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loading_gifs

Loading indicator GIFs. Material and Cupertino (Android and iOS) loading indicators in assorted sizes. Use as placeholders for loading remote image assets.

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Install package

flutter pub add loading_gifs

Package Overview

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A Flutter package providing loading indicator GIFs for both Material and Cupertino designs, optimized for Android and iOS. It offers various sizes to serve as placeholders while loading remote image assets. The package supports multiple platforms including Web, macOS, Windows, and Linux, ensuring consistent visual feedback across devices. Ideal for improving user experience during asynchronous operations like image fetching.

Use cases

  • Loading placeholder for remote images
  • Enhancing UI during data fetching
  • Cross-platform loading indicators
  • Improving perceived performance
  • Visual feedback in async operations

Key features

  • Material and Cupertino theme support
  • Multiple size options
  • Pre-built animated GIFs
  • Cross-platform compatibility
  • Easy integration with flutter pub
  • Lightweight and fast loading

Suitable for

  • Developers building cross-platform apps
  • UI/UX designers seeking consistent loading states
  • Apps requiring remote image loading indicators
  • Projects emphasizing smooth user experience
  • Teams using Flutter for mobile and web

Considerations

  • GIFs may increase app bundle size
  • Performance impact on low-end devices
  • Limited customization of animation
  • Requires internet for dynamic asset loading
  • Not suitable for high-frequency animations

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Loading GIFs

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High quality Android and iOS loading spinners.

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Loading GIFs is a collection of high fidelity loading animations in GIF format. Included are Android "Material Design" and iOS "Cupertino" default loading indicators.

Usage

Pub release

Import this library into your project:

loading_gifs: ^latest_version

Use cupertinoActivityIndicator or circularProgressIndicator where ever a loading image is needed.

FadeInImage.assetNetwork(placeholder: cupertinoActivityIndicator, image: "image.png");

That's it!

Usage Tips

Loading GIFs Sizes

Size

This library is optimized for size so it only includes the base asset sizes. Change the size of the loading spinners using scale and placeholderScale.

FadeInImage.assetNetwork(placeholder: cupertinoActivityIndicator, image: "image.png", placeholderScale: 5);

Image.asset(circularProgressIndicator, scale: 10);
Dynamic Images

When loading images whose dimensions are unknown ahead of time, use cupertinoActivityIndicatorSmall instead of cupertinoActivityIndicator. cupertinoActivityIndicatorSmall is a min height variant of cupertinoActivityIndicator which allows Flutter to correctly expand the loaded image into the layout.

The small variant should be used when loading a list of images or compositing an image from multiple images.

  ListView(
    children: <Widget>[
      FadeInImage.assetNetwork(
          placeholder: cupertinoActivityIndicatorSmall,
          image: "image_1.png"),
      FadeInImage.assetNetwork(
          placeholder: cupertinoActivityIndicatorSmall,
          image: "image_2.png"),
      FadeInImage.assetNetwork(
          placeholder: cupertinoActivityIndicatorSmall,
          image: "image_3.png"),
    ],
  )
Empty Placeholder

FadeInImage requires a valid placeholder image to avoid "Asset not found" errors. Use placeholderEmpty, a 1x1 pixel transparent PNG, when an empty placeholder is needed.

FadeInImage.assetNetwork(placeholder: placeholderEmpty, image: "image.png");

Assets

iOS (Cupertino) Loading Indicators
iOS Loading Indicator Full iOS Loading Indicator Optimized
Full (159KB) Optimized (78KB)
iOS Loading Indicator Square Large iOS Loading Indicator Square Medium iOS Loading Indicator Square Small
Large Square (36KB) Medium Square (14KB) Small Square (7KB)
iOS Loading Indicator Large iOS Loading Indicator Medium iOS Loading Indicator Small
Large (16KB) Medium (16KB) Small (16KB)
Android (Material) Loading Indicators
Material Loading Indicator Full Material Loading Indicator Optimized
Full (1.13MB) Optimized (263KB)
Material Loading Indicator Square Large Material Loading Indicator Square Medium Material Loading Indicator Square Small
Large Square (225KB) Medium Square (148KB) Small Square (100KB)
Material Loading Indicator Large Material Loading Indicator Medium Material Loading Indicator Small
Large (129KB) Medium (149KB) Small (186KB)

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BSD Zero Clause License

Copyright © 2020 Codelessly

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