SDK

The Dart SDK, including the VM, JS and Wasm compilers, analysis, core libraries, and more.

SDK is an open-source programming language project on GitHub under the BSD-3-Clause license (permissive), with 11k stars. It is built with LLVM project. Its last push was today.

Stars: 11k
License: BSD-3-Clause
Activity: Active

Code on GitHub Website

Judgement

What it is: Developer tool
What it does: The Dart SDK, including the VM, compilers to native code, JavaScript and WebAssembly, the analyzer and core libraries; Dart is the language behind Flutter.
Adopt it when: You build Flutter apps or want one language for mobile, web and server code.
Watch out: Outside Flutter, Dart's server and web ecosystems are small.
Ready for: Production-ready
Runs as: Command line
Built with: Dart and C++
How established: Established: started 11 years ago, no tagged release yet.
What the license allows: You can build it into a product you sell, as long as you keep its copyright notice.

Judged on 2026-11-03 from the project's README and GitHub data. The license and age lines are worked out directly.

Built from

LLVM project

Follow it down: SDK → LLVM project → runs on a microchip

How compilers were built, back to punched paper tape

Built on SDK: 26 projects

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★ 78k AGPL-3.0 Dart Active, pushed today
5
Ente ente
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Complete system Production-ready You want a Google Photos alternative where the provider cannot see your photos.
★ 30k AGPL-3.0 Dart Active, pushed today
6
Flame flame-engine
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Framework or platform Production-ready You already use Flutter and want to make casual 2D games for mobile and web.
★ 11k MIT Dart Active, pushed today
7
Saber saber-notes
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Complete system Usable You want handwritten notes that work across tablets and computers without a proprietary service.
★ 5k GPL-3.0 Dart Active, pushed today
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Apidash foss42
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Developer tool Usable You want a free API client that also runs on mobile.
★ 2.9k Apache-2.0 Dart Active, pushed 10 days ago
9
AuthPass authpass
AuthPass - Password Manager based on Flutter for all platforms. Keepass 2.x (KDBX 3 and KDBX 4) compatible.

Complete system Usable You use KeePass files and want the same app on every phone and desktop platform.
★ 2.8k GPL-3.0 Dart Active, pushed 2 months ago
10
Django-CRM Django-CRM
BottleCRM: free, open-source (MIT) CRM with sales, support tickets and invoicing in one app. Unlimited users; self-host or use the hosted app.

Complete system Usable A small company wants an MIT-licensed CRM with a mobile app, or wants to run a CRM for several client organisations.
★ 2.5k MIT Python Active, pushed 3 days ago
11
Conduit cogwheel0
Native iOS and Android client for Open WebUI, direct OpenAI-compatible, Ollama, and Hermes agents.

Complete system Usable You run Open WebUI or Ollama and want a native phone app instead of the web interface.
★ 2.4k GPL-3.0 Dart Active, pushed today
12
Fluent Reader Lite yang991178
Simplistic mobile RSS client built with Flutter

Complete system Usable You already use a feed sync service and want a minimal mobile client for it.
★ 1.8k BSD-3-Clause Dart Active, pushed today
13
Openharness autonomous-ai
The ultimate harness for coding agents and beyond. All your agents. All your machines. One command center. Start with code, then follow your curiosity and build across disciplines: CAD, circuits, robots, games and music.

Developer tool Experimental You run several AI coding agents on multiple machines and want one place to supervise them.
★ 1.4k MIT TypeScript Active, pushed today
14
Sossoldi RIP-Comm
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Complete system Usable You want a free, offline net worth and expense tracker on your phone.
★ 1.4k MIT Dart Active, pushed 13 days ago
15
Cashew jameskokoska
💸 An app created to help users manage a budget and purchases

Complete system Production-ready You want a polished free budget app on your phone without a subscription.
★ 4.8k GPL-3.0 Dart Slowing, pushed 8 months ago
16
Lotti matthiasn
A private logbook with a staff of personal AI assistants. Agents read what you record and propose what to do next — you approve the changes. End-to-end encrypted sync between your own devices — servers only ever see ciphertext. Local AI optional.

Complete system Usable You want a local-first personal journal and task log with optional local AI.
★ 1.2k GPL-3.0 Dart Active, pushed 7 days ago
17
Pho fregie
A serverless application for viewing and synchronizing photos to cloud storage

Complete system Usable You have a NAS and want simple phone photo backup without hosting Immich.
★ 1.2k GPL-3.0 Dart Active, pushed 14 days ago
18
GimelStudio GimelStudio
Non-destructive 2D graphics editor (POC)

Complete system Experimental Only to study node-based image editing design.
★ 855 GPL-3.0 Dart Active, pushed 4 days ago
19
Flow flow-mn
A personal finance tracker app built with love, and Flutter

Complete system Usable You want a simple, free, offline expense tracker on your phone.
★ 509 GPL-3.0 Dart Active, pushed 15 days ago
20
Sdk-for-flutter appwrite
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Building block Production-ready You build a Flutter app on an Appwrite backend.
★ 420 BSD-3-Clause Dart Active, pushed today

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