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Top Flutter WiFi and Network packages
Last updated: May 18, 2026
Wi-Fi and Internet of Things (IoT) packages allow Flutter apps to communicate with smart home devices, configure local networks, and scan for nearby IP addresses.
Best Practices for Wi-Fi & IoT
- Strict OS Permissions: Both iOS and Android heavily restrict Wi-Fi scanning and auto-connection for privacy reasons. You must request fine-grained location permissions on Android, and use specific entitlements (like NEHotspotConfiguration) on iOS.
- Local Network Privacy: On iOS 14+, you must explicitly declare a
NSLocalNetworkUsageDescriptionin yourInfo.plistbefore scanning for IoT devices on the user's local network (e.g., via mDNS or UPnP). - Graceful Timeouts: IoT devices (like smart bulbs or ESP32 boards) often have slow response times. Implement robust timeouts and retry logic for all local socket and HTTP connections.
The complete list of Wi-Fi management, IoT, mDNS, and Local Network discovery packages is provided below.
nm
👍 22 ⬇️ 2.3M
Dart 3 compatibleMaintenance Status: Poor
Provides a client to connect to NetworkManager - the service that manages network connections on Linux.
network_info_plus
👍 785 ⬇️ 216.3K
Dart 3 compatibleMaintenance Status: Good
Flutter plugin for discovering information (e.g. WiFi details) of the network.
wifi_iot
👍 293 ⬇️ 832
Dart 3 compatibleMaintenance Status: Average
Flutter plugin which can handle WiFi connections and hotspot (AP, STA)
flutter_nearby_connections
👍 282 ⬇️ 248
Dart 3 compatibleMaintenance Status: Poor
Flutter plugin supports peer-to-peer connectivity and discovers nearby devices for Android and IOS
internet_file
👍 127 ⬇️ 68K
Dart 3 compatibleMaintenance Status: Good
A internet file getter (also optional downloader) that works in all platforms
bonsoir
👍 151 ⬇️ 37.7K
Dart 3 compatibleMaintenance Status: Good
A Zeroconf library that allows you to discover network services and to broadcast your own. Based on Apple Bonjour and Android NSD.
dartssh2
👍 142 ⬇️ 16.7K
Dart 3 compatibleMaintenance Status: Good
SSH and SFTP client written in pure Dart, aiming to be feature-rich as well as easy to use.
ftpconnect
👍 139 ⬇️ 3.9K
Dart 3 compatibleMaintenance Status: Good
Simple and robust dart FTP Connect Library to interact with FTP Servers.
flutter_vpn
👍 111 ⬇️ 193
Dart 3 compatibleMaintenance Status: Average
Plugin for developers to access VPN service in their flutter app.
nsd
👍 73 ⬇️ 42.8K
Dart 3 compatibleMaintenance Status: Good
A Flutter plugin for network service discovery and registration (aka NSD / DNS-SD / Bonjour / mDNS).
al_downloader
👍 104 ⬇️ 408
Dart 3 compatibleMaintenance Status: Poor
A URL-based flutter downloader that supports to download any type of file and automatically manages a lot of things.
flutter_v2ray
👍 98 ⬇️ 1.3K
Dart 3 compatibleMaintenance Status: Average
A plugin that allow you to making v2ray connection (VPN Mode & Proxy Only)
wifi_scan
👍 90 ⬇️ 1.5K
Dart 3 compatibleMaintenance Status: Average
Flutter plugin to scan for nearby visible WiFi access points.
udp
👍 76 ⬇️ 12.9K
Dart 3 compatibleMaintenance Status: Poor
Lightweight, efficient, and easy-to-use UDP library for Dart. Supports Unicast, Broadcast, Multicast and Loopback communications.
vpn_connection_detector
👍 36 ⬇️ 6.7K
Dart 3 compatibleMaintenance Status: Good
VPN connection detection for Flutter with native iOS & Android support. Includes real-time status stream & one-time checks.
plugin_wifi_connect
👍 40 ⬇️ 1.6K
Dart 3 compatibleMaintenance Status: Good
A low dependency flutter plugin to allow simple connection to wifi devices with the provided ssid or ssid prefix
speed_test_dart
👍 41 ⬇️ 22
Dart 3 compatibleMaintenance Status: Poor
Internet speed tester (ping, upload, download) using speedtest.net
flutter_p2p_connection
👍 39 ⬇️ 375
Dart 3 compatibleMaintenance Status: Good
A WiFi Direct Plugin for Flutter.
ssh2
👍 32 ⬇️ 67
Dart 3 compatibleMaintenance Status: Poor
SSH and SFTP client for Flutter. Wraps iOS library NMSSH and Android library JSch.
public_ip_address
👍 25 ⬇️ 6.4K
Dart 3 compatibleMaintenance Status: Average
This package allows you to get your public IP Address and many others info about it.
wifi_hunter
👍 27 ⬇️ 14
Dart 3 compatibleMaintenance Status: Poor
A flutter package to hunt down info from all WiFi APs around you.
wifi_connector
👍 23 ⬇️ 28
Dart 3 compatibleMaintenance Status: Poor
Flutter plug-in for connecting to wifi.
data_usage
👍 22 ⬇️ 41
Dart 3 compatibleMaintenance Status: Poor
A Flutter plugin to fetch data usage on mobile devices
wifi_flutter
👍 15 ⬇️ 23
Dart 3 compatibleMaintenance Status: Poor
A plugin to retrieve the nearby wifi networks for android phones only. Simple and low dependencies.
wiflutter
👍 11 ⬇️ 18
Dart 3 compatibleMaintenance Status: Poor
Control Wi-Fi in Flutter like a boss. Take the reins of connectivity for Android and iOS with swagger – connect, disconnect, and snag SSIDs effortlessly. Your Wi-Fi, your rules – boss mode activated!
flutter_v2ray_client
👍 9 ⬇️ 508
Dart 3 compatibleMaintenance Status: Good
Flutter client plugin for Xray/V2Ray on Android (VPN mode & proxy-only) with modernized API and docs.
slow_net_simulator
👍 7 ⬇️ 29
Dart 3 compatibleMaintenance Status: Average
A Flutter package to simulate different network conditions for testing purposes.
ping_discover_network
👍 70 ⬇️ 23
Maintenance Status: Poor
Library that allows to ping IP subnet and discover network devices. Could be used to find printers and other devices and services in a local network.
flutter_p2p
👍 62 ⬇️ 33
Maintenance Status: Poor
A WiFi Direct Plugin for Flutter. This Plugin uses the native WiFi P2P API of Android.
flutter_openvpn
👍 45 ⬇️ 25
Maintenance Status: Poor
Flutter OpenVPN uses OpenVpn Protocol to connect with ovpn file configurations.
ssh
👍 42 ⬇️ 34
Maintenance Status: Poor
SSH and SFTP client for Flutter. Wraps iOS library NMSSH and Android library JSch.
wifi_info_plugin
👍 37 ⬇️ 39
Maintenance Status: Poor
Wifi info wrapper android plugin,serves as a bridge from flutter currently to android native code to retrieve Network info.
get_mac
👍 25 ⬇️ 30
Maintenance Status: Poor
A new Flutter plugin to get MAC Address of Android and iOS Device
mdns_plugin
👍 8 ⬇️ 56
Maintenance Status: Poor
mDNS Service discovery plugin for iOS & Android which generates events based on discovery of services on the local network.