UE5 on Apple Vision Pro Guide

Last Updated: April 7, 2024

Network Drive Storage between Windows and Mac

Currently in order to get Unreal Engine to launch, even though Epic Games has added support in the 5.4.1 preview, it currently works best to install Unreal Engine from source. This means you must get access to the Epic Games GitHub repository.

SpatialBiggs Tutorial Reference

I relied heavily on SpatialBiggs’ tutorial in order to successfully create Unreal 5.4 .app files that can install directly on the Apple Vision Pro.

Unreal Engine 5.4 VisionOS Build on Apple Vision Pro

Youtube Walkthrough:

medium.com

There is also some official documentation from Epic:

Apple Vision Pro Quick Start Guide | Tutorial

Apple Vision Pro Quick Start Guide

dev.epicgames.com

Requirements

1. MacOS running on Apple Silicon (M1-M3)
2. Latest version of Xcode
3. Apple Vision Simulator version 1.1

Basic Steps:

1. Install from Source: Unreal Engine 5.4
2. Update Unreal Project Settings
3. Package the application
4. Install via Xcode
5. (optional) Debug via Xcode

Install From Source

git clone -b 5.4 git@github.com:EpicGames/UnrealEngine.git