Unity 3D is now free of charge for developing mobile apps

Versions earlier than unity 3D (Standard Edition) are free for PC and web development, but are charged for mobile development (Android and iOS), but yesterday, after May 21, 2013, mobile development will be free of charge. You can download a new version or upgrade it from an installed version. In this way, you no longer have to work hard to crack it. However, this is the standard edition. If you want to use the Professional Edition, you still need to purchase it.

The original article is as follows:

Our simply big idea has always been to make game development accessible to more people with better tools. To help developers fulfil their creative vision and build their businesses.

Simple to say, hard to do!

Unity's a restless company, and we're re continuously challenging ourselves to make the same complex decisions that it takes to push unity forwards. we're re lucky to have assembled the most incredible bunch of people I know to do this work together,
Night and day (almost), and parse SS geographies and time zones.

Today, we're taking another step on this long road: As of right now, independent unity developers will be able to deploy their games to Android and iOS platforms completely free of charge. update unity and you will find Android and iOS build options
(Previusly Basic add-ons) ready and waiting for you to use.

There are no strings attached, no royalties and no license fees. this is just an extension of Unity free which we launched in 2009. individual developers and startup studios can simply download unity and get going on mobile game development. as
Before, companies and other "You Know Who You Are) with a turnover in excess of $100,000 in their previous fiscal year are required to use our paid version. that way, we can keep the lights on and continue to make unity better for everyone.

(You can make as much money from your games as you like-this limitation is about large companies not using our free products, not about sharing your future revenues .)

And we're not stopping there. in the coming months, we will make BlackBerry 10 and Windows Phone 8 deployment available to everyone all over the planet on those exact same terms. completely free of charge.

I can't wait to see what you make.

David helgason

P.s. within the next two weeks, we'll be reaching out to those of you who purchased Basic add-ons in the 30 days before they went free to offer you discounts on future purchases. remember that purchasers of Basic add-ons qualify for rebates shold
They choose to buy unity pro Android/IOS licenses.

P.p. s. windows users can update unity by opening the editor and selecting manage license/check for updates from the Help menu. mac users can update unity by opening the editor and selecting manage license/check for updates from the Unity menu

Original article:

Http://blogs.unity3d.com/2013/05/21/putting-the-power-of-unity-in-the-hands-of-every-mobile-developer/