Buttons TabBar

Buttons TabBar is an open-source Flutter package that provides a tabbar where each tab indicator is a toggle button. It allows you to create interactive and customizable tab bars for your Flutter applications.

Features

✨ Each tab indicator is a toggle button 🎨 Customizable appearance and behavior 🖌️ Supports various styling options, including background color, border color, label style, icon color, and more 🚀 Smooth transition animations 📱 Works like a native TabBar ⚙️ Simple and easy to use configuration with a wide range of parameters

Installation

To use Buttons TabBar in your Flutter project, follow these steps:

1. Add the dependency to your pubspec.yaml file:

dependencies:
  flutter:
    sdk: flutter
  buttons_tabbar: ^1.3.14

2. Run flutter pub get to install the package.

Usage

Import the package in your Dart file and customize the tab bar according to your needs:

import 'package:buttons_tabbar/buttons_tabbar.dart';

DefaultTabController(
  length: ...,
  child: Column(
    children: <Widget>[
      ButtonsTabBar(
        // Customize the appearance and behavior of the tab bar
        backgroundColor: Colors.red,
        borderWidth: 2,
        borderColor: Colors.black,
        labelStyle: TextStyle(
          color: Colors.white,
          fontWeight: FontWeight.bold,
        ),
        unselectedLabelStyle: TextStyle(
          color: Colors.black,
          fontWeight: FontWeight.bold,
        ),
        // Add your tabs here
        tabs: ...,
      ),
      Expanded(
        child: TabBarView(
          children: ...,
        ),
      ),
    ],
  ),
)

Examples

Here are a few examples of how you can use Buttons TabBar:

Example #1

DefaultTabController(
  length: ...,
  child: Column(
    children: <Widget>[
      ButtonsTabBar(
        backgroundColor: Colors.red,
        tabs: ...,
      ),
      Expanded(
        child: TabBarView(
          children: ...,
        ),
      ),
    ],
  ),
)

Example #2

DefaultTabController(
  length: ...,
  child: Column(
    children: <Widget>[
      ButtonsTabBar(
        backgroundColor: Colors.blue[600],
        unselectedBackgroundColor: Colors.white,
        labelStyle: TextStyle(
          color: Colors.white,
          fontWeight: FontWeight.bold,
        ),
        unselectedLabelStyle: TextStyle(
          color: Colors.blue[600],
          fontWeight: FontWeight.bold,
        ),
        borderWidth: 1,
        unselectedBorderColor: Colors.blue[600],
        radius: 100,
        tabs: ...,
      ),
      Expanded(
        child: TabBarView(
          children: ...,
        ),
      ),
    ],
  ),
)

Example #3

DefaultTabController(
  length: 6,
  child: Column(
    children: <Widget>[
      ButtonsTabBar(
        radius: 12,
        contentPadding: EdgeInsets.symmetric(horizontal: 12),
        borderWidth: 2,
        borderColor: Colors.transparent,
        center: true,
        decoration: BoxDecoration(
          gradient: LinearGradient(
            colors: <Color>[
              Color(0xFF0D47A1),
              Color(0xFF1976D2),
              Color(0xFF42A5F5),
            ],
          ),
        ),
        unselectedLabelStyle: TextStyle(color: Colors.black),
        labelStyle: TextStyle(color: Colors.white),
        height: 56,
        tabs: ...,
      ),
      Expanded(
        child: TabBarView(
          children: ...,
        ),
      ),
    ],
  ),
)

For more examples, please refer to the example.dart file.

Properties

Below are the properties available for customizing the ButtonsTabBar. For more detailed information, check the API reference.

Property	Type	Description	Default
backgroundColor	Color	The background color of the button on its selected state.	Theme.of(context).accentColor
borderColor	Color	The border color of the button on its selected state.	Colors.black
borderWidth	double	The width of the solid border for each button.	0
buttonMargin	EdgeInsets	The EdgeInsets used for the margin of the buttons.	EdgeInsets.all(4.0)
center	bool	Center the tab buttons.	false
contentPadding	EdgeInsets	The EdgeInsets used for the padding of the buttons' content.	EdgeInsets.symmetric(horizontal: 4.0)
controller	TabController	This widget's selection and animation state.	DefaultTabController.of
decoration	BoxDecoration	The BoxDecoration of the button on its selected state.	null
duration	int	The duration in milliseconds of the transition animation.	250
elevation	double	The value of elevation applied to each button.	0
height	double?	Override the default height.	46.0
labelSpacing	double	The spacing between the icon and the text. If only one of those is provided, no spacing is applied.	4.0
labelStyle	TextStyle	The TextStyle of the button's text on its selected state. The color provided on the TextStyle will be used for the icon's color.	TextStyle(color: Colors.white)
onTap	void Function(int)?	An optional callback that's called when the TabBar is tapped.	null
physics	ScrollPhysics	The physics used for the ScrollController of the tabs list.	BouncingScrollPhysics()
radius	double	The value of the BorderRadius.circular applied to each button.	7.0
splashColor	Color?	The splash color of the button.	null
tabs	List<Widget>	The tabs to display. Typically a list of two or more Tab widgets.	@required
unselectedBackgroundColor	Color	The background color of the button on its unselected state.	Colors.grey[300]
unselectedBorderColor	Color	The border color of the button on its unselected state. If it's value is null, the Color of borderColor is used.	null
unselectedDecoration	BoxDecoration	The BoxDecoration of the button on its unselected state.	null
unselectedLabelStyle	TextStyle	The TextStyle of the button's text on its unselected state. The color provided on the TextStyle will be used for the icon's color.	TextStyle(color: Colors.black)

Apps Using Buttons TabBar

Here are some apps that are using Buttons TabBar to create engaging and interactive tab bars:

1. Spotube - Open source Spotify client that doesn't require Premium nor uses Electron! Available for both desktop & mobile!

If you are using Buttons TabBar in your app and would like to showcase it here, please let us know. We would be happy to feature your app as well.

Please note that the above apps are provided as examples and may not be actively maintained or associated with the Buttons TabBar package.

Future Development

If you have any suggestions or encounter any issues, feel free to let me know. I am committed to improving and maintaining this package.

License

This package is licensed under the MIT License. For more information, see the LICENSE.md file.

More Information

For more information, visit the Buttons TabBar GitHub repository or the author's website.