Make a Live Streaming App with Flutter

What This App Does

A Live Streaming app serves a specific and growing need in today's mobile-first world. Building one with Flutter means you ship to iOS, Android, and the web from a single codebase, cutting development time dramatically while keeping a native-quality experience.

In this guide we walk through the essential features of a Live Streaming app, the packages that handle the heavy lifting, and the Dart code that ties everything together.

Main Features

Feature	Why It Matters
Stream Setup	Configure bitrate, resolution, and camera source before going live
Real-Time Chat	WebSocket-based chat room with moderator controls and emoji
Donation Alerts	Overlay notifications that appear on stream when someone donates

How to Make a Live Streaming App with Flutter

1. Stream Setup

Configure bitrate, resolution, and camera source before going live

Reach for flutter_webrtc for RTMP broadcast to implement this without reinventing the wheel.

2. Real-Time Chat

WebSocket-based chat room with moderator controls and emoji

Reach for agora_rtc_engine for low-latency streaming to implement this without reinventing the wheel.

3. Donation Alerts

Overlay notifications that appear on stream when someone donates

Reach for agora_rtc_engine for low-latency streaming to implement this without reinventing the wheel.