Manage shortcut profiles

Create, rename, delete, and activate shortcut profiles using the Profile list dropdown in the Shortcuts window, or save and load profiles as JSON files.

Create a new profile

To create a new profile:

From the Shortcuts window, select the Profile list dropdown.
Select Create new profile. The Create Profile dialog appears.
Enter the name for the new profile and select Create.

The new profile is now active.

Set a different profile as active

To activate a different profile:

From the Shortcuts window, select the Profile list dropdown.
Select the profile you want to activate from the list.

The selected profile is now active.

Rename an existing profile

To rename an existing profile:

From the Shortcuts window, select the Profile list dropdown.
Select the profile you want to rename from the list.
Select Rename profile. The Rename Profile dialog appears.
Enter the new name for the profile and select Rename.

The profile now appears with the new name.

Delete a profile

To delete an existing profile:

From the Shortcuts window, select the Profile list dropdown.
Select the profile you want to delete from the list.
Select Delete profile. The Delete Profile dialog appears.
Select Delete Profile to confirm you want to delete the active shortcut profile.

The dialog closes and the active profile reverts to the Default profile.

Save a shortcut profile

To save the active shortcut profile to disk:

From the Shortcuts window, select Export. The Export Profile dialog appears.
By default, Unity saves the file using the same name as the active profile. To use a different name for the exported file, enter the name in Save As.

Note: Even if you change the name of the file, the JSON file still stores the name of the active shortcut profile in the m_Id property, not the file name. Re-importing the file might therefore cause a name clash with the original shortcut profile.
By default, Unity saves the file to the root folder of your Unity project. To save it to a different location, select another folder from the Where dropdown.
Select Save. Unity writes a JSON file to the selected folder.

You can now share this file with a different project or user.

Load a saved shortcut profile

To load a saved shortcut profile:

From the Shortcuts window, select Import. Your system’s file browser displays the root folder of your Unity project.
Select the JSON file you want to import.
Select Yes or No if Unity asks whether to overwrite an existing profile with the same name.

The imported shortcut profile is now active.

Additional resources

Manage keyboard shortcuts

Shortcuts window reference