The Preferences window contains additional Profiler window settings. To open the Preferences window go to menu: Unity > Settings > Analysis > Profiler.
Adjust the settings to customize how the Profiler collects and displays data.
| Setting | Description |
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| Frame count | Set the maximum number of frames for the Profiler to capture. You can set this number between 300 and 2,000. |
| Show stats for ‘current frame’ | Set whether to display annotations on the frame line when you select the Current Frame button (⏭) on the Profiler controls. This setting is disabled by default, because the annotations might make it difficult to view data in real-time. To display the annotations, enable this setting. |
| Default recording state | Select which recording state the Profiler opens in:
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| Default editor target mode on start | Select what mode the Target Selection dropdown targets by default:
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| Custom connection ID | Change the name of your application as it appears in the Target Selection dropdown. |
| Target Frames Per SecondThe frequency at which consecutive frames are displayed in a running game. More info See in Glossary (Highlights Module) |
Set the target frames per second that the Highlights Profiler module uses. The Highlights Profiler module flags any frames which exceed this target frame rate. |