Flutter Desktop
Flutter Desktop is a framework extension of Flutter that enables developers to build native desktop applications for Windows, macOS, and Linux using a single codebase. It leverages Flutter's reactive UI framework and Dart programming language to create high-performance, visually consistent applications across desktop platforms. This allows for rapid development and deployment of desktop software with modern UI/UX patterns.
Developers should learn Flutter Desktop when they need to create cross-platform desktop applications efficiently, especially if they already have experience with Flutter for mobile or web. It is ideal for building productivity tools, internal business applications, creative software, and utilities where a consistent user interface across operating systems is required. Using Flutter Desktop reduces development time and maintenance costs compared to maintaining separate codebases for each desktop platform.