# fairygui/FairyGUI-unity

A flexible UI framework for Unity

Repository: https://github.com/fairygui/FairyGUI-unity
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/fairygui-unity
Homepage: https://fairygui.com
Language: C#
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: unity3d, unity3d-plugin, ui-framework, richtext, virtual-list, infinite-scroll, gesture, typing-effect, unity-emoji, curved-ui, cross-platform-gui, flipbook
Last push: 2026-02-03T09:04:06+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 52/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 65, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3949, "days_push": 211, "days_rel": 479, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 1}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2965, forks 671 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:32.501611+00:00)

## What it is
FairyGUI is a cross-platform UI editor and framework for Unity, designed to let designers build interfaces with a designer-oriented workflow. It includes built-in features like rich text, emoji input, virtual/loop lists, gestures, curved UI, and DrawCall optimization via FairyBatching.

## Use cases
- build game UI in Unity without hand-coding layouts
- replace NGUI or UGUI with a more designer-friendly workflow
- create virtual or infinite scrolling lists in Unity
- add rich text with images and emoji to Unity UI
- support multi-touch and VR controller input with one codebase
- make curved or pixel-perfect hit-tested UI in Unity

## When to avoid
- you are not using Unity
- you need a plain DOM/HTML UI framework
- you prefer building UI purely in code with UGUI tooling
- your project targets Unity versions older than 2018 without testing

## Facets
- artifact type: framework
- maturity: active
- function: ui-components, frontend-framework, animation, state-management
- domain: cross-platform, web-design
- platform: game-engine, cross-platform, cpp
- tags: unity, ugui-alternative, ngui-alternative, rich-text, virtual-list, gesture, typing-effect, curved-ui, drawcall-optimization, ui-editor, game-development

## Member repositories
- fairygui/FairyGUI-unity (main) score 52

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:32.501611+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T07:32:03.383795+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/fairygui/FairyGUI-unity (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:32.501611+00:00, sha 5cc46ffd7b50)
  - homepage: https://fairygui.com (fetched 2026-08-29T09:47:19.671502+00:00, sha 5828ba88ac2e)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.