flutter_material_search_bar 1.0.1

Published Aug 12, 2025

SDKflutter

Platformandroidioswindowslinuxmacosweb

Material search bar with circular reveal animation as flutter widget like whatsapp search bar

Material Search Bar

Material search bar with circular reveal animation as flutter widget like whatsapp search bar.

Inspired by WhatsApp SearchView and Android MaterialSearchView

Features

Usage

import 'package:flutter_material_search_bar/flutter_material_search_bar.dart';

MaterialSearchBar(
  // @required
  controller: MaterialSearchBarController(),
  // @required
  appBar: AppBar(
    title: const Text('AppBar'),
  ),
  // @required
  textField: TextField(),
  // animation starting alignment
  alignment: Alignment.bottomRight,
  //to show the back button and customized as per need
  backButton: IconButton(
    icon: Icon(Icons.arrow_back),
  ),
  //to show the clear button and customized as per need
  clearButton: IconButton(
    icon: Icon(Icons.close),
  ),
),

Parameter Details

MaterialSearchBar(...)

Parameter	Type	Required	Default Value	Details
controller	MaterialSearchBarController	Yes		Required to use utility methods
appBar	AppBar	Yes		setup app bar inside the MaterialSearchBar same as used in the Scaffold
textField	TextField	Yes		Use as a text input for the MaterialSearchBar
toolbarHeight	double	No	kToolbarHeight	AppBar customized then pass updated toolbar height
color	Color	No	Theme.of(context).colorScheme.primary	color of the search bar
backButton	Widget	No	SizedBox.shrink()	provide back button widget at left side
clearButton	Widget	No	SizedBox.shrink()	provide clear button widget at right side
alignment	Alignment	No	Alignment.center	provider animation starting alignment
animationDuration	int	No	300 milliseconds	provider animation duration value
contentPadding	EdgeInsetsGeometry	No	EdgeInsets.zero	provider padding around search bar

MaterialSearchBarController(...)

Parameter	Type	Default Value	Details
isSearchBarVisible	bool	false	To check material search bar is visible or not
toggleSearchBar()			Toggle search bar visibility

Pending Task

To provide Offset support
Animation curve support

Contribution

Fork it
Create your feature branch (git checkout -b my-new-feature)
Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some feature')
Push to the branch (git push origin my-new-feature)
Create new Pull Request

Support the Library

You can support the library by staring it on Github && liking it on pub or report any bugs you encounter.
also, if you have a suggestion or think something can be implemented in a better way, open an issue and let's talk about it.

flutter_material_search_bar 1.0.1⧉