A lot of material related to FlutterFlow talks in terms of Flutter actually. Even ChatGPT while answering uses Flutter terms liberally. For a person like me with zero Flutter experience and even new to FlutterFlow, it becomes really confusing.
So I got a map made of terms in Flutter and their equivalent term/meaning in FlutterFlow with help of ChatGPT. So I am not sure if it is fully correct, but hope people will correct it where they find it wrong.
Putting it here for documentation purpose and for others to be helped. Hope this is the right place for such a thing.
Flutter ↔ FlutterFlow Terminology Map
Layout & Positioning
Flutter
FlutterFlow
Notes
Row, Column
Row / Column Widget
Same name and behavior.
Stack
Stack Widget
Same concept; z-order layering.
Positioned
Positioned Widget (in Stack)
Set via visual positioning.
Align
Align Widget / Alignment Controls
UI control for alignment.
Center
Align → Center
“Center” is just a preset alignment.
Spacer
Empty Widget + Flex / SizedBox
No named Spacer, but same result.
SizedBox
SizedBox / Size settings on Container
Explicit size or spacing.
Padding
Padding settings
Visual panel for top/left/right/bottom.
Margin (EdgeInsets)
Margin settings
In Container/Widgets UI panel.
Expanded / Flexible
Expand + Flex settings
Already clarified in our earlier discussion.
IntrinsicHeight/Width
Not directly supported
Approximate with Containers + alignment.
Constraints & Sizing
Flutter
FlutterFlow
Notes
BoxConstraints
Min/Max Width/Height settings
Set in the Size tab of widgets.
ConstrainedBox
Min/Max size settings on Containers
No explicit widget; constraints added via UI.
UnconstrainedBox
Not directly supported
Hard to emulate without code.
Scrolling
Flutter
FlutterFlow
Notes
SingleChildScrollView
Enable Scroll in Column / Container
Toggle vertical/horizontal scroll.
ListView / ListView.builder
ListView + Backend Query
Drag-and-drop repeatable lists.
CustomScrollView, SliverList
Not supported
Needs export to Flutter for advanced cases.
ScrollController
Not exposed
Implicitly managed.
Scrollbar
Scrollbars auto-show (optional toggle)
Customization limited.
Padding, Margin, EdgeInsets
Flutter
FlutterFlow
Notes
EdgeInsets.all(), .only()
Padding/Margin controls per side
UI sliders or numeric entry.
EdgeInsetsDirectional
Directional Padding (LTR/RTL)
FlutterFlow uses LTR by default; full RTL support is limited.
Directionality widget
Text Direction: LTR / RTL (Experimental)
Can be set at app or page level (limited support).
Alignment & Directionality
Flutter
FlutterFlow
Notes
Alignment
Align Dropdowns
Presets (topLeft, center, bottomRight, etc.).
AlignmentDirectional
Not exposed in UI (implicit LTR only)
LTR/RTL-specific alignment missing.
MainAxisAlignment
Main Axis Alignment controls
In Row/Column UI: Start, Center, SpaceBetween, etc.
CrossAxisAlignment
Cross Axis Alignment controls
Same UI dropdown options.
Common Widgets & Behaviors
Flutter
FlutterFlow
Notes
Container
Container Widget
Fully supported.
DecoratedBox
Container Decorations
Set gradient, shadows, border radius visually.
ClipRRect
Border Radius on Container
Rounded corners via slider.
Opacity widget
Opacity control
Slider on most widgets.
Transform.scale/rotate
Transform settings
Visual controls under "Transform".
FittedBox
Image / BoxFit control
Cover, contain, scale down, etc.
AspectRatio
Aspect Ratio setting
Found in Container settings.
GestureDetector, InkWell
Action: On Tap / Double Tap / Long Press
Defined in Actions panel.
CustomPaint, Canvas
Not supported
Custom drawing not available without code.
Missing or Partially Supported Flutter Widgets
Flutter Widget
FlutterFlow Support
Notes
CustomScrollView
None
No support for slivers.
Draggable / DragTarget
None
Drag-and-drop interactions not supported.
ReorderableListView
None
Manual sorting lists not available.
TabBarView with gestures
Limited
TabBar exists but not swipeable.
TextSpan / RichText
Rich text limited
Use multiple Text widgets manually.