Roadmap
This document outlines the roadmap of the Mixed Reality Toolkit. Please note that the following reflects work that is in development and target dates reflect estimates.
Current release
Microsoft Mixed Reality Toolkit v2.5.4
Upcoming releases
| Product | Description | Timeline | Project board |
|---|---|---|---|
| MRTK V2.6 | Next iteration of MRTK | January 2021 | https://github.com/microsoft/MixedRealityToolkit-Unity/milestone/13 |
Releases are centered around themes (ex: large feature areas) and are scheduled to occur approximately every 8-12 weeks.
Release details, including backlog items, can be found on the GitHub milestone pages. The complete set of open issues can also be found on GitHub.
Mixed Reality Toolkit (MRTK) roadmap
The Mixed Reality Toolkit is built to be cross MR/AR/VR/XR platform by design. The toolkit currently supports Unity 2019.4.x and Unity 2018.4.x.
When Unity releases an LTS (Long Term Support) product, the Mixed Reality Toolkit will update to the LTS release. Although the Mixed Reality Toolkit runs on the latest non-beta (ex: 2020.1) tech branch version of Unity, it is not officially supported.
2.6.0
For the latest status of the release, please visit the milestone page.
Status: In development
Target Timeline: January 2021
Themes:
- Stability
- User Experience
- Platform Expansion: OpenXR
- Developer Education
- Packaging
Stability
Quality and stability are the top priority for this and all Microsoft Mixed Reality Toolkit releases. We will continue to prioritize customer and partner issues that impact the stability of MRTK components.
User Experience
We're listening to your feedback about MRTK and have continued plans for:
- Bug fixes
- Making MRTK UX controls easier to understand
- HoloLens Shell parity
- Tests to ensure features do not regress
Platform Expansion: OpenXR
The MRTK team supports the open future of mixed reality through OpenXR. Support for OpenXR is currently under development, with initial preview support released in MRTK 2.5.2.
Developer Education
Developer documentation and example scenes are an ongoing priority for the MRTK team.
With continued investments in MRTK tutorials, the MRTK team seeks to accelerate the getting started experience for developers and improve instructions on how to leverage Azure Services and other extensions with the MRTK.
Packaging
In MRTK 2.5.0 we released support for Unity Package Manager (UPM). We are continuing to make improvements so it's even easier for you to download packages with UPM.
Backlog
The following list highlights some of the key investments the MRTK team intends to pursue.
- Platform expansion
- Extensibility
- Modularity
- Accessibility features
- Globalization enhancements
- Cloud service support
- Tools