all platform binaries

Localization:

  1. Feature

    Added support for 13 locales

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