Flutter Alternatives

Flutter is described as 'Build apps for any screen. Flutter transforms the app development process. Build, test, and deploy beautiful mobile, web, desktop, and embedded apps from a single codebase' and is a popular app in the development category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Flutter for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, Web-based and Android apps. The best Flutter alternative is Android Studio, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Flutter are Qt, Electron, React Native and GTK.

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  1. Android Studio icon

    Android Studio

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    Android Studio is a new Android development environment based on IntelliJ IDEA. Similar to Eclipse with Android Development Tools for Eclipse, Android Studio provides...

    75 Android Studio alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Chrome OS
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    AndroidStudio is an IDE, Flutter is an ecosystem of technologies

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    • This alternative is disputed. Android Studio is a legitimate Flutter alternative, but it might have issues that some users think are important.

    • Android Studio is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Flutter.

    • Android Studio is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Flutter.

    • Android Studio is Free and Open SourceFlutter is also Free and Open Source
  2. Qt icon

    Qt

     269 likes

    Qt is a cross-platform application framework that is widely used for developing application software that can be run on various software and hardware platforms with little or no change in the underlying codebase, while having the power and speed of native applications.

    54 Qt alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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  4. Electron icon

    Electron

     114 likes

    If you can build a website, you can build a desktop app. Electron is a framework for creating native applications with web technologies like JavaScript, HTML, and CSS. It takes care of the hard parts so you can focus on the core of your application.

    43 Electron alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Adalo

    Empower creators with a no-code platform using drag & drop for custom apps. Design for iOS, Android, or web, and publish directly to app stores or websites with full customization integration options.

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  6. React Native icon

    React Native

     40 likes

    React Native enables you to build world-class application experiences on native platforms using a consistent developer experience based on JavaScript and React. The focus of React Native is on developer efficiency across all the platforms you care about — learn once, write...

    44 React Native alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
    • React
     
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    • Most users think React Native is a great Flutter alternative.

    • React Native is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Flutter.

    • React Native is Free and Open SourceFlutter is also Free and Open Source
  7. GTK icon

    GTK

     55 likes

    GTK is a multi-platform toolkit for creating graphical user interfaces. Offering a complete set of widgets, GTK is suitable for projects ranging from small one-off tools to complete application suites.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Chrome OS
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  8. Ionic Framework icon

    Ionic Framework

     40 likes

    Ionic is an open source app development toolkit for building modern, fast, top-quality cross-platform native and Progressive Web Apps from a single codebase with JavaScript and the Web.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • JavaScript
    • Sass
     
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    Apache Cordova

     55 likes

    Apache Cordova is a set of device APIs that allow a mobile app developer to access native device function such as the camera or accelerometer from JavaScript. Combined with a UI framework such as jQuery Mobile or Dojo Mobile or Sencha Touch, this allows a smartphone app to be...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
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    • Apache Cordova is the most popular Web-based alternative to Flutter.

    • Apache Cordova is Free and Open SourceFlutter is also Free and Open Source
    • Apache Cordova is LightweightFlutter is not according to our users
  11. Kivy icon

    Kivy

     17 likes

    Kivy is a Python library for development of multi-touch enabled media rich applications. The aim is to allow for quick and easy interaction design and rapid prototyping, while making your code reusable and deployable.

    14 Kivy alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPad
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    • Kivy is the most popular Android & iPad alternative to Flutter.

    • Kivy is Free and Open SourceFlutter is also Free and Open Source
  12. Haxe icon

    Haxe

     46 likes

    Haxe is an open source toolkit based on a modern high level strictly typed programming language, a state-of-the-art light-speed cross-compiler, a complete cross-platform standard library, and ways to access to each platform's native capabilities.

    77 Haxe alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Raspberry Pi
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  13. Uno Platform icon

    Uno Platform

     9 likes

    Uno is the platform for building native mobile, desktop and WebAssembly apps with C#, XAML from single codebase. It's a Universal Windows Platform Bridge that allows UWP-based code (C# and XAML) to run on iOS, Android, and WebAssembly.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    • Uno Platform is the most popular iPhone & Android Tablet alternative to Flutter.

    • Uno Platform is Free and Open SourceFlutter is also Free and Open Source
  14. Appcelerator Titanium icon

    Appcelerator Titanium

     29 likes

    Appcelerator Titanium, offered for free by Appcelerator, lets web developers use web technologies, open source and cloud computing to build native apps for iPhone, Android, Windows, Mac OSX and Linux.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
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  15. RhoMobile icon

    RhoMobile

     6 likes

    Cross-platform framework for creating mobile and desktop apps for iOS, Android, WinCE, Sailfish OS, Windows, Linux and OS X.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Windows Mobile
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Sailfish OS
     
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