Alternative Script Editor for Unity?

What are some of your favourite script editors (Javascript, for example) for coding in Unity? Or does everyone use the built in one? I'm new to scripting but I'd like to have some extra functionality, such as dragging out the tab of a script so I can see them simultaneously and not have to flip back and forth.

 

Only way to go (for me anyway):

C# and MonoDevelop



-Raiden

 

I like MonoDevelop 2.2 on Mac. Loads Visual Studio projects so the 2.6 project syncing works nicely.

 

I looked into MonoDevelop and it says it's designed around C#? I'm looking for something with Javascript in mind.

 

Ah for UnityScript. TextMate. There's some extensions on the forum for syntax highlighting etc for TextMate, it's a good editor.

 

TextMate looks good, but I'm working on a PC.

 

UnityDevelop http://technology.blurst.com/unitydevelop-javascript-editor/
Is my prefered editor for UnityScript

Also I would look into SharpDevelop http://www.icsharpcode.net/OpenSource/SD/ if you are using C#.

You can use monodevlop or Visual C# Express as well but I found that Visual C# Express will not open from Unity and MonoDevelop while it will open from unity will keep opening new MonoDevlop windows for each script. Sharpdevelop will open from unity and open each script in a tab in the same SharpDevelop instance.

This is assuming you want Free and are on Windows though. If money is no matter Visual Studio Pro I would say is the best bet.

 

I personally prefer the Notepad ++. There is a wiki article here at Unity3d, that explains how to add Unity Documentation, keyword highlighting, and code completion to Notepad ++ as well. I also really like the Function List (which you have to manually download off the site and move the DLL into the Plugin's folder). It's really nice to quickly jump to specific functions.

 

Sounds like a bug on your end. Did you set your default script editor to MonoDevelop and then "sync monodevelop project" ?

 

+1

 

+2

This is the cleanest way i've been able to work with unityscript (although MonoDevelop is decent with unityscript now)

 

I started using MonoDevelop - and there's a lot I liked, but I couldn't get over the horrendously slow screen refresh. I'm running on very well spec'd modern iMac, and yet scrolling through a file stutters like it's on some old machine from the '90s. Is there a 'make it run good' option I've missed somewhere?

...Anyhow, I still load up MonoDevelop when I need to debug something, otherwise it's TextMate all the way.

 

First... *notepad++*, are you people kidding?! How on earth do you get anything done. I literally type almost nothing with a proper code editor.

MonoDevelop works decent with Unityscript. All the basics like intellisense, but I'm hoping the latest SharpDevelop 4 will get UnityScript support (It does C# and boo now). It's actually better than MonoDev in that it has many more colourising options (like functions vs events vs vars etc), plus many refactoring helpers (like auto creating functions, event handlers etc).
PLUS It can convert code from C# to Boo perfectly!!! Imagine how cool this could be with UnityScript support, no more language arguments
It DOESN'T support real Unity debugging or Unityscript yet, but that's something I'd like to see as it wouldn't be a big deal for Unity devs (since SharpD is actually a variant of MonoD)

edit: Ahh.. it's Windows only at the moment.. so.. not going to help you much then

 

No kidding. Notepad++ is pretty slick once you add the tweaks from the Wiki. Much more legible than UniScite IMO. Not the same as MonoDevelop, but I prefer a smaller, faster editor than MD.

 

Writing stuff down on paper and ocring it is better than UniScite
Smaller and faster? Are you on a 386? My MD is taking 88Meg, N++ 15meg. SharpDevelop 120meg, Unity 380 meg, Visual studio 290 meg.
But those numbers are nothing really, my computer never slows down and it's an average dual core with 4 gig ram.
Try SharpDev if you don't like MD (and on windows), it's not faster really, but it's different and more feature filled. Or just bite the bullet and get VS + ReSharper, although I have to say SharpDev has a lot of a cool stuff from ReSharper and VS without ReSharper is too basic.

 

Agreed. I've recommended Unity use Notepad++ instead as their "alternate" editor, but they seem committed to UniScite for some reason.

I don't like how MD adds tons of meta files and other garbage to a project folder which makes it harder for me to organize my project folders later, but to be honest I haven't spent the time to familiarize myself with it. I've used Notepad++ in the past and it's the perfect combination of having just enough features to do what I want yet is simple enough to use it without reading any documentation / tutorials. Someday, maybe, I'll dig through MD and see what it's all about. But I'd rather spend that time working on my projects instead.

 

it was useful how MD found unused variables in my code. Being able to build your projects is a huge bonus for monodevelop. Although its a bit crap on my macbook, taking 1-2 secs pause each time I start typing. Not sure why but turning off autocomplete reduces the problem (typing is still laggy).

On my pc its smooth as silk.

 

Seriously? Nobody here uses Unitron?! C'mon. . .
Unitron all the way! It's simple, clean, and. . . yep, that's about it.

 

When I develop on my Mac (not very often anymore) I use Unitron. Unitron is considerably more user friendly than UniScite IMO.

 

I really like the unity script editor: D it works really well and I love the drop-down bar, it helps a lot so I can work faster I would really recommend it over MD

 

Just installed a virtual windows on my mac to enjoy the better editors. Even MonoDevelop feels faster.

 

Visual Studio 2010 and DevExpress

Though I also like using SlickEdit too if VS isn't available.

 

I personally like Sublime Text 3. It has way more functionality than MonoDevelop. By far the best editor I have ever seen.

 

Alternative Script Editor

http://forum.unity3d.com/threads/alternative-script-editor.249958/

 

If you have the money, VS2013 and UnityVS is worth the money for serious development.