# ReinBentdal/styled_widget

Simplifying widget style in Flutter.

Repository: https://github.com/ReinBentdal/styled_widget
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/styled_widget
Homepage: https://pub.dev/packages/styled_widget
Language: Dart
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: flutter, package, style, widget, dart, widgets
Last push: 2023-09-14T03:59:03+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2472, "days_push": 1084, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1338, forks 99 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:25.696211+00:00)

## What it is
A Flutter package that simplifies widget styling by using Dart extension methods to chain styling calls instead of deeply nested widget trees. It is inspired by CSS and SwiftUI and works on Android, iOS, desktop, and web.

## Use cases
- style flutter widgets with chained methods
- reduce nested widget tree boilerplate in flutter
- apply padding and decoration to widgets concisely
- build flutter ui in a swiftui-like style
- make flutter widget code more readable

## When to choose
- you write Flutter apps and want cleaner, flatter widget styling code
- you prefer method chaining over deeply nested constructors
- you want a lightweight styling library that integrates with existing Flutter code

## When to avoid
- you prefer standard Flutter widget composition and explicit widget trees
- your team relies on actively maintained packages, as updates have stalled since 2023
- you need styling features beyond what the extension methods cover

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: maintenance
- function: ui-components, frontend-framework
- domain: mobile-development, frontend, web-development, cross-platform
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: flutter, dart-extension-methods, widget-styling, swiftui-inspired, declarative-ui, mobile, web-server

## Member repositories
- ReinBentdal/styled_widget (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:25.696211+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 2026-08-30T04:43:58.430068+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/ReinBentdal/styled_widget (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:25.696211+00:00, sha c234012be4d7)
  - homepage: https://pub.dev/packages/styled_widget (fetched 2026-08-29T12:03:04.403161+00:00, sha 57fe83c62162)
  - site_page: https://pub.dev/packages/styled_widget/install (fetched 2026-08-29T12:03:04.414128+00:00, sha f095b8363717)
  - site_page: https://pub.dev/documentation/styled_widget/latest (fetched 2026-08-29T12:03:04.415945+00:00, sha 2c1b8f2ece50)
  - site_page: https://pub.dev/packages/styled_widget/changelog (fetched 2026-08-29T12:03:04.412107+00:00, sha 1398fa37c5c9)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.