Install AR Foundation

AR Foundation is an official Unity package available via the Package Manager.

Editor compatibility

AR Foundation 6.4 is compatible with Unity 6 (6000.0) or newer.

Older Editor versions

If your project requires an older version of the Editor, you can use the following supported versions of AR Foundation:

Editor version	AR Foundation version
2022.3 (Enterprise license only)	5.2
6000.0	6.0
6000.2	6.2
6000.3	6.3

Required packages

The AR Foundation package contains interfaces for AR features, but doesn't implement any AR features itself. To use AR Foundation on a target platform, you also need a separate provider plug-in package for that platform. A provider plug-in is a separate package containing AR Foundation feature implementations for a given platform.

Unity officially supports the following provider plug-ins with this version of AR Foundation:

Platform	Plug-in	Version
Android	Google ARCore XR Plug-in	6.4
iOS	Apple ARKit XR Plug-in	6.4
visionOS	Apple visionOS XR Plug-in	2.4
Hololens 2	OpenXR Plug-in	1.16
Meta Quest	Unity OpenXR: Meta	2.4
Android XR	Unity OpenXR: Android XR	1.1

To use AR Foundation on a device, you must install at least one provider plug-in, either from the Package Manager or by going to Project Settings > XR Plug-in Management as shown below.

The XR Plug-in Management category of the Project Settings window displays an interface for downloading AR Foundation provider plug-ins for supported platforms
XR Plug-in Management

Note

Google also maintains a separate product, ARCore Extensions for AR Foundation, that you can use to access additional ARCore capabilities.

Provider project settings

Some provider plug-ins require that you set specific project settings for AR to function properly. Refer to each provider's documentation for specific instructions:

Provider plug-in	Setup instructions
Google ARCore XR Plug-in	Project configuration (ARCore)
Apple ARKit XR Plug-in	Project configuration (ARKit)
Unity OpenXR: Meta	Get started (OpenXR Meta)
Unity OpenXR: Android XR	Get started (OpenXR AndroidXR)

Third-party plug-ins

It is possible to develop custom provider plug-ins for AR Foundation. If you are using a third-party provider plug-in, refer to third-party documentation for more specific instructions regarding installation and use.

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