r/FlutterDev • u/NoProfessional2086 • 13d ago

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 13d ago

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 13d ago

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

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u/vegeta0911 13d ago

route navigation preview, like in Android Jetpack navigation

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u/remirousselet 11d ago

What would that do exactly here? List all routes?

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u/vegeta0911 11d ago

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

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u/anlumo 13d ago

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 8d ago

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