Command-line and server apps

This page points to tools and documentation that can help you develop command-line and server apps.

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DartPad

Handy for both beginners and experts, DartPad lets you try out language features and dart:* APIs.

Dart SDK

Install the Dart SDK to get the core Dart libraries and tools.

Server-side frameworks written in Dart include:

Serverpod

A scalable app server that supports code generation, authentication, real-time communication, databases, and caching.

Dart Frog

A fast, minimalistic backend framework for Dart.

More tools

The Tools page links to generally useful tools, such as Dart plugins for your favorite IDE or editor.

For additional options, see #server packages on pub.dev.

You might find the following tutorials helpful.

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Learn how to use the Dart SDK to develop command-line and server apps.

gRPC Quickstart

Walks you through running and modifying a client-server example that uses the gRPC framework.

Write command-line apps

Introduces dart:io and the args package.

Write HTTP servers

Features the shelf package.

Dart API

API reference for dart:* libraries.

dart:io documentation

Shows how to use the major features of the dart:io library. You can use the dart:io library in command-line scripts, servers, and non-web Flutter apps.