curved_navigation_bar_pro 1.0.8

A beautiful Flutter bottom navigation bar with an animated curved notch FAB, smooth elastic bubble animation, and fully customisable theming.

curved_navigation_bar_pro

A beautiful Flutter bottom navigation bar with a smooth animated curved notch, an elastic FAB bubble that glides between items, and comprehensive theming support.

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Features

• Animated notch that slides smoothly to the selected item
• Elastic pop-in animation for the FAB bubble
• Mathematically continuous C¹ shoulder curves (no kinks at the notch edges)
• 10 built-in style presets — drop in a complete look with one parameter
• Full theming — colours, geometry, elevation, text styles
• Built-in accessibility semantics
• 2–6 navigation items
• Zero dependencies beyond Flutter

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Preview

Showcase	Playground	Showcase II

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Installation

Add to your pubspec.yaml:

dependencies:
  curved_navigation_bar_pro: ^1.0.8

Then run:

flutter pub get

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Quick start

import 'package:curved_navigation_bar_pro/curved_navigation_bar_pro.dart';

class MyPage extends StatefulWidget {
  const MyPage({super.key});
  @override
  State<MyPage> createState() => _MyPageState();
}

class _MyPageState extends State<MyPage> {
  int _index = 0;

  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return Scaffold(
      body: ...,
      bottomNavigationBar: CurvedNavigationBarPro(
        items: const [
          CurvedNavigationItemPro(
            icon: Icons.home_outlined,
            activeIcon: Icons.home_rounded,
            label: 'HOME',
          ),
          CurvedNavigationItemPro(icon: Icons.search_outlined, label: 'SEARCH'),
          CurvedNavigationItemPro(
            icon: Icons.favorite_outline,
            activeIcon: Icons.favorite_rounded,
            label: 'SAVED',
          ),
          CurvedNavigationItemPro(
            icon: Icons.person_outline_rounded,
            activeIcon: Icons.person_rounded,
            label: 'PROFILE',
          ),
        ],
        currentIndex: _index,
        onTap: (i) => setState(() => _index = i),
      ),
    );
  }
}

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Customisation

CurvedNavigationBarPro(
  items: ...,
  currentIndex: _index,
  onTap: (i) => setState(() => _index = i),

  // Colours
  backgroundColor: Colors.white,
  activeColor: Colors.indigo,
  activeIconColor: Colors.white,
  inactiveColor: const Color(0xFFADB5BD),
  fabColor: Colors.indigo,

  // Geometry
  barHeight: 110,
  fabRadius: 28,
  fabGap: 10,
  fabSink: 22,
  notchShoulderRadius: 12,
  cornerRadius: 16,

  // Shadow
  elevation: 14,
  shadowColor: Colors.black26,

  // Animation
  animationDuration: const Duration(milliseconds: 400),
  animationCurve: Curves.easeInOutCubic,

  // Text styles (optional overrides)
  activeTextStyle: const TextStyle(fontSize: 11, fontWeight: FontWeight.w800),
  inactiveTextStyle: const TextStyle(fontSize: 10, fontWeight: FontWeight.w400),
)

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Built-in Style Presets

Choose from 10 ready-made styles with a single navbarStyle parameter. Every individual parameter you pass overrides the preset value — so presets are a starting point, not a constraint.

Apply a preset

CurvedNavigationBarPro(
  items: myItems,
  onTap: (i) => setState(() => _index = i),
  currentIndex: _index,
  navbarStyle: CNBPStyles.goldenHour, // full Golden Hour theme in one line
)

Apply a preset and override one value

CurvedNavigationBarPro(
  items: myItems,
  onTap: (i) => setState(() => _index = i),
  currentIndex: _index,
  navbarStyle: CNBPStyles.berryBlossom,
  fabRadius: 32,       // ← overrides only this; everything else stays preset
)

Use preset data directly

// Read a preset's values for your own logic
final data = CNBPStyles.royalAmethyst.data;
print(data.activeColor); // Color(0xFFBE73FF)

// Or tweak a preset into a custom CNBPStyleData object
final myStyle = CNBPStyles.arcticFrost.data.copyWith(
  cornerRadius: 0,
  elevation: 16,
);

Available presets

CNBPStyles.*	Bar background	Accent colour	Highlights
classicIndigo	White	#6C63FF indigo	Default look, standard geometry
deepSpaceDark	#1A1A2E charcoal	#00E5FF cyan	Sharp notch, spaced-caps labels
roundedCoral	White	#FF6B6B coral	Pill corners (cornerRadius: 28), smooth shoulders
minimalMono	White	#2D3748 slate	Fully sunk FAB, sharp notch, monochrome
emeraldPill	#0F2D26 dark green	#00C896 emerald	Large FAB, rounded corners, suits 5 items
sunsetAmber	White	#FF9F43 amber	Travel theme, smooth shoulders, easeInOutSine
royalAmethyst	#0E0829 deep navy	#BE73FF lavender	Large protruding FAB, suits 3 items, easeOutBack
arcticFrost	#F0F4F8 steel grey	#2B6CB0 steel blue	Fully sunk FAB, pill corners, light theme
berryBlossom	#1C0A1C dark purple	#FF6AC1 hot pink	Ultra-smooth notch, suits 5 items, elasticOut
goldenHour	#121008 ink black	#FFD700 gold	Dark icon in FAB, finance theme, easeInOutCubic

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API Reference

CurvedNavigationBarPro

Property	Type	Default	Description
items	List<CurvedNavigationItemPro>	required	2–6 navigation items
onTap	ValueChanged<int>	required	Callback when an item is tapped
currentIndex	int	0	Selected item index
navbarStyle	CNBPStyles?	null	Built-in preset — supplies defaults for all visual params
backgroundColor	Color?	preset → Colors.white	Bar background
activeColor	Color?	preset → theme primary	Active label & default FAB colour
activeIconColor	Color?	preset → Colors.white	Icon colour inside the FAB bubble
inactiveColor	Color?	preset → #ADB5BD	Inactive icon & label colour
fabColor	Color?	preset → activeColor	FAB bubble background
barHeight	double?	preset → 110	Bar height in logical pixels
fabRadius	double?	preset → 24	FAB bubble radius
fabGap	double?	preset → 10	Gap between FAB edge and notch arc
fabSink	double?	preset → 22	Pixels the FAB centre sinks below the bar top
notchShoulderRadius	double?	preset → 12	Shoulder fillet radius (0 = sharp corners)
cornerRadius	double?	preset → 0	Top-left / top-right bar corner radius
elevation	double?	preset → 14	Shadow depth
shadowColor	Color?	preset → rgba(0,0,0,0.16)	Shadow colour
animationDuration	Duration?	preset → 400 ms	Notch slide duration
animationCurve	Curve?	preset → easeInOutCubic	Notch slide curve
activeTextStyle	TextStyle?	preset → built-in	Override active label style
inactiveTextStyle	TextStyle?	preset → built-in	Override inactive label style

Resolution order: explicit parameter → navbarStyle preset → hardcoded default

CurvedNavigationItemPro

Property	Type	Description
icon	IconData	Icon shown when inactive
activeIcon	IconData?	Icon shown in the FAB when active (falls back to icon)
label	String	Label text beneath the icon

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Running the example

cd example
flutter run

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Contributing

PRs and issues are welcome! Please open an issue first for significant changes.

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License

MIT © 2026 aslamambiloly