Flutter WebView
Flutter WebView is a plugin that allows developers to embed web content (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) directly within Flutter mobile and desktop applications. It provides a widget that renders web pages using the platform's native WebView components (e.g., WKWebView on iOS, WebView on Android), enabling hybrid app features like displaying websites, loading local HTML files, or integrating web-based tools. This library is part of the Flutter ecosystem and is maintained by the Flutter team and community contributors.
Developers should use Flutter WebView when building Flutter apps that need to display web content without opening an external browser, such as for in-app browsers, authentication flows (e.g., OAuth), loading documentation, or embedding web-based dashboards. It's particularly useful for hybrid applications where parts of the UI are web-based while maintaining a native Flutter interface, or for gradually migrating web apps to Flutter by wrapping existing web pages. Avoid it for performance-critical or fully native features where direct Flutter widgets would be more efficient.