gallery: a Flutter developer's guide

Flutter Gallery was a resource to help developers evaluate and use Flutter.

CategoryLibrary/Tooling
Stars★ 6,576
Last update2026-06-08
PriorityHigh

gallery is an open-source developer tooling library for Flutter mobile app development, with 6,576★ on GitHub and last updated on 2026-06-08. This guide covers what gallery does, why it matters in 2026, how to add it to your project, when to reach for it, and how it compares to the alternatives — plus a quick FAQ.

Flutter Gallery was a resource to help developers evaluate and use Flutter. It focuses on improving your Flutter developer workflow and codebase. The project lives at flutter-team-archive/gallery and is maintained by flutter-team-archive.

gallery carries 6,576 GitHub stars, 1,544 forks, 11 open issues. It has been around since 2020, and is actively maintained. For a Library/Tooling option, that combination of adoption and upkeep usually means a healthy community, production usage, and plenty of examples to learn from — the things that make a dependency safe to build on.

Add the package to your pubspec.yaml:

dependencies:
  gallery: ^latest

Then fetch it and import it in your Dart code:

flutter pub get
import 'package:gallery/gallery.dart';

Check the package’s example/ directory and its GitHub repo for the exact API — gallery is versioned there with full docs so you always integrate against the current release.

Reach for gallery when:

  • you want to automate or streamline part of your build
  • you need better debugging, codegen, or DX
  • you’re standardising tooling across a team

It’s especially relevant if your project touches dart, flutter.

If you’re weighing options in the Library/Tooling space, these are the other projects developers most often compare gallery against:

There’s no single winner — the right pick depends on your app’s size, your team’s familiarity, and your performance budget. Browse the full Library/Tooling collection to compare them side by side.

Frequently asked questions

Yes. gallery is open source and free to use in your Flutter projects. You can view the source, report issues, and contribute on GitHub.

gallery is built for Flutter, so it targets iOS and Android from a single codebase, and typically web and desktop too depending on the project’s platform support.

As of 2026, gallery has around 6,576 stars and 1,544 forks on GitHub, which puts it among the more widely used options in the Library/Tooling space.

Popular alternatives in the Library/Tooling category include flclash, ente, nativescript. The best choice depends on your app’s size, team, and performance needs.

Resources & links

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