Smart UI Focus & Navigation

Reliable controller & keyboard focus for Unity uGUI.

Keep your existing Unity uGUI menu system. Add reliable keyboard/gamepad focus and smarter directional navigation without replacing your UI framework, EventSystem, or Input System UI module.

Compatible with Unity 2022.3 LTS and Unity 6. Validated with Built-in, URP, and HDRP.

The included Focus Management sample demonstrates the complete runtime workflow in a focused uGUI scene.

What it provides

Focus lifecycle

Recover invalid selection and resolve a configured default or valid descendant when keyboard or gamepad focus is needed.

Menu continuity

Remember selection per scope and restore the exact prior control after a modal closes when it remains valid.

Input awareness

Observe Mouse, Keyboard, and Gamepad UI activity through the New Input System without replacing Unity's input module.

Directional control

Generate bounds-aware links for freeform and structured layouts, with explicit per-direction overrides when required.

Unity's built-in navigation remains suitable for many ordinary menus. Smart UI Focus & Navigation is intended for projects that need more control over focus lifecycle, structured layouts, and directional edge cases while continuing to use standard uGUI Selectable components.

Start here

1. Review Requirements & Compatibility, then follow installation.
2. Follow the getting started guide.
3. Open the included sample scene.

For detailed behavior, see focus management, input modes, and smart navigation.