flutter-deck-plugins

name	flutter-deck-plugins
description	Create, register, or extend flutter_deck plugins by subclassing FlutterDeckPlugin to add presenter-menu controls, share state across slides, hook into presentation lifecycle events, or subscribe to the FlutterDeck instance's controls/drawer/marker/theme/localization notifiers. Use this skill when building autoplay toggles, custom laser pointers, clear-screen tools, PDF/PPTX exporters, global InheritedWidget/Provider wrappers, looking up another plugin via maybeGetPlugin, or wiring built-in plugins like FlutterDeckAutoplayPlugin, FlutterDeckPdfExportPlugin, FlutterDeckPptxExportPlugin, or FlutterDeckWebClient — even when the user only says "add a custom toolbar button" or "share state between slides" without mentioning the word "plugin".
compatibility	Requires a Flutter project with the flutter_deck package added as a dependency.

Creating and Using Plugins in Flutter Deck

Overview

Plugins in flutter_deck provide an elegant way to globally inject side-effects, state management, or custom overlay UI components into a presentation. By extending FlutterDeckPlugin, you can hook into the presentation lifecycle. Plugins typically perform operations such as wrapping the entire slide deck inside an InheritedWidget / Provider so that all slides can access the state, handling setup and teardown logic, or extending the presenter's control menu with custom interactive buttons.

Plugins are designed to be reusable components that can be shared across multiple slide decks (e.g., by publishing to pub.dev).

When to Use This Skill

• When you want to add custom control actions or tools available in the presenter's menu (e.g., an Autoplay toggle, a custom laser pointer, a "Clear Screen" tool).