The Best Flutter UI Library Alternatives

Introduction

Sick of Material Design? Try out the best Flutter UI library alternatives to make your app stand out from the rest!

Material and Cupertino designs have been part of the Flutter ecosystem since the beginning. But sometimes you want your app to look differently without doing all the styling. In this article, I am presenting the best Flutter UI library alternatives found on pub.dev.

All presented packages offer a large amount of widgets ready to be used in your apps. The goal is to spend less time with styling and more time with feature development.

fluent_ui (31+ components)

Fluent UI is the standard design language of Microsoft and used by many apps from their ecosystem like Word, Teams, PowerPoint, or OneDrive. You can choose 

The package is well maintained and the documentation is great with component previews and code examples.

If you want to design a Windows desktop app with Flutter, then this should be your first choice to make the app look native.

shadcn_ui (34+ components)

UI library based on the shadcn design system. Minimalistic, accessible components with a clean look and feel. The system is also available for many other coding environments and frameworks.

This package is also under active development and updated regularly with new components or adaptations to the latest Flutter versions. The documentation is exemplary.

getwidget (32+ components)

Getwidget is a Flutter development company and they open sourced their UI library under the same name.

Their approach is more colorful by default and the documentation helps you navigate through the enormous amount of widgets with images and code examples. The system is also open to contributions.

forui (46+ components)

Forui is a Flutter UI library that focuses on a beautiful design and minimalistic widgets according to the package description.

A well structured and complete documentation together with CLI support to showcase many examples make this package a viable alternative to the standard Material design.

They even have a public roadmap in their GitHub repository!

nes_ui (25+ components)

Ok, this might sound like a joke but it’s real: A UI library in the style of the old Nintendo Entertainment System from the 1980s!

Want to revive good old times? Here is your chance!

The pixelated widgets can all be found in the documentation and they work. It’s an interesting alternative for games in my opinion.

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Conclusion

In this article, we’ve learned about the best Flutter UI library alternatives currently around. They help you style your apps quickly by offering predefined widgets ready to use. If you are sick of the standard Material or Cupertino design, then give them a try!

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