flutter-reducing-app-size — Skills

What it does

Core Concepts

Workflow: Generating Size Analysis Files

Workflow: Analyzing Size Data in DevTools

Workflow: Estimating iOS Download Size

Workflow: Implementing Size Reduction Strategies

Debug vs. Release: Never use debug builds to measure app size. Debug builds include VM overhead and lack Ahead-Of-Time (AOT) compilation and tree-shaking.

AOT Tree-Shaking: The Dart AOT compiler automatically removes unused or unreachable code in profile and release modes.

Measure and optimize Flutter app bundle size across platforms with analysis tools and reduction strategies.

Source

Repository: https://github.com/flutter/skills

flutter-reducing-app-size FAQ

What does the flutter-reducing-app-size skill do?

Measures and optimizes the size of Flutter application bundles for deployment. Use when minimizing download size or meeting app store package constraints. Core Concepts Workflow: Generating Size Analysis Files

How do I install flutter-reducing-app-size?

Run: npx -y skills add https://github.com/flutter/skills --skill flutter-reducing-app-size --agent claude-code — the source lives at github.com/flutter/skills.

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