Pause Scene View Updates When Editor Loses Focus (Unity 6)

Keeping background Scene view rendering active while writing code or viewing documentation drains CPU/GPU resources and battery power.

#Editor Productivity

The Tip: Keeping background Scene view rendering active while writing code or viewing documentation drains CPU/GPU resources and battery power.

How to Use: Under Preferences > Scene View, enable "Refresh the Scene view only when the Editor is in focus". Viewport rendering will pause whenever Unity loses window focus.

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