# Create a profile

To create a profile, use the [Addressables Profiles window](addressables-profiles-window.md).

![The Addressables Profiles window displaying the default profile.](images/addressables-profiles-window.png)<br/>*The __Addressables Profiles__ window displaying the default profile.*

To create a new profile:

1. Open the [Addressables Profiles window](addressables-profiles-window.md) (**Window** > **Asset Management** > **Addressables** > **Profiles**).
1. Select __Create__ &gt; __Profile__.

A new profile row appears in the table. Every profile must define a value for every variable. When you create a new profile, Addressables copies all values from the selected profile.

## Set the active profile

The active profile determines the set of variables used when you run a build script.

To set the active profile, either:

1. Open the Groups window (menu: __Window > Asset Management > Addressables > Groups__).
2. Select the __Profile__ menu in the toolbar.
3. Choose the profile to make active.

Or:

1. Open the Profiles window (menu: __Window > Asset Management > Addressables > Profiles__).
2. Right-click on a profile to open the context menu.
3. Choose __Set Active__.

## Additional resources

* [Addressables Profiles window](addressables-profiles-window.md)
* [Add variables to a profile](ProfileVariables.md)
* [Set a build and load path](profiles-build-load-paths.md)