HoloLens 2 Development Edition FAQ

The HoloLens 2 Development Edition includes a HoloLens 2, $500 in Azure credits, a 3-month Unity Pro trial, and a 3-month Pixyz Plugin trial.

You can only use the HoloLens 2 Development Edition to build and test internal enterprise applications to be used with the HoloLens 2 (commercial edition) in a production setting. As part of purchasing the Development Edition, Microsoft may, in its sole discretion, provide you with certain entitlements identified during the checkout process. These entitlements include the right to redeem certain discount credits or trial access to certain Microsoft or third-party services or tools for a limited period. Learn more

Yes. Any edition of HoloLens 2 can be used to develop apps.

Your discount credits or trial access is included with your HoloLens 2 Development Edition.

No, we don't offer device transfer plans. There's no ability to transfer from any edition to any other edition.

Unity Pro is a real-time 3D platform for small/mid-sized studios/firms. It’s designed for teams with a mix of technical and nontechnical skills. Learn more

The Pixyz Plugin reads and converts almost any format, optimizes and puts it in Unity, and stages it to provide ready-to-use assets for real-time applications. Learn more

Yes, financing for HoloLens 2 Development Edition is now available only in the United States.

With any questions related to entitlements, contact your sales specialist at 866-425-4709, Mon to Fri, 6AM to 6PM, PST.

This device is for developers building mixed reality solutions. We limit one purchase per customer transaction. If your company wants to buy multiple Development Edition devices, it will require separate transactions to purchase HoloLens 2 Development Edition devices on behalf of the company.

Yes, this device is intended to be used for prototyping and testing mixed reality solutions.

HoloLens 2 Development Edition is sold exclusively on Microsoft Store.

All sales are final and there are no refunds available on HoloLens 2 Development Edition.

No, this device is the same from a hardware requirements perspective. The Development Edition is permitted to be deployed in the aiding of the development and/or testing of applications in a commercial setting.

MRTK-Unity is a Microsoft-driven project that provides a set of components and features, used to accelerate cross-platform MR app development in Unity. Learn more

MRTK-Unreal is the first UX Tools component to be released and is currently only supported on HoloLens 2. The component plugin includes code, blueprints, and example assets of common UX features for input simulation, hand interaction actors, press-able button components, manipulator components and follow behavior components. Learn more

Yes.

If you're abiding by the HoloLens 2 Development Edition terms and conditions, yes, you can run any released application on the Developer Edition. We don't limit the use of sideloaded or stored applications for this SKU.

Visit the HoloLens 2 Development Edition documentation page. Learn more

Visit the Introduction to Mixed Reality development documentation. Learn more

Visit the Introduction to Mixed Reality design documentation. Learn more

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A three-calendar month Unity Pro trial enables access to Unity's complete solution for professionals to create, operate, and monetize. The related Unity Pro trial has no deadline to redeem.

This offering is for new users and doesn't apply to established Unity Pro subscriptions. Unity Pro trial may be subject to more terms that will be made available at redemption. Review applicable terms & conditions and privacy policy.

Directions to redeem

1. Visit id.unity.com
2. Sign in with your Unity ID or create an account
3. Select 'Redeem a product code'
4. Enter product code, and select 'Redeem a product code'

Visit HoloLens 2 Development Edition documentation to Learn more

Yes, you can build applications with all compatible versions of Unity.

To get help with any questions about your Unity ID, account, organization(s), and subscription(s), visit support.unity3d.com.

A three-calendar month Pixyz Plugin trial that enables access to Pixyz to create ready-to-use assets with perfect tessellated meshes, limited polygon count, and automatic UV. The related Pixyz plugin trial has no deadline to redeem.

This offering is for new users and doesn't stack on to established Pixyz subscriptions. Pixyz plugin may be subject to more terms that will be made at redemption. Review applicable terms & conditions and privacy policy.

Directions to redeem

1. Visit id.unity.com
2. Sign in with your Pixyz or create an account
3. Click 'Redeem a product code'
4. Enter product code, and click 'Redeem a product code'

Visit HoloLens 2 Development Edition documentation to Learn more

To get help with any questions about your Unity ID, account, organization(s) and subscription(s), visit support.unity3d.com

For Pixyz-specific support (after redeeming your trial), visit Pixyz-software.com/support

To redeem your $500 Azure credits, redeem your Azure Pass promo code and activate your subscription. Learn more

Review the Azure Pass subscription agreement and offer details.

Your $500 Azure credit will expire 90 days after activating your Azure key code.

With your Azure credits, you can begin building with Microsoft's ever-expanding set of cloud services. The Azure credits included with the HoloLens 2 Development Edition are to enable customers to get quickly get started building and testing mixed reality applications on Azure. For complete details of building on Azure, visit Azure resources

Microsoft offers a set of mixed reality services to enable developers to build and test mixed reality solutions. Learn more