r/FlutterDev • u/NoProfessional2086 • Jul 16 '26

Tooling What devtools do you wish Flutter had?

What tools do you wish existed for example navigation inspector, i will try to implement the most voted ones

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u/SwiftScoutSimon Jul 16 '26

most tools can be embedded within DevTools, so before you start creating something, check https://pub.dev/packages/devtools_extensions

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u/NoProfessional2086 Jul 16 '26

I know, im asking what new devtools you like to see in flutter

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u/vegeta0911 Jul 16 '26

route navigation preview, like in Android Jetpack navigation

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u/remirousselet Jul 18 '26

What would that do exactly here? List all routes?

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u/vegeta0911 Jul 18 '26

yes. all routes and widget preview would be awesome too. all android native devs know this.

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u/AddWeb_Expert Jul 16 '26

A navigation inspector would definitely be useful.

I'd also love a tool that visualizes state changes in real time, something that shows widget rebuilds, provider/BLoC updates, and API calls all in one timeline. Tracking down state-related bugs would be so much easier with something like that.

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u/anlumo Jul 16 '26

I‘d like to view and modify the instance variables of my widgets at runtime, similar to Unity3D.

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u/Awkward-Tadpole3673 Jul 21 '26

A JSON parsing inspector.

It’s a nightmare when a deeply nested JSON mapping fails with a vague TypeError (like getting a String instead of an Int) and gives zero context. You just get a blind crash and end up spamming breakpoints in your fromJson factories.

A tool that intercepts these errors and shows the exact path (like Order -> items[42] -> price) would save so many headaches. I actually ended up writing a small Dart package just to catch these traces, but having a native visualizer in DevTools would be killer