settings_ui

Settings UI for Flutter

A Flutter package for building settings screens that look native on Android, iOS, and Web — all from a single API. The UI automatically adapts to each platform's visual style: Material for Android, Cupertino for iOS, and a card-based Web layout. Also runs on macOS, Windows, Linux, and Fuchsia (macOS/Windows use the Cupertino style; Linux uses Material).

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Contents

• Installing
• Quick start
• Tile types
• Platform styles
• Theming
• Advanced usage
• API reference

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Installing

Add to your pubspec.yaml:

dependencies:
  settings_ui: ^3.0.1

Then import:

import 'package:settings_ui/settings_ui.dart';

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Quick start

class SettingsScreen extends StatefulWidget {
  const SettingsScreen({super.key});

  @override
  State<SettingsScreen> createState() => _SettingsScreenState();
}

class _SettingsScreenState extends State<SettingsScreen> {
  bool _notificationsEnabled = true;
  bool _darkMode = false;

  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return Scaffold(
      appBar: AppBar(title: const Text('Settings')),
      body: SettingsList(
        sections: [
          SettingsSection(
            title: const Text('General'),
            tiles: [
              SettingsTile.navigation(
                leading: const Icon(Icons.language),
                title: const Text('Language'),
                value: const Text('English'),
                onPressed: (context) { /* navigate */ },
              ),
            ],
          ),
          SettingsSection(
            title: const Text('Appearance'),
            tiles: [
              SettingsTile.switchTile(
                leading: const Icon(Icons.dark_mode),
                title: const Text('Dark mode'),
                initialValue: _darkMode,
                onToggle: (value) => setState(() => _darkMode = value),
              ),
              SettingsTile.switchTile(
                leading: const Icon(Icons.notifications),
                title: const Text('Notifications'),
                description: const Text('Alerts, sounds, badges'),
                initialValue: _notificationsEnabled,
                onToggle: (value) =>
                    setState(() => _notificationsEnabled = value),
              ),
            ],
          ),
        ],
      ),
    );
  }
}

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Tile types

SettingsTile — basic tile

A tappable tile with optional leading icon, description, and trailing widget.

SettingsTile(
  leading: const Icon(Icons.storage),
  title: const Text('Storage'),
  description: const Text('30% used — 5.60 GB free'),
  onPressed: (context) { /* ... */ },
)

SettingsTile.navigation — navigation tile

Adds a platform-appropriate trailing chevron. Right arrow in LTR, left arrow in RTL.

SettingsTile.navigation(
  leading: const Icon(Icons.language),
  title: const Text('Language'),
  value: const Text('English'),
  titleDescription: const Text('Choose your preferred language'),
  onPressed: (context) {
    Navigator.of(context).push(/* language screen */);
  },
)

SettingsTile.switchTile — switch tile

Renders a Switch on Material platforms and a CupertinoSwitch on iOS/macOS.

SettingsTile.switchTile(
  leading: const Icon(Icons.fingerprint),
  title: const Text('Use biometrics'),
  description: const Text('Unlock with fingerprint or Face ID'),
  initialValue: _biometricsEnabled,
  onToggle: (value) => setState(() => _biometricsEnabled = value),
)

CustomSettingsTile — any widget as a tile

CustomSettingsTile(
  child: Padding(
    padding: const EdgeInsets.symmetric(horizontal: 16, vertical: 12),
    child: LinearProgressIndicator(value: 0.3),
  ),
)

CustomSettingsSection — any widget as a section

CustomSettingsSection(
  child: Padding(
    padding: const EdgeInsets.all(16),
    child: Text(
      'Signed in as Danny Yako',
      style: Theme.of(context).textTheme.bodySmall,
    ),
  ),
)

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Platform styles

SettingsList detects the platform automatically. You can override it:

SettingsList(
  platform: DevicePlatform.iOS,  // force Cupertino style
  sections: [ /* ... */ ],
)

   

Android (Material)  •  iOS (Cupertino)  •  Web

DevicePlatform	Style
device (default)	Auto-detected at runtime
android, fuchsia, linux	Material
iOS, macOS, windows	Cupertino
web	Web (card layout)

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Theming

Material 3 (v3.0.0+)

On Android and Web, colors are automatically derived from your app's ColorScheme. No extra configuration needed — seed colors, light/dark mode, and custom ColorScheme all work out of the box.

MaterialApp(
  theme: ThemeData(
    colorSchemeSeed: Colors.indigo,
    useMaterial3: true,
  ),
  home: const SettingsScreen(),
)

Custom theme overrides

Any field left null falls back to the platform default derived from your ColorScheme.

SettingsList(
  lightTheme: const SettingsThemeData(
    settingsListBackground: Color(0xFFF2F2F7),
    settingsSectionBackground: Colors.white,
    titleTextColor: Colors.indigo,
  ),
  darkTheme: const SettingsThemeData(
    settingsListBackground: Color(0xFF1C1C1E),
    settingsSectionBackground: Color(0xFF2C2C2E),
    titleTextColor: Colors.indigoAccent,
  ),
  sections: [ /* ... */ ],
)

Custom text styles

SettingsList(
  lightTheme: SettingsThemeData(
    tileTextStyle: const TextStyle(fontFamily: 'Roboto', fontSize: 16),
    tileDescriptionTextStyle: const TextStyle(fontSize: 12),
    titleTextStyle: const TextStyle(
      fontWeight: FontWeight.bold,
      fontSize: 13,
      letterSpacing: 0.5,
    ),
  ),
  sections: [ /* ... */ ],
)

Disabled tiles

SettingsTile.switchTile(
  title: const Text('Feature'),
  initialValue: false,
  onToggle: null,   // null disables interaction
  enabled: false,
)

// Control the disabled switch color:
SettingsList(
  lightTheme: const SettingsThemeData(
    inactiveSwitchColor: Colors.grey,
  ),
  sections: [ /* ... */ ],
)

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Advanced usage

Scroll controller

final _controller = ScrollController();

SettingsList(
  scrollController: _controller,
  sections: [
    SettingsSection(
      tiles: [
        SettingsTile(
          title: const Text('Jump to bottom'),
          onPressed: (_) => _controller.animateTo(
            _controller.position.maxScrollExtent,
            duration: const Duration(milliseconds: 300),
            curve: Curves.easeOut,
          ),
        ),
      ],
    ),
  ],
)

Compact tiles

SettingsTile(
  title: const Text('Option'),
  compact: true,  // halves the vertical padding
)

Embedding inside another scroll view

SettingsList(
  shrinkWrap: true,
  physics: const NeverScrollableScrollPhysics(),
  sections: [ /* ... */ ],
)

Wide screen alignment

On screens wider than 810 dp, the list auto-centers. To left-align:

SettingsList(
  crossAxisAlignment: CrossAxisAlignment.start,
  sections: [ /* ... */ ],
)

CupertinoApp support

// Pure CupertinoApp:
SettingsList(
  applicationType: ApplicationType.cupertino,
  sections: [ /* ... */ ],
)

// MaterialApp on Android, CupertinoApp on iOS:
SettingsList(
  applicationType: ApplicationType.both,
  sections: [ /* ... */ ],
)

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API reference

SettingsList

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
sections	List<AbstractSettingsSection>	required	Sections to display
platform	DevicePlatform?	device	Force a specific platform style
lightTheme	SettingsThemeData?	—	Overrides for light mode
darkTheme	SettingsThemeData?	—	Overrides for dark mode
brightness	Brightness?	—	Override brightness detection
applicationType	ApplicationType	material	material, cupertino, or both
scrollController	ScrollController?	—	Programmatic scroll control
shrinkWrap	bool	false	Shrink-wrap to content height
physics	ScrollPhysics?	—	Custom scroll physics
contentPadding	EdgeInsetsGeometry?	—	Override list padding
crossAxisAlignment	CrossAxisAlignment	center	Horizontal alignment on wide screens

SettingsSection

Parameter	Type	Description
tiles	List<AbstractSettingsTile>	The tiles in this section
title	Widget?	Section header
margin	EdgeInsetsDirectional?	Override section margin

SettingsTile

Parameter	Type	Applies to	Description
title	Widget	all	Tile label
description	Widget?	all	Secondary text below the title
leading	Widget?	all	Icon or widget at the start
trailing	Widget?	all	Widget at the end
enabled	bool	all	Grays out and disables interaction
compact	bool	all	Halves the vertical padding
onPressed	Function(BuildContext)?	all	Tap callback
value	Widget?	simple, navigation	Widget shown before the chevron
titleDescription	Widget?	navigation	Text below title (iOS/macOS/Windows)
initialValue	bool?	switchTile	Initial switch state
onToggle	Function(bool)?	switchTile	Toggle callback; null disables the switch
activeSwitchColor	Color?	switchTile	Active switch color override

SettingsThemeData

Field	Type	Description
settingsListBackground	Color?	Background of the whole list
settingsSectionBackground	Color?	Background of each section card
dividerColor	Color?	Divider color between tiles
tileHighlightColor	Color?	Tile press highlight color
titleTextColor	Color?	Section header text color
titleTextStyle	TextStyle?	Section header text style
settingsTileTextColor	Color?	Tile title text color
tileTextStyle	TextStyle?	Tile title text style
tileDescriptionTextColor	Color?	Description/value text color
tileDescriptionTextStyle	TextStyle?	Description/value text style
leadingIconsColor	Color?	Leading icon color
trailingTextColor	Color?	Trailing text color
inactiveTitleColor	Color?	Tile title color when disabled
inactiveSubtitleColor	Color?	Description color when disabled
inactiveSwitchColor	Color?	Switch color when disabled

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License

Apache License 2.0 — see the LICENSE file for details.