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19,128DartAudience · developerComplexity · 2/5Setup · easy

TLDR

The official Flutter sample app collection from Google's Flutter team, with fully runnable examples covering navigation, maps, animations, forms, testing, and Material 3 design, one working project per feature.

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    What it does
      Official Flutter examples
      Feature reference
    Tech stack
      Dart
      Flutter
    Topics covered
      Navigation routing
      Google Maps
      Animations
      Material 3 design
    Use cases
      Learn a feature
      Copy starter code
      Embed Flutter natively
      Testing patterns
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What do people build with it?

USE CASE 1

Find a working Flutter example for a specific feature like navigation or maps and run it immediately as a reference.

USE CASE 2

Bootstrap a new Flutter project by copying a minimal quickstart sample that shows the least code needed for one feature.

USE CASE 3

Learn how to embed Flutter inside an existing Android or iOS native app using the provided samples.

USE CASE 4

See how Material 3 design is implemented in Flutter with the full demo app before designing your own UI.

What is it built with?

DartFlutter

How does it compare?

flutter/samplesflutter/pluginsimranr98/obtainium
Stars19,12817,70717,056
LanguageDartDartDart
Setup difficultyeasyeasyeasy
Complexity2/51/52/5
Audiencedeveloperdevelopergeneral

Figures from each repo's GitHub metadata at analysis time.

How do you get it running?

Difficulty · easy Time to first run · 5min

In plain English

Flutter Samples is the official collection of example apps and demos maintained by the Flutter team to teach developers how to build apps with Flutter and Dart. Flutter is a toolkit made by Google that lets you write one codebase in Dart and ship it as a native app on Android, iOS, the web, and desktop. This repository is useful when you want to learn how a specific Flutter feature actually works in practice. It covers a wide range of topics: handling navigation and routing between screens, embedding Google Maps, building forms, writing tests, adding animations, implementing Material 3 design, and even embedding Flutter inside an existing Android or iOS app. Each sample is a fully runnable project you can open and launch with a single command. Some are minimal "quickstart" starters that show the least code needed to implement one feature, while others are complete demo apps that show a polished product in action. You would reach for this repository when you are starting a new Flutter feature and want a proven reference, or when you hit a wall and need to see a working implementation. All samples are written in Dart, run via the Flutter tool, and are kept up to date with current Flutter APIs and best practices.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1
Show me the Flutter Samples navigation example and walk me through how it uses GoRouter to handle named routes and deep linking.
Prompt 2
I want to embed a Google Map in my Flutter app, open the Google Maps sample and explain how the map widget is configured and how markers are added.
Prompt 3
How do I write widget tests for my Flutter app? Walk me through the testing sample in Flutter Samples to see the patterns used.
Prompt 4
I'm building a Material 3 app in Flutter, show me how the Material 3 demo sample structures its theme and component showcase so I can follow the same pattern.

Frequently asked questions

What is samples?

The official Flutter sample app collection from Google's Flutter team, with fully runnable examples covering navigation, maps, animations, forms, testing, and Material 3 design, one working project per feature.

What language is samples written in?

Mainly Dart. The stack also includes Dart, Flutter.

How hard is samples to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated easy, with roughly 5min to a first successful run.

Who is samples for?

Mainly developer.

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