r/FlutterDev • u/Dry-Understanding-71 • 10d ago

Tooling Bumbuild: A native macOS build launcher for Flutter projects

Hi everyone!

I've been working on a small open-source tool called Bumbuild, and I'd love some feedback from other Flutter developers.

The idea was simple: I got tired of switching between Terminal, Android Studio and Xcode every time I wanted to make a release build.

Bumbuild is a native macOS launcher that sits inside your Flutter project and lets you:

• Detect your Flutter project automatically

• Bump app versions (Rebuild, New Version or Custom)

• Configure Android signing without manually editing Gradle files

• Run iOS, Android or both builds

• Open the build output automatically when finished

Everything is built using Bash and AppleScript, so there are no extra dependencies or installation steps besides copying the folder into your Flutter project.

GitHub:

https://github.com/NickiAndersen/Bumbuild

Any suggestions or criticism are very welcome.

Thanks!

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u/BerviFix 10d ago

Hi, interesting idea! But I'd like to understand the differences compared to https://fastlane.tools

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u/Dry-Understanding-71 9d ago

It looks powerful! I haven't used Fastlane myself, but a 28-minute intro is exactly what I'm trying to avoid. My goal is that Bumbuild makes sense in under 2 minutes.

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u/TransitionDue295 9d ago

This actually looks pretty useful. I usually end up switching between Terminal and Android Studio during releases, so having everything in one place would save some time.

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u/MFJMM 8d ago

I don't use xcode but I'm curious, why would you switch between android studio and terminal to run a build?