Starred

May 9, 2026 · View on GitHub

Starred

Starred

Favorites tray + selection history for the Unity Editor.

Unity 2022.3+ License: MIT Release Kynesis

Favorites demo History demo


Install

Package Manager (recommended): Window → Package Manager → + → Add package from git URL…

https://github.com/landosilva/starred.git

Pin to a release:

https://github.com/landosilva/starred.git#v0.1.6

Or clone and use Add package from disk…package.json.

Requires Unity 2022.3 LTS or newer.

Favorites

Tools → Starred → Favorites

Favorites tray
  • Drop in project assets or scene GameObjects.
  • Click to select. Double-click to open or frame.
  • Drag out onto Inspector fields.
  • Reorder by drag. Lens icon to ping in Project/Hierarchy.

Scene-bound entries use scene-path + hierarchy-path, so they only appear while their scene is loaded. Missing or renamed objects show red.

Selection History

Tools → Starred → History

Selection history

Auto-populated, most-recent-first. Re-selecting bumps to the top. Each row has a ★ button to promote to Favorites. Size caps at 4 / 8 / 16 / 32.

Star Overlays

Favorited items get a ★ overlay in the Project and Hierarchy windows. Click the overlay to unfavorite directly.

Hierarchy overlay Project overlay

Both overlays toggle independently in Preferences.

Context Menu

Every row has a context menu:

  • 👁 Show in Project / Hierarchy
  • 🗂 Show in Explorer
  • ↗️ Open — opens the asset in its default editor (scene, IDE, prefab stage…)
  • 📷 Frame in Scene View
  • 📋 Copy Path / GUID / Hierarchy Path
  • ❌ Remove from Favorites
Context menu

Preferences

  • macOS: Unity → Settings → Starred
  • Windows: Edit → Preferences → Starred
Preferences
  • Show star in Project window — toggle Project ★ overlay.
  • Show star in Hierarchy — toggle Hierarchy ★ overlay.
  • Selection history max entries — 4 / 8 / 16 / 32.

Also available on each window's ⋮ menu.

Data

WhatWhereScope
FavoritesUserSettings/FavoriteAssets.jsonPer-user, per-project. GUID-based.
HistoryUserSettings/SelectionHistory.jsonPer-user, per-project.
PreferencesEditorPrefsPer-user, per-machine.

Nothing touches Assets/.

Compatibility

UnityStatus
6000.0 LTS✅ Tested
2022.3 LTS✅ Tested
Older❌ Not supported

Editor-only. No runtime footprint, no dependencies.

License

MIT License