Browse for file and use as texture during runtime

Unity Engine
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Hello everyone,

I was wondering if there was a simple way (preferably with no plugins) to browse for an image on my local device (mobile or pc) and use it as a material texture during runtime…

Thank You,

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Hi there,

Check the function LoadImage from Texture2D here is the manual ref the function receive the image as byte[ ] so you could use File.ReadAllBytes that allows to read the bytes from a file and needs the file location.

That should do the work

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Great, all I need now is a simple file browser that works with all platforms (preferably native browser), any one knows how? I found several in game file browsers in the asset store but is there any way to trigger the platform’s default browser?
Thank You,

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You’re going to have to look at the platform’s API in order to invoke native windows. Each platform will be different, and you’ll probably need some sort of DLL/SDK to access OS calls. This won’t be a catch all solution.

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Ok thank you…