The toolbar contains controls that you can use to access specific Unity functionalities that affect the project, Editor state, or configuration. You can hide any control in the toolbar, change its position, and save the appearance of the toolbar as a preset.
The Toolbar appears at the top of the Editor
Hide or unhide a control
You can control the visibility of any control in the toolbar in the following ways:
In the toolbar:
Right-click on the control you want to hide.
Select Hide.
In the context menu:
Right-click in an empty area of the toolbar, or select the More (⋮) menu.
Expand the section that contains the control.
Select the name of the control you want to hide.
To show hidden controls:
Right-click in an empty area of the toolbar, or select the More (⋮) menu.
In the context menu that appears, find the control you want to show.
Select the control to unhide.
A tick appears next to the visible controls in the context menu. Controls for each type have their own section in the context menu.
Move a control
You can change the location of a control in the toolbar in the following ways:
Edit the control directly:
Hold Ctrl (on macOS, hold cmd).
Select the control you want to move
Drag it to a new location in the toolbar.
Use Edit Mode in the context menu:
Right-click in an empty area of the toolbar, or select the More (⋮) menu.
Select Edit Mode.
Drag one or more controls to a new location in the toolbar.
Press Esc, click outside of the toolbar, or select Edit Mode in the Context Menu again.
Manage toolbar presets
You can save the controls in the toolbar and their positions as a preset. A toolbar preset can exist in the Unity project or in a local file and you can load in any project. You can save multiple toolbar presets and switch between them.
To save a toolbar preset:
Right-click in an empty area of the toolbar, or select the More (⋮) menu.
Select Presets.
Select Save Preset or Save Preset to File to create a local .overlay file.
Enter a name for the preset in the window that appears.
Select Save.
To load a toolbar preset:
Right-click in an empty area of the toolbar, or select the More (⋮) menu.
Select Presets.
Select the preset you want to load, or select Load Preset From File to load a local .overlay file.
Any preset you load from a file appears in the Presets section.
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