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Adarsh Mamgain
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🎨 SnapUI: The Modern Flutter Component Library You've Been Looking For

Are you tired of spending countless hours building UI components from scratch in your Flutter applications? Do you want a beautiful, customisable, and performant component library that follows modern design principles? Look no further than SnapUI!

What is SnapUI?

SnapUI is a modern, customisable Flutter component library that provides a comprehensive set of beautiful UI elements with smooth animations. It's designed to help developers build stunning applications faster while maintaining high performance and flexibility.

Why Choose SnapUI?

1. Beautiful, Modern Design

SnapUI components are crafted with attention to detail, following modern design principles. The library provides a cohesive look and feel across all components, ensuring your app looks professional and polished.

2. Light and Dark Theme Support

Built-in support for both light and dark themes makes it easy to create applications that look great in any lighting condition. The theming system is highly customisable, allowing you to match your brand's colours and style.

3. Responsive and Adaptive

All components are built to be responsive and adaptive, ensuring your app looks great on any device size or orientation.

4. High Performance

SnapUI is optimised for performance, with minimal impact on your app's runtime performance. The components are built using Flutter's best practices for efficient rendering.

5. Highly Customisable

Every component in SnapUI is customisable, allowing you to:

  • Modify colours and styles
  • Adjust spacing and typography
  • Customise animations
  • Override default behaviours

Getting Started

Adding SnapUI to your project is straightforward. Here's how:

  1. Add the dependency to your pubspec.yaml:
dependencies:
  snap_ui: ^1.0.0-beta
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  1. Import the package in your Dart files:
import 'package:snap_ui/snap_ui.dart';
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  1. Wrap your app with the theme provider:
void main() {
  runApp(
    SnapUiThemeProvider(
      theme: SnapUiTheme.lightTheme, // or darkTheme
      child: MyApp(),
    ),
  );
}
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Available Components

SnapUI provides a wide range of components to help you build your app:

Buttons

SnapButton(
  onPressed: () {},
  child: Text('Click Me'),
  variant: ButtonVariant.primary,
)
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Cards

SnapCard(
  child: Text('Card Content'),
  isInteractive: true,
  onTap: () {},
)
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Form Inputs

SnapTextInput(
  label: 'Username',
  hint: 'Enter your username',
  onChanged: (value) {},
)
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And many more components including:

  • Lists
  • Dialogs
  • Chips
  • Badges
  • Avatars
  • Progress Indicators
  • Tooltips
  • Dividers
  • Accordions

Theming

SnapUI's theming system is powerful and flexible. You can customize:

  • Colors
  • Typography
  • Spacing
  • Border Radius
  • Shadows
  • And more...
SnapUiTheme(
  primaryColor: Colors.blue,
  secondaryColor: Colors.blueAccent,
  // ... other theme properties
)
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Documentation and Resources

SnapUI comes with comprehensive documentation to help you get started:

Contributing

SnapUI is an open-source project, and contributions are welcome! Whether you want to:

  • Fix bugs
  • Add new features
  • Improve documentation
  • Share your app using SnapUI

Check out the contributing guidelines to get started.

Conclusion

SnapUI is more than just a component library; it's a tool that helps you build beautiful Flutter applications faster and more efficiently. With its modern design, comprehensive component set, and powerful theming system, SnapUI is an excellent choice for any Flutter developer looking to streamline their UI development process.

Give SnapUI a try in your next Flutter project, and you'll see why it's becoming a go-to choice for developers worldwide. Don't forget to star the repository and share your experience with the community!


This article was written to help Flutter developers discover and understand SnapUI. Feel free to share your thoughts and experiences with SnapUI in the comments below!

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