call_ui_kit 0.5.0

A ready-to-use Flutter call UI kit for personal audio, video, and group calls.

call_ui_kit

A ready-to-use Flutter call UI kit that handles personal audio calls, personal video calls, and group calls. Zero external dependencies — only Flutter SDK.

Inspired by WhatsApp call design. Fully customizable through themes and localized strings.

Screenshots

Screenshot	Description
Personal Audio Call	1:1 audio call with caller avatar, status text, and controls
Personal Video Call	1:1 video call with draggable PiP, flip camera, and more sheet
Screen Share	Group call with screen sharing and participant thumbnails
More Sheet	Customizable bottom sheet with encryption label
Speaker View	7+ participants — active speaker prominent with thumbnail row
Speaking Border	Animated green border on the active speaker's tile

Features

• Personal audio call — caller avatar, call status, speaker toggle
• Personal video call — remote/local video, draggable PiP, camera flip, swap on tap
• Group video call — adaptive grid (2x2, 2x3), speaker view (7+ participants), thumbnail row
• Group audio call — participant tiles with avatars, speaking indicators
• Screen sharing — dedicated layout with screen share banner and stop button
• Auto-hide controls — top bar, bottom bar, and side buttons hide after 4 seconds
• Participants panel — draggable bottom sheet with host actions (mute, remove)
• "More" bottom sheet — customizable actions sheet with encryption label
• Full localization — every user-facing string is configurable via CallStrings
• Full theming — every color is configurable via CallTheme
• Speaking indicators — animated sine-wave bars and glowing tile borders
• Signal strength — 4-level indicator per participant
• PiP view — draggable and corner-snapping; follows the controls, expanding into the bar areas while they are hidden and keeping the corner you left it in
• Reconnection-safe video — opaque video surfaces and per-build participant data, so a recreated renderer never leaves a blank or stale frame

Installation

Add to your pubspec.yaml:

dependencies:
  call_ui_kit: ^0.5.0

Quick Start

Personal Audio Call

CallScreen(
  callerName: 'Sarah Johnson',
  callerAvatarUrl: 'https://example.com/avatar.jpg',
  callType: CallType.audio,
  localParticipant: const CallParticipant(
    id: 'local',
    displayName: 'You',
    isLocalUser: true,
  ),
  isMuted: _isMuted,
  isSpeakerOn: _isSpeakerOn,
  callStatusText: '02:45',
  onEndCall: () => Navigator.pop(context),
  onToggleMute: () => setState(() => _isMuted = !_isMuted),
  onToggleSpeaker: () => setState(() => _isSpeakerOn = !_isSpeakerOn),
)

Personal Video Call

CallScreen(
  callerName: 'Alex Rivera',
  callerAvatarUrl: 'https://example.com/avatar.jpg',
  callType: CallType.video,
  localParticipant: const CallParticipant(
    id: 'local',
    displayName: 'You',
    isLocalUser: true,
  ),
  localVideoWidget: localVideoView,   // your camera widget
  remoteVideoWidget: remoteVideoView, // remote camera widget
  isMuted: _isMuted,
  isCameraOff: _isCameraOff,
  isSpeakerOn: _isSpeakerOn,
  callStatusText: '04:23',
  onEndCall: () => Navigator.pop(context),
  onToggleMute: () => setState(() => _isMuted = !_isMuted),
  onToggleCamera: () => setState(() => _isCameraOff = !_isCameraOff),
  onToggleSpeaker: () => setState(() => _isSpeakerOn = !_isSpeakerOn),
  onFlipCamera: () => /* flip camera logic */,
)

Group Video Call

CallScreen(
  callerName: 'Team Meeting',
  isGroupCall: true,
  callType: CallType.video,
  localParticipant: const CallParticipant(
    id: 'local',
    displayName: 'You',
    isLocalUser: true,
    isHost: true,
  ),
  participants: [
    CallParticipant(
      id: '2',
      displayName: 'Alex Rivera',
      avatarUrl: 'https://example.com/alex.jpg',
      videoWidget: alexVideoView, // or null if camera off
      isSpeaking: true,
    ),
    CallParticipant(
      id: '3',
      displayName: 'Priya Sharma',
      avatarUrl: 'https://example.com/priya.jpg',
      isMuted: true,
      isCameraOff: true,
    ),
    // ... more participants
  ],
  isMuted: _isMuted,
  isCameraOff: _isCameraOff,
  isSpeakerOn: _isSpeakerOn,
  callStatusText: '12:07',
  onEndCall: () => Navigator.pop(context),
  onToggleMute: () => setState(() => _isMuted = !_isMuted),
  onToggleCamera: () => setState(() => _isCameraOff = !_isCameraOff),
  onToggleSpeaker: () => setState(() => _isSpeakerOn = !_isSpeakerOn),
  onAddParticipant: () => /* invite logic */,
  onMuteParticipant: (p) => /* mute participant */,
  onRemoveParticipant: (p) => /* remove participant */,
)

Screen Sharing

CallScreen(
  callerName: 'Design Review',
  isGroupCall: true,
  callType: CallType.video,
  localParticipant: localParticipant,
  participants: participants,
  screenShareWidget: screenShareView, // the shared screen widget
  isScreenSharing: _isLocalSharing,
  onStopScreenShare: () => setState(() => _isLocalSharing = false),
  // ... other required params
)

Incoming / Outgoing Call

IncomingCallScreen(
  callerName: 'Alex Rivera',
  callerAvatarUrl: 'https://example.com/avatar.jpg',
  callType: CallType.video,
  onAccept: _acceptCall,
  onDecline: () => Navigator.pop(context),
)

OutgoingCallScreen(
  callerName: 'Alex Rivera',
  callType: CallType.video,
  isMuted: _isMuted,
  isSpeakerOn: _isSpeakerOn,
  onEndCall: () => Navigator.pop(context),
  onToggleMute: () => setState(() => _isMuted = !_isMuted),
  onToggleSpeaker: () => setState(() => _isSpeakerOn = !_isSpeakerOn),
)

API Reference

CallScreen

The main widget. All UI is driven by the parameters you pass — the kit does not manage call state.

Required Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
callerName	String	Caller or group name shown in the top bar
localParticipant	CallParticipant	The local user's participant data
onEndCall	VoidCallback	Called when end-call button is tapped
onToggleMute	VoidCallback	Called when mute button is tapped
onToggleSpeaker	VoidCallback	Called when speaker button is tapped

Optional Parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
callerAvatarUrl	String?	null	Avatar URL for the caller
isGroupCall	bool	false	Enables group call layout
callType	CallType	CallType.video	.audio or .video
participants	List<CallParticipant>	[]	Remote participants (group call)
localVideoWidget	Widget?	null	Local camera stream widget
remoteVideoWidget	Widget?	null	Remote camera stream widget (personal call)
screenShareWidget	Widget?	null	Screen share stream widget
isMuted	bool	false	Local mic muted state
isCameraOff	bool	false	Local camera off state
isSpeakerOn	bool	false	Speaker active state
isScreenSharing	bool	false	Local screen sharing state
connectionState	CallConnectionState	.connected	Shows a persistent "Connecting…"/"Reconnecting…" banner
showEncryptionLabel	bool	true	Show encryption label in "more" sheet
theme	CallTheme	CallTheme.whatsApp()	Color theme
strings	CallStrings?	null (English defaults)	Localized strings
callStatusText	String?	null	Status text override (e.g. "02:45")
callStatusListenable	ValueListenable<String>?	null	Status text for values that tick; rebuilds only the status line

Optional Callbacks

All optional callbacks — when null, the corresponding button is hidden.

Callback	Type	Description
onToggleCamera	VoidCallback?	Camera toggle button
onFlipCamera	VoidCallback?	Flip camera button (top bar)
onToggleScreenShare	VoidCallback?	Screen share button (bottom bar)
onStopScreenShare	VoidCallback?	Stop button on screen share banner
onAddParticipant	VoidCallback?	Add participant button (right side)
onEffects	VoidCallback?	Effects button (right side)
onMinimize	VoidCallback?	Minimize/PiP button (top bar)
onMuteParticipant	void Function(CallParticipant)?	Host mutes a participant
onMuteAll	VoidCallback?	Host taps "Mute all" in the participants panel
onRemoveParticipant	void Function(CallParticipant)?	Host removes a participant
moreSheetBuilder	Widget Function(BuildContext, CallTheme)?	Custom "more" sheet content

CallParticipant

Immutable data model for a single participant. Supports copyWith() and proper equality (==/hashCode).

const CallParticipant({
  required String id,
  required String displayName,
  String? avatarUrl,
  bool isMuted = false,
  bool isCameraOff = false,
  bool isSpeaking = false,
  bool isScreenSharing = false,
  bool isHost = false,
  bool isLocalUser = false,
  SignalStrength signalStrength = SignalStrength.excellent,
  Widget? videoWidget,
  Widget? screenShareWidget,
})

Field	Description
id	Unique identifier for the participant
displayName	Name shown on tile and in participant list
avatarUrl	Network image URL; falls back to colored initials
isMuted	Shows mute icon on tile
isCameraOff	Shows avatar instead of video
isSpeaking	Activates animated speaking border and indicator
isScreenSharing	Shows screen share badge
isHost	Shows host badge; enables host actions in panel
isLocalUser	Marks as local user
signalStrength	.excellent, .good, .poor, or .none
videoWidget	The live video stream widget
screenShareWidget	The screen share stream widget

CallTheme

Controls all colors. Use CallTheme.whatsApp() as a starting point and copyWith() to customize.

CallTheme(
  background: Color(0xFF000000),
  barBackground: Color(0xFF1C1C1E),
  buttonBackground: Color(0xFF2C2C2E),
  endCallColor: Color(0xFFE53935),
  speakingColor: Color(0xFF25D366),
  speakerActiveBackground: Colors.white,
  speakerActiveIconColor: Colors.black,
  textPrimary: Colors.white,
  textSecondary: Color(0xFFAAAAAA),
  dividerColor: Color(0xFF3A3A3C),
)

Custom theme example:

final myTheme = const CallTheme.whatsApp().copyWith(
  endCallColor: Colors.red,
  speakingColor: Colors.blue,
);

CallStrings

Every user-facing string is configurable. Use CallStrings.english() as default, or provide your own for localization.

CallStrings(
  calling: 'Calling...',
  cameraIsOff: 'Camera is off',
  you: 'You',
  endToEndEncrypted: 'End-to-end encrypted',
  shareScreen: 'Share screen',
  sendMessage: 'Send message',
  participants: 'Participants',
  shareCallLink: 'Share call link',
  cancel: 'Cancel',
  stop: 'Stop',
  youAreSharingYourScreen: 'You are sharing your screen',
  speaking: 'Speaking',
  muted: 'Muted',
  muteAll: 'Mute all',
  invite: 'Invite',
  mute: 'Mute',
  unmute: 'Unmute',
  removeFromCall: 'Remove from call',
  pictureInPicture: 'Picture in picture',
  addParticipant: 'Add participant',
  flipCamera: 'Flip camera',
  effects: 'Effects',
  connecting: 'Connecting…',      // optional, defaulted
  reconnecting: 'Reconnecting…',  // optional, defaulted
  isSharingScreen: (name) => '$name is sharing their screen',
  participantsCount: (count) => '$count participant${count == 1 ? '' : 's'}',
  moreParticipants: (count) => '+$count more',
)

CallType

enum CallType { audio, video }

CallConnectionState

enum CallConnectionState { connected, connecting, reconnecting }

Pass it to CallScreen.connectionState. Anything other than connected shows a persistent banner under the top bar, using CallStrings.connecting / CallStrings.reconnecting. The banner is never auto-hidden.

SignalStrength

enum SignalStrength { excellent, good, poor, none }

Reconnection

This kit is presentational: it renders the renderer widgets you hand it, in place. That matters when a call reconnects.

When a call drops, most WebRTC stacks dispose the old renderer and create a new one. If the widget you pass has the same type and no key as the previous one, Flutter treats it as an update to the existing element rather than a new widget — initState does not re-run, and a renderer widget that subscribed to the old (now dead) texture keeps painting nothing.

Give video widgets a key tied to renderer identity. Bump a generation counter whenever you recreate a renderer:

int _rendererGeneration = 0;

void _onReconnected() {
  // ... recreate RTCVideoRenderer instances ...
  setState(() => _rendererGeneration++);
}

CallScreen(
  // ...
  connectionState: _isReconnecting
      ? CallConnectionState.reconnecting
      : CallConnectionState.connected,
  localVideoWidget: RTCVideoView(
    _localRenderer,
    key: ValueKey('local-$_rendererGeneration'),
  ),
  remoteVideoWidget: RTCVideoView(
    _remoteRenderer,
    key: ValueKey('remote-$_rendererGeneration'),
  ),
)

The same applies to CallParticipant.videoWidget and screenShareWidget in group calls.

Two things the kit guarantees on its side:

• Every externally-provided video widget is mounted on an opaque VideoSurface. A renderer that paints nothing — because its texture is being attached, was disposed, or threw during paint — shows as black, never as a transparent hole in the UI.
• Participant data is read fresh on every build. Replacing a participant's videoWidget via copyWith takes effect immediately, even though CallParticipant equality deliberately ignores widget fields.

Performance

Two host-side habits decide how much work a call screen does per second. Both are measured by test/screens/call_screen_rebuild_test.dart.

Push ticking values through a listenable. A call-duration timer updated via setState re-runs CallScreen.build every second, and with it every video surface: with three participants that is 30 extra video widget builds over ten seconds. Pass callStatusListenable instead and only the status line rebuilds:

final _callStatus = ValueNotifier<String>('00:00');

// ... a periodic timer writes into _callStatus.value, no setState involved.

CallScreen(
  callStatusListenable: _callStatus,  // instead of callStatusText
  // ...
)

Hold renderer widgets in fields, don't build them inline. Constructing RTCVideoView(...) inside build hands the kit a new instance every rebuild, so Flutter cannot skip the video subtree. Build them once per renderer generation (see Reconnection) and store them:

late Widget _localVideo;   // rebuilt only when the renderer changes
late Widget _remoteVideo;

With both in place, a ticking timer costs one Text rebuild — zero video rebuilds. example/lib/demos/personal_video_call.dart implements this pattern.

Group Call Layouts

The layout is automatically resolved based on participant count:

Participants	Layout
1-2	Full screen + PiP
3-4	2x2 grid
5-6	2x3 grid
7+	Speaker view (active speaker + thumbnail row)
Any + screen share	Screen share view + thumbnail row

"More" Bottom Sheet

The moreSheetBuilder callback lets you add custom actions to the "more" bottom sheet. The kit wraps your content with a handle bar, encryption label, and cancel button.

CallScreen(
  // ...
  moreSheetBuilder: (context, theme) => Container(
    margin: const EdgeInsets.symmetric(horizontal: 16),
    decoration: BoxDecoration(
      color: theme.buttonBackground,
      borderRadius: BorderRadius.circular(12),
    ),
    child: Column(
      children: [
        ListTile(
          title: Text('Share Screen', style: TextStyle(color: theme.textPrimary)),
          trailing: Icon(Icons.screen_share, color: theme.textPrimary),
          onTap: () {
            Navigator.pop(context);
            // your logic
          },
        ),
        ListTile(
          title: Text('Send Message', style: TextStyle(color: theme.textPrimary)),
          trailing: Icon(Icons.message, color: theme.textPrimary),
          onTap: () {
            Navigator.pop(context);
            // your logic
          },
        ),
      ],
    ),
  ),
)

Exported Widgets

These widgets are exported for standalone use if needed:

Widget	Description
CallAvatar	Circle avatar with network image or colored initials fallback
ParticipantTile	Single participant tile with video, overlays, and speaking border
FloatingPipView	Draggable picture-in-picture overlay that snaps to corners
SpeakingIndicator	Animated 3-bar sine-wave speaking indicator
ScreenShareBanner	Slide-in banner for screen sharing status
ConnectionStateBanner	Persistent "Connecting…"/"Reconnecting…" status banner
MoreBottomSheet	Bottom sheet with handle bar, encryption label, and cancel button
ParticipantsPanel	Draggable scrollable participant list with host actions
SignalStrengthIcon	4-bar signal strength indicator
VideoSurface	Opaque mounting surface for externally-provided video widgets

Exported Utilities

Utility	Description
GroupCallLayoutResolver	Resolves grid layout mode based on participant count
PipSnapCalculator	Resolves the PiP's anchor corner (PipCorner) and the offset for it

Requirements

• Flutter SDK >= 3.22.0
• Dart SDK ^3.4.0

License

See LICENSE file.