Install a package from a local folder

The Package Manager can load a package from anywhere on your computer even if you saved it outside your Unity project folder (for example, if you have a package called com.unity.my-local-package and you save it on the Desktop but your Unity project is under the Documents folder).

You can also use a folder inside your project folder, provided that it is not one of the reserved project sub-folders.

To install a package from your local disk:

1. Open the Package Manager window, if it’s not already open.

2. Click the install button in the toolbar. The options for installing packages appear.

   

3. Select Install package from disk from the install menu to bring up a file browser.

4. Navigate to the folder root of your local package.

5. Double-click the package.json file in the file browser.

The file browser closes, and the package now appears in the package list with the label.

Remember that if you updated to the registry version but you made changes locally to your project, the registry version will overwrite your local changes.

Local packages inside your project

You can place a local package anywhere inside your project except under these folders: