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Flutter is Google's SDK for crafting beautiful, fast user experiences for Flutter is Google's SDK for crafting beautiful, fast user experiences for
mobile, web, and desktop from a single codebase. Flutter works with existing mobile, web, and desktop from a single codebase. Flutter works with existing
code, is used by developers and organizations around the world, and is free code, is used by developers and organizations around the world, and is free and
and open source. open source.
## Documentation ## Documentation
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* [Development wiki](https://github.com/flutter/flutter/wiki) * [Development wiki](https://github.com/flutter/flutter/wiki)
* [Contributing to Flutter](https://github.com/flutter/flutter/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md) * [Contributing to Flutter](https://github.com/flutter/flutter/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md)
For announcements about new releases and breaking changes, follow the For announcements about new releases, follow the
[flutter-announce@googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/flutter-announce) [flutter-announce@googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/flutter-announce)
mailing list or see the mailing list. Our documentation also tracks [breaking
[breaking changes](https://flutter.dev/docs/release/breaking-changes) page. changes](https://flutter.dev/docs/release/breaking-changes) across releases.
## Terms of service ## Terms of service
The Flutter tool may occasionally download resources from Google servers. By downloading or using the Flutter SDK you agree to the Google Terms of Service: https://policies.google.com/terms The Flutter tool may occasionally download resources from Google servers. By
downloading or using the Flutter SDK you agree to the Google Terms of Service:
https://policies.google.com/terms
For example, when installed from GitHub (as opposed to from a prepackaged archive), the Flutter tool will download the Dart SDK from Google servers immediately when first run, as it is used to execute the "flutter" tool itself. This will also occur when Flutter is upgraded (e.g. by running the "flutter upgrade" command). For example, when installed from GitHub (as opposed to from a prepackaged
archive), the Flutter tool will download the Dart SDK from Google servers
immediately when first run, as it is used to execute the `flutter` tool itself.
This will also occur when Flutter is upgraded (e.g. by running the `flutter
upgrade` command).
## About Flutter ## About Flutter
We think Flutter will help you create beautiful, fast apps, with a productive, We think Flutter will help you create beautiful, fast apps, with a productive,
extensible and open development model. extensible and open development model, whether you're targeting iOS or Android,
web, Windows, macOS, Linux or embedding it as the UI toolkit for a platform of
your choice.
### Beautiful user experiences ### Beautiful user experiences
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Flutter's [layered architecture] gives you control over every pixel on the Flutter's [layered architecture] gives you control over every pixel on the
screen and its powerful compositing capabilities let you overlay and animate screen and its powerful compositing capabilities let you overlay and animate
graphics, video, text, and controls without limitation. Flutter includes a full graphics, video, text, and controls without limitation. Flutter includes a full
[set of widgets][widget catalog] that deliver pixel-perfect experiences on both [set of widgets][widget catalog] that deliver pixel-perfect experiences whether
iOS and Android. you're building for iOS ([Cupertino]) or Android ([Material]), along with
support for customizing or creating entirely new visual components.
<p align="center"><img src="https://github.com/flutter/website/blob/main/src/assets/images/docs/homepage/reflectly-hero-600px.png?raw=true" alt="Reflectly hero image"></p> <p align="center"><img src="https://github.com/flutter/website/blob/main/src/assets/images/docs/homepage/reflectly-hero-600px.png?raw=true" alt="Reflectly hero image"></p>
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### Extensible and open model ### Extensible and open model
Flutter works with any development tool (or none at all) but includes editor Flutter works with any development tool (or none at all), and also includes
plug-ins for both [Visual Studio Code] and [IntelliJ / Android Studio]. Flutter editor plug-ins for both [Visual Studio Code] and [IntelliJ / Android Studio].
provides [thousands of packages][Flutter packages] to speed your development, Flutter provides [tens of thousands of packages][Flutter packages] to speed your
regardless of your target platform. And accessing other native code is easy, development, regardless of your target platform. And accessing other native code
with support for both [FFI] and [platform-specific APIs][platform channels]. is easy, with support for both [FFI] and [platform-specific APIs][platform
channels].
Flutter is a fully open-source project, and we welcome contributions. Flutter is a fully open-source project, and we welcome contributions.
Information on how to get started can be found in our Information on how to get started can be found in our
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[Twitter handle]: https://img.shields.io/twitter/follow/flutterdev.svg?style=social&label=Follow [Twitter handle]: https://img.shields.io/twitter/follow/flutterdev.svg?style=social&label=Follow
[Twitter badge]: https://twitter.com/intent/follow?screen_name=flutterdev [Twitter badge]: https://twitter.com/intent/follow?screen_name=flutterdev
[layered architecture]: https://flutter.dev/docs/resources/inside-flutter [layered architecture]: https://flutter.dev/docs/resources/inside-flutter
[architectural overview]: https://docs.flutter.dev/resources/architectural-overview
[widget catalog]: https://flutter.dev/widgets/ [widget catalog]: https://flutter.dev/widgets/
[Cupertino]: https://docs.flutter.dev/development/ui/widgets/cupertino
[Material]: https://docs.flutter.dev/development/ui/widgets/material
[Skia]: https://skia.org/ [Skia]: https://skia.org/
[Dart platform]: https://dart.dev/ [Dart platform]: https://dart.dev/
[Hot reload animation]: https://github.com/flutter/website/blob/main/src/assets/images/docs/tools/android-studio/hot-reload.gif?raw=true [Hot reload animation]: https://github.com/flutter/website/blob/main/src/assets/images/docs/tools/android-studio/hot-reload.gif?raw=true
[Hot reload]: https://flutter.dev/docs/development/tools/hot-reload [Hot reload]: https://docs.flutter.dev/development/tools/hot-reload
[Visual Studio Code]: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=Dart-Code.flutter [Visual Studio Code]: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=Dart-Code.flutter
[IntelliJ / Android Studio]: https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/9212-flutter [IntelliJ / Android Studio]: https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/9212-flutter
[Flutter packages]: https://pub.dev/flutter [Flutter packages]: https://pub.dev/flutter
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