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Top Flutter Autocomplete packages

Last updated: May 18, 2026

Autocomplete (or Typeahead) fields suggest options from a predefined list or network query as the user types, accelerating data entry and reducing typos.

Best Practices for Autocomplete

  • Network Debouncing: If autocomplete suggestions are fetched from an API, implement a debounce timer (e.g., 300ms) to prevent flooding your server with requests on every keystroke.
  • Highlighting Matches: Within the dropdown suggestion list, bold or highlight the specific characters the user has typed so far. This provides instant visual confirmation of why a specific result was returned.
  • Custom Objects: Allow the autocomplete widget to return a strongly-typed Dart object (like a User or City model) rather than just a raw String, making backend integration seamless.

The complete list of Autocomplete, Typeahead, and Suggestion Input packages for Flutter is provided below.


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flutter_typeahead
👍 2.12K   ⬇️ 174.7K
Dart 3 compatible
Maintenance Status: Good

A highly customizable typeahead (autocomplete) text input field for Flutter

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searchfield
👍 392   ⬇️ 18.9K
Dart 3 compatible
Maintenance Status: Good

A highly customizable, simple and easy to use AutoComplete widget for your Flutter app

autocomplete_textfield
👍 205   ⬇️ 5.8K
Dart 3 compatible
Maintenance Status: Poor

A simple and versatile autocomplete text field for flutter, supporting multiple datatypes.

textfield_search
👍 140   ⬇️ 2.9K
Dart 3 compatible
Maintenance Status: Average

A new Flutter package which uses a TextField to search and select it's value from a simple list.

multi_trigger_autocomplete
👍 119   ⬇️ 709
Dart 3 compatible
Maintenance Status: Poor

A flutter widget to add trigger based autocomplete functionality to your app.

autotrie
👍 42   ⬇️ 25.4K
Dart 3 compatible
Maintenance Status: Poor

A auto-completion engine for Dart/Flutter, based around an optimized Trie implementation.

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field_suggestion
👍 45   ⬇️ 1.4K
Dart 3 compatible
Maintenance Status: Average

Create highly customizable, simple, and controllable autocomplete fields.

simple_autocomplete_formfield
👍 32   ⬇️ 204
Dart 3 compatible
Maintenance Status: Poor

A Flutter widget that wraps a TextFormField and assists with autocomplete functionality.

autocomplete_textfield_ns
👍 31   ⬇️ 818
Dart 3 compatible
Maintenance Status: Poor

A simple and versatile autocomplete text field for flutter, supporting multiple datatypes.

search_autocomplete
👍 3   ⬇️ 1.1K
Dart 3 compatible
Maintenance Status: Good

A Flutter autocomplete search widget with custom dropdowns and Cubit/BLoC support.

auto_search
👍 39   ⬇️ 32

Maintenance Status: Poor

A simple Auto Search Text Field to spice up your projects. This package would help incorporate such a feature with ease.