Scripting Backends
Universal Windows Platform: Generated project with .NET scripting backend

Universal Windows Platform: .NET Scripting Backend

The .NET scripting backend uses Microsoft’s .NET to power scripting. Universal Windows Platform uses a subset of .NET 4.5. This is due to Windows Store certification requirements. This means that the platform has some incompatibilities compared to other platforms, such as a different plugin model and many missing types.

Note: The .NET scripting backend is deprecated and will be removed in a future release of Unity. We recommend switching to the IL2CPP scripting backend.


  • 2018–08–03Page amended with limited editorial review

  • .NET scripting backend deprecated in 2018.2 NewIn20182

  • .NET 3.5 scripting runtime deprecated in 2018.3

Scripting Backends
Universal Windows Platform: Generated project with .NET scripting backend