flutter_shaders_ui 1.0.0

Collection of beautiful, ready-to-use Flutter widgets powered by GLSL fragment shaders. Blur, glow, noise, gradients and more.

Changelog

All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.

The format is based on Keep a Changelog, and this project adheres to Semantic Versioning.

1.0.0 - 2026-06-09

Added

• Demo section in the README with two side-by-side preview GIFs (doc/media/demo_effects.gif, doc/media/demo_app.gif) showing the effects with live controls and the example gallery app.

Changed

• Promoted the package to its first stable release. The public API (10 shader widgets + ShaderEffectWidget, ShaderCache, ShaderPainter) is now considered stable under Semantic Versioning.

0.1.2 - 2026-06-07

Changed

• Expanded the library-level documentation with a catalogue of all available shader widgets for easier discovery on the package page.

0.1.1 - 2026-05-13

Changed

• Replaced the deprecated library flutter_shaders_ui; directive with the modern unnamed library; declaration in the barrel file.

0.1.0

Added

• 10 GPU-accelerated shader effect widgets:
  • WaveBackground — animated flowing wave gradient
  • AuroraEffect — northern lights curtain bands
  • FireEffect — rising flames with ember sparks
  • WaterEffect — underwater caustics with foam
  • GlassEffect — frosted glass / glassmorphism overlay
  • ShimmerEffect — sweeping shine highlight
  • SnowEffect — falling parallax snowflakes
  • PulseEffect — breathing radial glow rings
  • RippleEffect — tap-triggered concentric waves
  • GlowOrb — positionable glowing sphere (static, bouncing, draggable)
• Core infrastructure:
  • ShaderEffectWidget — base widget with ticker animation and uniform management
  • ShaderCache — global cache for compiled FragmentProgram instances
  • ShaderPainter — reusable CustomPainter for shader rendering
• 10 GLSL fragment shaders (aurora, fire, glass, glow_orb, pulse, ripple, shimmer, snow, water, wave)
• Example app with individual playgrounds and full showcase
• Zero external dependencies (Flutter SDK only)