JustTheTooltip is a Flutter package that provides a flexible, multi-directional tooltip component for displaying custom content. It supports dynamic positioning around target widgets and integrates seamlessly with list views, making it ideal for enhancing user interaction in scrollable interfaces. The tooltip can display any widget, including text, images, or complex layouts, and offers smooth animations for appearance and disappearance. Designed for simplicity and performance, it works across all major platforms including Android, iOS, Web, macOS, Windows, and Linux.
Use cases
- Enhancing UI tooltips in list views
- Providing contextual help in forms
- Displaying rich content in hover interactions
- Improving accessibility with informative hints
- Creating interactive tutorials
- Adding dynamic feedback to buttons
Key features
- Multi-directional positioning
- Support for any widget content
- Built-in list view compatibility
- Smooth animation transitions
- Cross-platform support
- Lightweight and easy to integrate
Suitable for
- Developers building interactive UIs
- Designers needing accessible tooltips
- Apps requiring contextual guidance
- Projects with scrollable content
- Teams prioritizing cross-platform consistency
Considerations
- May require careful positioning in dense layouts
- Custom styling needs manual configuration
- Performance impact with many simultaneous tooltips
- Limited built-in theming options
- Not optimized for very large tooltip content
- Depends on correct parent widget layout constraints