Issue 245 - Flutter Tap Weekly Newsletter
Explore hidden Flutter widgets, make a MCP client, and dive into Discord with Flutter!
Tutorials
Hidden Flutter Widgets That Quietly Save Me Hours ↗. Iqra Ilyas shows how lesser-known Flutter widgets can save you time. Discover tools for zooming, glassmorphism, and smooth animations. Make your Flutter UI more powerful with just a few lines of code.
From Zero to a MCP Client in Flutter ↗. The author shows how building a Dart MCP client from scratch can unlock the power of local LLMs. You’ll see why MCP matters, how Dart tools beat Python headaches, and what it takes to connect local models and tools for real agentic work.
🧠 New from me: Proven Startup Ideas
If you’re tired of chasing startup trends or building MVPs that go nowhere… I’ve launched something new for you.
Proven Startup Ideas is my new newsletter for indie founders who want to build real, profitable products—without guessing what users want.
Each issue breaks down:
A proven company or market
A niche opportunity they’ve ignored
A clear angle you can build on
If your goal is $10K MRR—not raising VC—this one’s for you.
Our last take:
DocuSign Forgot the Freelancers
How chasing Fortune 500s left consultants and micro-businesses stuck with bloated, overpriced tools.
I built a Redesigned Discord with Flutter & Serverpod ↗. Rawaha Muhammad shows how he rebuilt Discord from scratch using Flutter and Serverpod, guided by Juxtopposed’s Figma designs. He walks through the app’s core features—authentication, chat, voice/video, real-time updates, and mobile support—breaking down the technical choices for routing, state management, and architecture. If you want a hands-on look at building a full-stack, feature-rich chat app in Flutter, this article delivers code, insights, and free resources.
Videos
Andrew Brogdon, Google — Developer Relations in the Agentic Era. By Very Good Ventures. On today’s episode, we’re joined by Andrew Brogdon, whose background spans creative writing, software engineering, and developer advocacy. Before joining Google, he held roles in advertising technology and has built a reputation as one of the early champions of Flutter. He is currently Staff Developer Relations Engineer at Google, leading efforts that connect the Flutter SDK with its global developer community. Andrew discusses how creative storytelling shapes developer relations, the evolving definition of DevRel in an AI-powered world, and the role of agents in shaping future user experiences.
Flutter Auth with Supabase + GoRouter. By Flutter Boy. This presents how to develop an app form scratch with a login screen, using Supabase Authentication and Go Router.
Humpday Q&A/AMA and Live Coding! :: 17th September 2025 :: #HumpdayQandA #Flutter #FlutterCommunity. Answering your #Flutter and #Dart questions with Simon Randal Danielle and John
Packages
tostore. A advanced storage engine that supports relational and NoSQL database,data smart cache, multi-space architecture,file/local storage, SQL & key-value persistent store.
math_expressions. A library for parsing and evaluating mathematical expressions, supporting real numbers, vectors, and basic interval arithmetic.
flutter_blue_plus. Flutter plugin for connecting and communicating with Bluetooth Low Energy devices.