Overview
A community-driven, actively maintained Flutter package that integrates Supabase as a backend for chat applications. It provides core functionality for real-time messaging, user authentication, and data management, with an optional pre-built chat UI to accelerate development. Designed for seamless use across Android, iOS, Web, macOS, Windows, and Linux, it simplifies building scalable chat features using Supabase's open-source Firebase alternative. Ideal for teams seeking rapid implementation with flexible customization.
Use cases
- Real-time group messaging
- User-to-user private chats
- Chat-based collaboration apps
- Multi-platform chat interfaces
- Integration with Supabase authentication
- Rapid prototyping of chat features
Key features
- Real-time message synchronization
- Built-in Supabase integration
- Optional ready-to-use chat UI
- Cross-platform support
- Extensible architecture
- Active community maintenance
Suitable for
- Developers using Supabase
- Teams building chat apps
- Frontend-focused Flutter developers
- Projects needing fast chat implementation
- Open-source enthusiasts
- Apps requiring multi-device sync
Considerations
- Requires Supabase project setup
- UI customization may require code changes
- Dependent on Supabase service availability
- Limited to Supabase ecosystem
- May need additional state management
- Not suitable for non-Supabase backends