Flutter is an open-source and cross-platform framework developed by Google for developing native apps. This single codebase enables developers to create beautiful and functional applications that can run on any device efficiently, without having multiple codes. Here comes the question, just because Flutter is a cross-platform made it famous? The answer is “no”. Flutter is a single code base framework that uses different types of animations in order to make the app visually attractive and user-friendly, this makes the Flutter apps differ from other apps.
In Flutter, the animation is a very effective and important element. We can’t imagine a mobile application that doesn’t have animations. All animations occur when you press a button or navigate from one page to another or did some action in the app. Animations improve user interactions and make apps more impactful. Let’s drive deep and understand the different types of Flutter animations.
Different Types Of Animations in Flutter
- Loading Animations
- Navigation Bar Animations
- Text Animations
- Notification Animations
- Spring Animations
- Material Motion Animations
Loading Animations
Spinkit package is a unique and creative way to show loading indicators using Flutter. It has large, animated loading indicators that appear when we are loading something or fetching data from the API in the Flutter application. Spinkit package includes different types of loading animations like Showcase, Rotating Plain, Double Bounce, Wave, Wandering Cubes, Fading Four, Pulse, Fading Cube, Chasing Dots, Three Bounce, Circle, Clube Grid, and many more.
Navigation Bar Animations
The navigation bar in Flutter is a powerful tool for navigating between different screens. It can contain text labels, icons, or both and it’s becoming more popular because most Flutter apps now use these widgets. This type of animation will attract the users of the applications. Different types of Navigation Bars are Curved navigation bars, Bottom navigation bars, Dot navigation bars, Side navigation, Menu bars, Custom navigation bars, Animated Bottom navigation bars, and many others.
Text Animations
Flutter provides some awesome and cool text animations which make the UI of the flutter application more attractive. When it comes to text animations, there are no limits to your imagination as you will be able to create many different styles of text. There are different types of animated text in animated_text_kit like Rotated, Scale, Fade, Typer, Wavy, Flicker, Custom, etc.
Notification Animations
Notifications play a crucial role in any application development as they provide all the information regarding the updates, messages, etc, to the user of the application. Flutter helps us add amazing animations to these notifications. In-app notifications, Desktop notifications, Awesome notifications, Push notifications, Flutter local notifications, Elegant notifications, Mac notifications, Update notifications, and a lot more are the different types of notifications animations in Flutter.
Spring Animations
Spring animation, an open-source animation kit, offers cost-free pre-built customizable animations, enhancing productivity. It includes various types like Slide, Scale, Animated card, Flip, Fade in & out, Opacity, Bubble Button, Blink, Pop, Shake, Rotate, and Translate.
Material Motion Animations
The animations package in Flutter includes Material motion, offering transition patterns to help users navigate the app. It features four main patterns: Container transform, Shared axis, Fade through, and Fade.
Conclusion
The animations in Flutter are not only limited to the ones listed above. There is an endless list of creative and unique animations that make your app more attractive and user-friendly. If you’re thinking to develop a new mobile application then Flutter will be the best choice for you. Also, developing an application can be a daunting task. The latest Flutter development framework requires a team of experts skilled in its use.
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