# pschraut/UnityHeapExplorer

A Memory Profiler, Debugger and Analyzer for Unity 2019.3 and newer.

Repository: https://github.com/pschraut/UnityHeapExplorer
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/unityheapexplorer
Language: C#
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: unity, memory, profiler, debugger, analyzer, unity3d, unity3d-plugin, unity3d-editor, gamedev, unity3d-package
Last push: 2024-11-21T15:09:29+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2315, "days_push": 650, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1207, forks 157 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:59.564574+00:00)

## What it is
Heap Explorer is a memory profiler, debugger, and analyzer plugin for Unity 2019.3 through Unity 6, installed via the Unity Package Manager. It helps developers inspect heap snapshots to find memory leaks and optimization opportunities, with a UI some find easier than Unity's official Memory Profiler.

## Use cases
- find memory leaks in a unity game
- profile memory usage of unity application
- analyze heap snapshots in unity
- optimize memory in unity3d project
- debug managed memory allocations in unity
- inspect unity object memory footprint

## When to choose
- you prefer a simpler UI/UX than Unity's official Memory Profiler
- you need memory profiling for Unity 2019.3 through Unity 6
- you want an open-source, MIT-licensed memory analyzer for Unity

## When to avoid
- you want the most actively developed tool - the author recommends Unity's own Memory Profiler
- you need profiling outside the Unity engine
- you require guaranteed ongoing support, as updates are only occasional

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: maintenance
- function: monitoring, benchmarking, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, performance
- platform: editor-plugin, cross-platform
- tags: unity, memory-profiler, memory-leaks, heap-analysis, unity-package, gamedev, game-development

## Member repositories
- pschraut/UnityHeapExplorer (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:59.564574+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:19:00.073205+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/pschraut/UnityHeapExplorer (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:59.564574+00:00, sha cef2eda7e9fe)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.