fastforge

Fastforge _{formerly Flutter Distributor}

Ship every app faster to your users — Build, package, and publish with one clear configuration. Target popular distribution formats and app stores while fitting naturally into your CI/CD pipeline.

[!WARNING] Rust Migration In Progress: The core of Fastforge is being rewritten in Rust to deliver better performance, a smaller install footprint, and zero runtime dependencies on the Dart SDK. The new implementation lives in the crates/ directory and is being developed in parallel with the existing Dart packages.

What this means for you:

• The current Dart-based CLI (dart pub global activate fastforge) continues to work and receives bug fixes.
• The Rust CLI will be released as a native binary — no Dart or Flutter SDK required to run it.
• APIs and configuration formats are designed to remain compatible; any breaking changes will be clearly announced.
• Contributions, feedback, and bug reports on the Rust implementation are very welcome — see the Contributing section.

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Documentation

• Native Fastforge CLI documentation
• Legacy Dart CLI documentation

Key Features

• 🚀 One-Click Build: Support for Android APK/AAB, iOS IPA, OpenHarmony HAP/APP and more
• 📦 Multi-Platform Release: Support for App Store, Google Play, Firebase, Pgyer, fir.im, etc.
• 🔄 CI/CD Integration: Perfect integration with GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, and more
• 🛠 Flexible Configuration: Support for multiple environments, flavors, and custom build arguments

Supported Package Formats

• Android: AAB, APK
• iOS: IPA
• OpenHarmony: HAP, APP
• Linux: AppImage, DEB, RPM, Pacman
• macOS: DMG, PKG
• Windows: EXE, MSIX
• Universal: ZIP
• More formats coming soon...

Supported Distribution Platforms

• App Store
• Firebase
• Firebase Hosting
• FIR
• GitHub Releases
• PGYER
• Play Store
• Qiniu
• Vercel
• More platforms coming soon...

Installation

dart pub global activate fastforge

Windows users: After activation, ensure the pub cache bin directory is in your PATH:

1. Open System Properties → Advanced → Environment Variables
2. Under User variables, select Path → Edit
3. Add %APPDATA%\Pub\Cache\bin and click OK
4. Restart your terminal, then try fastforge --help

Quick Start

1. Add distribute_options.yaml to your project root:

variables:
  PGYER_API_KEY: "your api key" # Replace with your own API keys
output: dist/
releases:
  - name: dev
    jobs:
      # Build and publish APK to PGYER
      - name: release-dev-android
        package:
          platform: android
          target: apk
          build_args:
            target-platform: android-arm,android-arm64
            dart-define:
              APP_ENV: dev
        publish_to: pgyer

      # Build and publish IPA to PGYER
      - name: release-dev-ios
        package:
          platform: ios
          target: ipa
          build_args:
            export-options-plist: ios/dev_ExportOptions.plist
            dart-define:
              APP_ENV: dev
        publish_to: pgyer

Note: build_args are parameters supported by the flutter build command. Modify them according to your project requirements.

2. Release your app:

fastforge release --name dev

CLI Commands

Package Your App

fastforge package --platform=android --targets=aab,apk

Publish a Package

fastforge publish --path dist/your-app-1.0.0+1-android.apk --targets pgyer

Release (Package + Publish)

fastforge release --name dev

Examples

Fastforge includes several example projects to help you get started:

• hello_world - Basic example demonstrating the core functionality.
• multiple_flavors - Example showing how to configure multiple application flavors.
• custom_binary_name - Example of how to customize binary output names.

Advanced Usage

Environment Variables

Fastforge supports using environment variables in your configuration files. This is useful for sensitive information like API keys:

variables:
  API_KEY: ${PGYER_API_KEY} # Uses the PGYER_API_KEY environment variable

CI/CD Integration

Fastforge works well in CI/CD environments. For example, with GitHub Actions:

jobs:
  build-and-release:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
      - uses: subosito/flutter-action@v2
      - name: Install Fastforge
        run: dart pub global activate fastforge
      - name: Build and release
        run: fastforge release --name production
        env:
          API_KEY: ${{ secrets.API_KEY }}

Check the documentation for more detailed CI/CD integration examples.

Who's Using It?

• Biyi - A convenient translation and dictionary app.
• Qianji - A purely bookkeeping app.
• Airclap - Send any file to any device. cross platform, ultra fast and easy to use.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! If you'd like to help improve Fastforge:

1. Fork the repository
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some amazing feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
5. Open a Pull Request

Please make sure to update tests as appropriate and follow the existing code style.

Contributors

LiJianying 💻	Zero 💻	Kingkor Roy Tirtho 💻	LAIIIHZ 💻	Tomohiro Ueki 💻	Sven Gehring 💻	GargantuaX 💻
Hiperion 💻	Reuben Turner 💻	Ankit Mahato 📖	Tien Do Nam 💻	zacks 💻	Mohammed CHAHBOUN 💻	Prateek Sunal 💻
lllgm 💻	Arran Ubels 💻	Sherman Chu 💻 📖	DrSheppard 📖	cranst0n 💻	duskygloom 💻	imnadev 💻
jenken827 💻	kecson 💻	zzqayy 💻
Add your contributions

License

MIT

Fastforge Studio

The Studio web client, local server, and shared packages live in this repository under the studio- package prefix. See the Studio development guide for setup and checks.

Agent Skills

Agent skills that teach Claude and other Agent-Skills-compatible harnesses how to use fastforge live in skills/. Install them with npx skills add fastforgedev/fastforge; see the skills guide for details.