Overview
Flutter is Google's UI SDK for delivering applications to Android, iOS, the web, Windows, macOS, Linux, and other targets from one Dart codebase. It combines its widget layer, hardware-accelerated graphics, hot reload, and native-code integration.
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Compile a shared interface for multiple platforms
Material and Cupertino widgets compose interfaces while Dart targets mobile ARM code, JavaScript and WebAssembly for the web, and x64 or ARM desktop environments. Stateful hot reload preserves application state during changes, and FFI plus platform channels connect to operating-system APIs.
Sources: [1]
For consistent experiences with selective native integration
It is a candidate for product teams extending one design and codebase across mobile, web, and desktop while retaining access to platform APIs and existing native code. A large package ecosystem and editor plugins support development.
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Plan target-specific toolchains and downloads from Google
Build, signing, distribution, and native integration still require target-specific setup. Even when the SDK is installed from GitHub, the Flutter tool downloads resources such as the Dart SDK from Google servers on first use and upgrades, and use is subject to Google's terms of service.
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Official sources
- [1]Flutter README(2026-09-13)
Supplemental curator note
Selected for consolidating its engine into a monorepo while a large Japanese community grew without an official localized site.
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GitHub Topics
- mobile
- android
- ios
- material-design
- dart
- skia
- web
- web-framework
- windows
- macos
- fuchsia
- dart-platform
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- Stars
- 178,922
- Forks
- 31,088
- Watchers
- 3,551
- Open issues
- 12,610
- Contributors
- 380
- Primary language
- Dart
- License
- BSD-3-Clause
- Repository last updated
- Sep 12, 2026
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