If you want to include code in your AssetBundles that can be executed in your application it needs to be pre-compiled into an assembly and loaded using the Mono Reflection class (Note: Reflection is not available on platforms that use AOT compilation, such as iOS).

See for more details, including a listing of dependencies and copyright notices.AssetBundles can contain scripts as TextAssets but as such they will not be actual executable code. 2.0 (EPL 2.0) license (see Licenses/license.txt). UABE is licensed under the Eclipse Public License, v. fmtlib may be a quick drop-in replacement.

Uses C++20-feature std::format, which is not supported by gcc yet (as of writing this).

Compilers other than MSVC++ are not tested with UABE and likely require some code changes.

winelib could be an option for a Linux GUI port, however. The GUI portions are isolated to the UABE_Win32 module, some plugins and the mCtrl dependency. Also note that UABE is still using an old version of FMOD (with plans to substitute it entirely), so it may not work with recent versions. If the build process cannot find the SDKs, check if the cmake files in CMakeModules look in the correct subfolders. The shows how a CMakeSettings.json for Visual Studio could look like. To embed the proprietary SDKs, set the PVRTexTool_ROOT and FMOD_ROOT CMake variables accordingly. This removes support for some texture formats used (mostly) for mobile games.

PVRTexTool: Remove TexToolWrap by removing the corresponding line in CMakeLists.txt.

FMOD: Remove the AudioClip plugin by removing the corresponding line in Plugins/CMakeLists.txt.

The proprietary dependencies are optional and can be disabled: The non-proprietary dependencies are downloaded and patched during CMake configuration. UABE can be built within Visual Studio (Community) 2022 using the Open Folder option (CMake).

The Utility plugin can export and import byte arrays and resources (StreamingInfo, StreamedResource) within the View Data editor.

dae (Collada) files, also supporting rigged SkinnedMeshRenderers.

m4a files from WebGL builds and Unity 4 sound files. wav files from Unity 5+ AudioClip assets using FMOD.

The AudioClip plugin can export uncompressed.

The TextAsset plugin can export and import.

tga files (Texture2D only) and decode&encode most texture formats used by Unity.

The Texture plugin can export and import.

There are multiple plugins to convert assets from/to common file formats : It can create standalone mod installers from changes to.

Unity asset bundle extractor script