[Unity] Save RenderTexture to image file

SaveRenderTextureToFile.cs

using UnityEngine;
using UnityEditor;

public class SaveRenderTextureToFile {
    [MenuItem("Assets/Save RenderTexture to file")]
    public static void SaveRTToFile()
    {
        RenderTexture rt = Selection.activeObject as RenderTexture;

        RenderTexture.active = rt;
        Texture2D tex = new Texture2D(rt.width, rt.height, TextureFormat.RGB24, false);
        tex.ReadPixels(new Rect(0, 0, rt.width, rt.height), 0, 0);
        RenderTexture.active = null;

        byte[] bytes;
        bytes = tex.EncodeToPNG();
        
        string path = AssetDatabase.GetAssetPath(rt) + ".png";
        System.IO.File.WriteAllBytes(path, bytes);
        AssetDatabase.ImportAsset(path);
        Debug.Log("Saved to " + path);
    }

    [MenuItem("Assets/Save RenderTexture to file", true)]
    public static bool SaveRTToFileValidation()
    {
        return Selection.activeObject is RenderTexture;
    }
}

SaveScreenshotToFile.cs

using UnityEngine;
using UnityEditor;

public class SaveScreenshotToFile {
    [MenuItem("Custom/Render Camera to file")]
    public static void RenderCameraToFile()
    {
        Camera camera = Selection.activeGameObject.GetComponent<Camera>();
        
        RenderTexture rt = new RenderTexture(2560, 1440, 24, RenderTextureFormat.ARGB32, RenderTextureReadWrite.sRGB);
        RenderTexture oldRT = camera.targetTexture;
        camera.targetTexture = rt;
        camera.Render();
        camera.targetTexture = oldRT;
        
        RenderTexture.active = rt;
        Texture2D tex = new Texture2D(rt.width, rt.height, TextureFormat.RGB24, false);
        tex.ReadPixels(new Rect(0, 0, rt.width, rt.height), 0, 0);
        RenderTexture.active = null;
        
        byte[] bytes = tex.EncodeToPNG();
        string path = "Assets/screenshot.png";
        System.IO.File.WriteAllBytes(path, bytes);
        AssetDatabase.ImportAsset(path);
        Debug.Log("Saved to " + path);
    }
    
    [MenuItem("Custom/Render Camera to file", true)]
    public static bool RenderCameraToFileValidation()
    {
        return Selection.activeGameObject != null && Selection.activeGameObject.GetComponent<Camera>() != null;
    }
}

Remember to call Object.Destroy(tex) after you are done with the texture or it'll leak. See this example from unity docs

This is very helpful, thanks. But is there a way to retain the alpha information that the RT has?
EDIT: Turns out it was a simple as changing the texture format to TextureFormat.RGBA32

Thanks, helped a lot!

Would like to suggest making this gist a general png saver

https://gist.github.com/Thaina/44730376d4ef58bb52496d851634a531

if your having issues with SRGB to Linear color space( image is very dark compared), i found this change works

using UnityEngine;
using UnityEditor;

public class SaveRenderTextureToFile
{
[MenuItem("Assets/Save RenderTexture to file")]
public static void SaveRTToFile()
{
RenderTexture rt = Selection.activeObject as RenderTexture;
RenderTexture rtNew = new RenderTexture(rt.width, rt.height, 8, RenderTextureFormat.ARGB32);
Graphics.Blit(rt, rtNew);

    RenderTexture.active = rtNew;
    Texture2D tex = new Texture2D(rt.width, rt.height, TextureFormat.RGBA32, false);
    tex.ReadPixels(new Rect(0, 0, rt.width, rt.height), 0, 0);
    RenderTexture.active = null;

    byte[] bytes;
    bytes = tex.EncodeToPNG();

    string path = AssetDatabase.GetAssetPath(rt) + ".png";
    System.IO.File.WriteAllBytes(path, bytes);
    AssetDatabase.ImportAsset(path);
    Debug.Log("Saved to " + path);
}

[MenuItem("Assets/Save RenderTexture to file", true)]
public static bool SaveRTToFileValidation()
{
    return Selection.activeObject is RenderTexture;
}

}

To add an alpha support just change Texture2D tex = new Texture2D(rt.width, rt.height, TextureFormat.RGB24, false); to Texture2D tex = new Texture2D(rt.width, rt.height, TextureFormat.RGBA32, false);