cloud_firestore · Package details

Install package

flutter pub add cloud_firestore

Package Overview

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Cloud Firestore is a scalable, cloud-hosted NoSQL database designed for mobile and web applications. It provides real-time data synchronization across clients, offline persistence, and seamless integration with Firebase. Built for Flutter, it enables developers to store, retrieve, and listen to changes in data with minimal setup. The plugin supports Android, iOS, Web, macOS, and Windows, making it ideal for cross-platform apps that require responsive, live-updating data. With strong security rules and flexible querying, Cloud Firestore simplifies backend development.

Use cases

Real-time chat applications
Live dashboards and analytics
Offline-first mobile apps
User profile management
Collaborative document editing

Key features

Real-time data synchronization
Offline data persistence
Cross-platform support
Flexible document-based data model
Secure access via Firebase Authentication

Suitable for

Apps requiring real-time updates
Developers using Firebase ecosystem
Cross-platform mobile and web projects
Applications needing offline functionality

Considerations

Requires Firebase project setup
Data size and read/write costs may apply
Complex queries can impact performance
Security rules must be carefully configured
Learning curve for NoSQL data modeling

Original README

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FlutterFire

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FlutterFire is a set of Flutter plugins that enable Flutter apps to use Firebase services. You can follow an example that shows how to use these plugins in the Firebase for Flutter codelab.

Flutter is Google’s UI toolkit for building beautiful, natively compiled applications for mobile, web, and desktop from a single codebase. Flutter is used by developers and organizations around the world, and is free and open source.

Documentation

Add Firebase to your Flutter app
Available plugins
Firebase UI has moved to its own repository.
Cloud Firestore ODM has now moved to its own repository.

Stable Plugins

Name	Firebase Product	Documentation	View Source	Android	iOS	Web	MacOS	Windows
Analytics	🔗	📖	`firebase_analytics`	✔	✔	✔	β	N/A
App Check	🔗	📖	`firebase_app_check`	✔	✔	✔	β	N/A
Authentication	🔗	📖	`firebase_auth`	✔	✔	✔	β	(*)
Cloud Firestore	🔗	📖	`cloud_firestore`	✔	✔	✔	β	(*)
Cloud Functions	🔗	📖	`cloud_functions`	✔	✔	✔	β	N/A
Cloud Messaging	🔗	📖	`firebase_messaging`	✔	✔	✔	β	N/A
Cloud Storage	🔗	📖	`firebase_storage`	✔	✔	✔	β	(*)
Core	🔗	📖	`firebase_core`	✔	✔	✔	β	(*)
Crashlytics	🔗	📖	`firebase_crashlytics`	✔	✔	N/A	β	N/A
Data Connect	🔗	📖	`firebase_data_connect`	✔	✔	✔	N/A	N/A
In-App Messaging	🔗	📖	`firebase_in_app_messaging`	✔	✔	N/A	N/A	N/A
Installations	🔗	📖	`firebase_app_installations`	✔	✔	✔	β	N/A
Performance Monitoring	🔗	📖	`firebase_performance`	✔	✔	✔	N/A	N/A
Realtime Database	🔗	📖	`firebase_database`	✔	✔	✔	β	N/A
Remote Config	🔗	📖	`firebase_remote_config`	✔	✔	✔	β	N/A