Animated Text Kit: Bring Texts to Life in Flutter with Style

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Animated Text Kit: Bring Texts to Life in Flutter with Style

Overview

The Animated Text Kit is a Flutter package that provides a collection of stunning text animations, empowering developers to create engaging and dynamic user interfaces. With this toolkit, you can effortlessly add eye-catching effects to your texts, making them stand out and captivate your audience.

Installation

To incorporate the Animated Text Kit into your Flutter project, follow these steps:

  1. Add the package to your pubspec.yaml file:
dependencies:
  animated_text_kit: ^4.2.2
  1. Run flutter pub get to install the package.
  2. Import the package into your Dart code:
import 'package:animated_text_kit/animated_text_kit.dart';

Usage

Using the Animated Text Kit is a breeze. Simply include the AnimatedTextKit widget in your build method, specifying the desired animations. Here's an example:

AnimatedTextKit(
  animatedTexts: [
    TypewriterAnimatedText(
      'Hello World!',
      textStyle: const TextStyle(
        fontSize: 32.0,
        fontWeight: FontWeight.bold,
      ),
      speed: const Duration(milliseconds: 2000),
    ),
  ],
  totalRepeatCount: 4,
  pause: const Duration(milliseconds: 1000),
  displayFullTextOnTap: true,
  stopPauseOnTap: true,
)

Available Animations

The Animated Text Kit offers a wide array of animations to choose from, including:

  • Rotate: Rotates the text dynamically.
  • Fade: Gradually fades the text in and out.
  • Typer: Simulates typing the text character by character.
  • Typewriter: Similar to Typer, but with a typewriter-style cursor.
  • Scale: Scales the text up and down.
  • Colorize: Changes the text color in a gradient or sequence.
  • TextLiquidFill: Fills the text with a liquid-like effect.
  • Wavy: Creates a wavy effect on the text.
  • Flicker: Makes the text flicker like a neon sign.

You can easily combine multiple animations to create unique and captivating effects.

Creating Custom Animations

The Animated Text Kit provides a flexible framework for creating your own custom animations. By extending the AnimatedText class, you can define your animation parameters and build custom logic for the animation's behavior. This allows for limitless creativity and customization.

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