The Profiler window

We will now cover the essential features of the Profiler as they can be found within the interface.

The Profiler window is split into four main sections:

  • Profiler Controls
  • Timeline View
  • Breakdown View Controls
  • Breakdown View

These sections are shown in the following screenshot:

We'll now cover each of these sections in detail.

Timeline View has a lot of colors, but not everyone sees colors in the same way. Luckily, if you are colorblind, Unity has thought of you! In the top-right hamburger menu, you can enable Color Blind Mode: