Hey there, Unity developers! I want to share with you a free and open-source tool that I created: Export Project to Zip. It’s a lightweight tool that simplifies the process of zipping Unity projects for backup or transfer purposes.
As a teacher, I have to manage many Unity projects. It can be painful! I have also noticed that the huge size of the Library folder in a Unity project can be difficult for my students to manage. Although the Library folder is not an essential part of a project (because it can be recreated by Unity), it is not intuitive to exclude this folder when creating a zip archive. That’s why I created Export Project to Zip: it manages to compress the project but excludes the library, directly from the Unity file menu (no need to leave Unity!)
It is compatible with Unity 2021.3.16+ (both on Mac and PC).
I hope this tool will help you improve your workflow.
There are more folders you should exclude, are you aware of those? The .gitignore template will give you pointers. Most importantly don‘t include the Temp folder and „Build(s)“ which are often saved to the project folder itself. Also Logs and Obj from the top of my head, and any folder that starts with a dot (like .git which can be huge as well).
Hi @CodeSmile ,
Thank you for your comment!
You are right about the Obj folder, I forgot this one. I will exclude it in my next version.
Build(s) folders are kept, because it does help my students to get those folders in the archive. Maybe I can add a flag to change that option at the beginning of the code.
All the other folders you mentioned are already excluded, despite the incomplete presentation in my previous post…
From the (hidden) Technical details section on the store page: “Excludes all zip files at the top level of the project. It also excludes the following folders: .git, Library, Logs, Temp. An exception to excluding the Library folder is the LastSceneManagerSetup.txt file, which is included to allow Unity to remember and load the last accessed scene when the project is reopened.”
It has new options in the Project Settings window. For example, builds are now excluded by default to create smaller zip files, but they can be included by checking the new option.
It now keeps the BuildSettings.asset file from the Library folder, which allows you to keep the build target of your project.
Performance: Improved execution speed for faster exports.
Fixes: Resolved Project Settings errors (file access/dots in names) and file prompt cancellation bugs.