Hierarchy Pro

Overview

A messy Unity Hierarchy slows everyone down. Hierarchy Pro lets you describe what should be styled and how — then applies it everywhere, automatically, as your scene changes. Match GameObjects by name, component, tag, or layer and they color, icon, and badge themselves across every scene. It's an Editor-only tool: nothing ships in your build, and it never modifies the scene itself.

Quick start

1. Open Tools → Hierarchy Pro → Rules.
2. Click Create Config Asset (creates Assets/HierarchyPro/HierarchyProConfig.asset — commit this to share it with your team).
3. Click Add Starter Rules to see your hierarchy transform instantly, or add your own.

Example — color every enemy and badge it: set Match = Name Starts With → NPC_, enable Text Color (red) and Badge = ENEMY. Every NPC_* object turns red with an ENEMY badge.

The Rules window

A single config asset holds all your rules and global options. Because it's a normal project asset, you can commit it to version control and share identical hierarchy styling with your whole team — no per-machine setup.

Add rules fast

• Quick-add bar — pick a match type, type a value, press Enter.
• + From Selection — select objects and let Hierarchy Pro infer the best rule (shared component, common name prefix, tag, or layer), pre-colored. Also on the Hierarchy right-click menu.
• Add Starter Rules — a ready-made set (headers, cameras, lights, UI, managers).

Each rule is a compact card with a live color/icon preview. Click to expand and edit; use the ⠿ handle to drag-to-reorder. The value field adapts to the match type — a tag dropdown for Tag, a layer dropdown for Layer, a component picker for Has Component, and a live validity check for Regex.

Match types

A rule matches a GameObject using one of seven match types:

Match type	Matches when…	Example
Name Equals	name equals the text (case-insensitive)	Main Camera
Name Starts With	name begins with the text	UI_
Name Contains	name contains the text	Spawn
Name Regex	name matches a .NET regular expression	^NPC_.+$
Has Component	object has a component of that type	Camera
Tag	object's Unity tag equals the value	Player
Layer	object is on that layer	UI

Rules evaluate top-to-bottom and layer, so broad rules plus specific overrides do exactly what you'd expect.

Styling options

• Text & background — override text color and/or bold, and/or a full-row background tint. Row labels auto-pick black/white for legibility.
• Icons — pick a built-in editor icon from the visual picker (common set, or All to browse the full catalog), or assign your own texture. Your icon cleanly replaces the default object icon.
• Badges — a short right-aligned badge (e.g. UI, CAM, ENEMY) with auto-contrast text.
• Headers & dividers — render organizer objects as clean full-width header bars. No empty ===== GameObjects; on a folder object the foldout arrow stays visible and clickable. A header's colors can be overridden by another, more specific rule that also matches the row.
• Alternating rows — a subtle zebra tint for easier scanning; names stay readable at any opacity.

Team workflow

• Shared config — all rules live in Assets/HierarchyPro/HierarchyProConfig.asset. Commit it and every teammate gets the same styling automatically.
• Mute on this PC — turn all styling off on your machine only, without editing the shared asset (stored per-user).
• Personal override — point Hierarchy Pro at your own config with Use As My Override, and return with Clear Override.

Colorblind-safe & non-destructive

New rules default to a colorblind-safe palette (distinguishable across all common types of color blindness), and you can pair color with icons and badges so styling reads for everyone.

Hierarchy Pro only draws — it never adds components, renames, reparents, or creates marker objects. Turning it on or off, or removing the asset, cannot modify, break, or bloat a scene. It's fully reversible.

Compatibility & support

• Unity 2022.3 LTS, 2023.x, and Unity 6 (6000.x)
• Built-in, URP, and HDRP — render-pipeline agnostic
• Editor-only — nothing ships in your build; no dependencies

Questions, bugs, or feature requests? Email info@bliz.studio or join the Discord. See the changelog for release notes.

FAQ

Does it modify my scene?

No. Hierarchy Pro only draws in the Editor — it never adds components, renames, reparents, or creates marker objects. Turning it on or off, or removing the asset entirely, cannot modify, break, or bloat a scene. It's fully reversible.

Does it work in Unity 6?

Yes. Hierarchy Pro supports Unity 2022.3 LTS, 2023.x, and Unity 6 (6000.x), and is render-pipeline agnostic — Built-in, URP, and HDRP all work the same.

Is the config shareable across a team?

Yes. All rules live in a single HierarchyProConfig.asset in your project. Commit it to version control and every teammate gets the same hierarchy styling automatically — no per-machine setup. You can also mute styling on your own PC or point at a personal override without touching the shared asset.

Is it colorblind-safe?

Yes. New rules default to a colorblind-safe palette that stays distinguishable across all common types of color blindness, and you can pair color with icons and badges so styling reads clearly for everyone.