What is this?
The Flutter team's official collection of first-party Flutter plugins — packages like camera, webview_flutter and shared_preferences that let a Flutter app reach platform-specific APIs.
The Flutter team's official collection of first-party Flutter plugins — packages like camera, webview_flutter and shared_preferences that let a Flutter app reach platform-specific APIs.Is this the Flutter framework itself, or a separate thing?It's a companion repo to the main Flutter repo, holding only plugin source code — each plugin is its own package, not part of the framework or engine.
It's a companion repo to the main Flutter repo, holding only plugin source code — each plugin is its own package, not part of the framework or engine.How do I add one of these plugins to my app?Not from this repo: every plugin is published on pub, so you add it as a normal pub dependency in pubspec.yaml (camera, shared_preferences, url_launcher, etc.).
Not from this repo: every plugin is published on pub, so you add it as a normal pub dependency in pubspec.yaml (camera, shared_preferences, url_launcher, etc.).Do I need anything besides Flutter itself to use them?No — each plugin is a standard Dart/Flutter package, so a working Flutter setup is all you need; there is nothing extra to install or configure.
No — each plugin is a standard Dart/Flutter package, so a working Flutter setup is all you need; there is nothing extra to install or configure.The repo is archived — can I still use these plugins?The plugins are still maintained, but not here: all source moved to flutter/packages, where development continues. Treat this repo as a historical snapshot.
The plugins are still maintained, but not here: all source moved to flutter/packages, where development continues. Treat this repo as a historical snapshot.Which platforms do these plugins cover?Android and iOS are the confirmed targets — the repo's own topics list both, and the set spans Android tooling like espresso to iOS helpers like ios_platform_images.
Android and iOS are the confirmed targets — the repo's own topics list both, and the set spans Android tooling like espresso to iOS helpers like ios_platform_images.Which plugins are included in the collection?Seventeen, among them camera, google_maps_flutter, webview_flutter, google_sign_in, in_app_purchase, local_auth, image_picker, video_player, path_provider, shared_preferences, url_launcher and quick_actions.
Seventeen, among them camera, google_maps_flutter, webview_flutter, google_sign_in, in_app_purchase, local_auth, image_picker, video_player, path_provider, shared_preferences, url_launcher and quick_actions.What are similar projects?flutter_carplay, awesome-flutter, flutter, react-native-firebase, FlutterExampleApps, pilipala, flutter-go, samples
flutter_carplay, awesome-flutter, flutter, react-native-firebase, FlutterExampleApps, pilipala, flutter-go, samplesWhich topics is it in?webview, camera, maps, dart, image, flutter, storage, mobile-development, google, authentication, mobile-app, video
webview, camera, maps, dart, image, flutter, storage, mobile-development, google, authentication, mobile-app, video