Development and Usage Requirements

Building the Solution

To build AssetRipper from source, you'll need:

Essential Software

• .NET 10 SDK

Compatible IDEs/Editors (with C# 14 support)

Choose one of the following:

• Visual Studio 2026 (Community edition is free for open-source development)
• Visual Studio Code with C# extension
• JetBrains Rider (commercial software, free for students and open-source developers)

Running AssetRipper

if you want to run binary files, you need to install:

Unity Editor

• Download Unity
• ⚠️ Important: Your Unity editor version should be:
  • At least as recent as the game version you're working with
  • Ideally, use the exact same version as the target game for best compatibility