# google/flutter-desktop-embedding

Experimental plugins for Flutter for Desktop

Repository: https://github.com/google/flutter-desktop-embedding
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/flutter-desktop-embedding
Language: C++
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Archived: true
Last push: 2024-04-03T14:28:40+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3123, "days_push": 882, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 7046, forks 610 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:55.419790+00:00)

## What it is
A collection of experimental, early-stage desktop plugins for Flutter, originally home to the Windows, macOS, and Linux Flutter embeddings that have since moved into Flutter itself. It now serves as a testing ground for experimental desktop plugin functionality not yet part of the main Flutter ecosystem.

## Use cases
- add experimental desktop plugin functionality to a Flutter Windows app
- try early-stage Flutter plugins on macOS before they are released
- test experimental Linux plugins in a Flutter desktop application
- build a cross-platform Flutter app needing desktop-specific plugin features

## When to choose
- you need experimental desktop plugin functionality not yet available in Flutter's official plugins
- you want to test early-stage desktop plugins on Windows, macOS, or Linux

## When to avoid
- you need stable, officially supported Flutter desktop plugins
- you are just getting started with Flutter on desktop - use the official Flutter documentation instead
- you need to report desktop embedding bugs, which belong in the Flutter issue tracker

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: experimental
- function: plugin-system, file-system, web-scraping
- domain: cross-platform, desktop-applications, developer-tools
- platform: windows
- tags: flutter-plugins, desktop-embedding, flutter-desktop, macos, linux, flutter

## Member repositories
- google/flutter-desktop-embedding (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:55.419790+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:40:32.259295+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/google/flutter-desktop-embedding (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:55.419790+00:00, sha f093f5f16b2b)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.