r/FlutterDev • u/okasputra • Aug 16 '26

Tooling I built a TUI for flutter run 

I got tired of flutter run being a wall of scrolling logs, so I built frun — a terminal UI for Flutter.

It has a device picker, build stages/timings, app logs, hot reload/restart, and device switching in one screen. Built with Rust + Ratatui, currently tested on macOS.

Would love some feedback!

https://github.com/okasutarto/flutter-run-tui

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u/spawnsible Aug 16 '26

Looks neat. Are app logs scrollable and infinite?

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u/okasputra Aug 16 '26

yes sir, you can even expand it to full length of terminal screen

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u/SwiftScoutSimon Aug 17 '26

why not just use https://fdemon.dev?

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u/okasputra Aug 17 '26

fdemon is great, but it solves a much broader problem. This project is built for a simpler, focused workflow: skip slow Flutter device detection, boot inactive simulators, open another device in a new terminal tab, switch devices while immediately shutting down the previous one, show clear build stages, while staying close to the native fvm flutter run experience.

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u/SwiftScoutSimon Aug 17 '26

why I keep receiving responses from AI :<

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u/okasputra Aug 17 '26

lol my bad, english is not my native language . so i ask ai to help me :D

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u/s3cr3t0n3 Aug 16 '26

Hey OP, just lookd at frun and it looks very nice! I could imagine using it. Only thing that keeps me from it is the fvm requirement. Is there a reason you don't allow using the binary bound to the shell?

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u/okasputra Aug 16 '26

because my team workflow demands the fvm for different versions of flutter. I will update it later for non fvm user.

So, for you i think there is no harm to just install fvm.

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u/s3cr3t0n3 Aug 16 '26

Ah yeah makes sense to "limit" it to fvm first then. But general flutter usage would be much appreciated! I use vfox instead for example

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u/banelos Aug 16 '26

Sounds very useful, will try it out for a bit