A preset-first, production-ready button animation system for Unity uGUI.
Drag, Drop, Done. No Animator Controllers. No Timeline. Built for stable layouts and high-performance UI workflows.ButtonAnimator Easy: Elegant, Precise, and High-Performance uGUI Animations"Drag, Drop, Done." UI animation shouldn't be complicated.ButtonAnimator Easy is a powerful, lightweight animation system designed specifically for Unity uGUI. By moving away from complex Animator Controllers and State Machines, we provide an intuitive Preset-first system that lets you breathe life into your UI in seconds.DocumentationWhy Choose ButtonAnimator Easy?The Ultimate VR Companion: Uses Base Scale Caching to keep a stable scale reference for UI interaction, significantly reducing Raycast instability issues in World Space Canvases commonly caused by scale animations in VR.LayoutGroup Compatible: Automatically generates a __BAE_Anim Wrapper to handle position animations flawlessly without breaking Horizontal, Vertical, or Grid Layout systems.Performance Optimized: Designed for VR high-frame rates (90/120 FPS), the Update loop performs only a minimal boolean check, ensuring near-zero CPU overhead.Advanced Color Control: Automatically detects and animates multiple components simultaneously, including the Button Background, Icon, and TextMeshPro labels.Flexible Override Logic: The Local Override system allows you to maintain global visual consistency via Presets while fine-tuning specific parameters for individual buttons.Built-in Spatial Audio: Trigger 3D spatial sound effects at the button’s exact world position without the need to manually manage AudioSource components.Core FeaturesAnimation System:No coding required - Everything can be done in the Unity InspectorPreset-first design - Use high-quality ScriptableObject presets or create your ownLocal Override system - Override specific animation parameters without breaking preset updatesThree animation states - Hover, Click, and Disabled animationsDOTween-powered - Fast and efficient animations using DOTweenAudio System:Built-in audio support - Play sound effects on Hover and Click eventsPreset audio settings - Configure audio clips and volumes in presetsPer-button audio override - Override audio settings for individual buttonsNo AudioSource required - Uses AudioSource.PlayClipAtPoint for simple setupVR spatial audio positioning - Sounds play at the button's world position, providing accurate 3D spatial audio localization for VR applicationsPreset System:Many presets included - Organized by physical properties: Scale, Position, Rotation, Color & Alpha, Compound & Special, Punch, and ShakeEasy preset switching - Change presets without losing local overridesRe-Apply functionality - Reset to preset values with one clickEditor Integration:Custom Inspector - Beautiful, intuitive UI with status indicatorsPreview system - Test Hover, Click, and Disabled animations without entering Play ModeOverride toggle - Easy switching between Preset and Local Override modesDOTween dependency checker - Automatic detection and setup guidanceRuntime Features:Automatic interactable handling - Disabled animations trigger automatically when Button.interactable = falseLayoutGroup compatible - Base scale caching prevents layout issuesCanvasGroup support - Automatically adds CanvasGroup when alpha animations are needed, prioritizes CanvasGroup.alpha over Graphic.color.aButton transition management - Automatically sets Button.transition to None to prevent conflictsMulti-touch safe - Independent Tween IDs per state prevent conflictsTimeScale independent - Animations work correctly in pause menusDebug mode - Optional detailed debug logging for troubleshootingDesign PhilosophyButtonAnimator Easy is built on three core principles that guide every design decision:Preset-first - Design animations once, reuse everywhere. Instead of customizing each button individually, create presets that can be shared across multiple buttons, ensuring visual consistency and rapid iteration.Inspector-driven - No Animator Controllers, no state machines, no code. Everything is configured directly in the Unity Inspector, making UI animations accessible to designers and developers alike without the complexity of traditional animation systems.Safe-by-default - Animations never break your UI layout or interfere with game time. Base scale caching prevents LayoutGroup issues, and TimeScale-independent animations ensure buttons work correctly even in pause menus.When to Use / When Not to UseGood ForuGUI Button - Designed specifically for Unity's legacy UI system (uGUI)Mobile, PC, and VR UI - Works across all platforms that support uGUIWorld Space Canvas - Fully compatible with World Space Canvas for VR applications. Base Scale Caching ensures precise Raycast detection even during scale animations, solving a common issue where other uGUI plugins cause Raycast to break when button scale changes. All animations (Scale, Position, Rotation, Color, Alpha) function correctly regardless of Canvas Render Mode.Projects requiring quick consistent animation styles - Preset system enables rapid UI animation setup with consistent visual languageNot Suitable ForUI Toolkit (UIElements) - ButtonAnimator Easy is built for GameObject-based uGUI, not the newer UI Toolkit systemUI deeply bound to Animator Controller - If your UI animations are already tightly integrated with Unity's Animator system, this tool may conflict or be redundant
