# Dart Frog

Minimalistic backend framework for Dart that builds routes and middleware on shelf and compiles production builds to a Docker image.


Source: https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/dart-frog/
Last reviewed: 2026-10-26
Listed since: 2026-10-26

## Record

### Links

- home: https://dart-frog.dev
- repository: https://github.com/dart-frog-dev/dart_frog
- docs: https://dart-frog.dev/getting-started/
- discord: https://dart-frog.dev/discord

### Identity

- status: active
- maintainer: Very Good Ventures
- maintainerType: unknown
- parent: unknown
- firstRelease: 2022
- hqCountry: unknown

### Kind

- category: framework, backend
- hosting: dart
- language: dart
- runtime: dart
- runtimeMin: dart 3.0
- basedOn: shelf

### Content

- contentStore: unknown
- databases: unknown
- adminUi: unknown
- headlessApi: unknown
- templating: unknown
- i18n: unknown

### Rendering and deploy

- runsAs: unknown
- renderingModes: unknown
- installMethod: dart pub global activate

### License

- licenseModel: open-source
- license: MIT

### Releases

- currentMajor: 1
- latestReleaseDate: 2025-11-03

### Adoption

- githubStargazers: 2273
- packagistDownloads: not applicable
- npmWeeklyDownloads: not applicable
- contributors: 44
- pluginCount: unknown
- packagistMonthlyDownloads: unknown
- ecosystemsMonthlyDownloads: unknown
- httpArchiveSites: unknown
- wordpressActiveInstalls: unknown
- dependentRepos: unknown
- dependentPackages: unknown

### Sources

- urls: https://dart-frog.dev/ (read 2026-10-26)
- urls: https://api.github.com/repos/dart-frog-dev/dart_frog (read 2026-10-26)
- urls: https://dart-frog.dev/getting-started/ (read 2026-10-26)
- maintainer: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dart-frog-dev/dart_frog/main/LICENSE (read 2026-10-26)
- language: https://api.github.com/repos/dart-frog-dev/dart_frog (read 2026-10-26)
- runtime: https://dart-frog.dev/getting-started/ (read 2026-10-26)
- runtimeMin: https://dart-frog.dev/getting-started/ (read 2026-10-26)
- category: https://github.com/dart-frog-dev/dart_frog/blob/main/README.md (read 2026-10-26)
- basedOn: https://github.com/dart-frog-dev/dart_frog/blob/main/README.md (read 2026-10-26)
- installMethod: https://github.com/dart-frog-dev/dart_frog/blob/main/README.md (read 2026-10-26)
- license: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dart-frog-dev/dart_frog/main/LICENSE (read 2026-10-26)
- firstRelease: https://pub.dev/api/packages/dart_frog (read 2026-10-26)
- currentMajor: https://api.github.com/repos/dart-frog-dev/dart_frog/releases (read 2026-10-26)
- latestReleaseDate: https://pub.dev/api/packages/dart_frog (read 2026-10-26)
- githubStargazers: https://api.github.com/repos/dart-frog-dev/dart_frog (read 2026-10-26)
- contributors: https://api.github.com/repos/dart-frog-dev/dart_frog/contributors (read 2026-10-26)

## Notes

Dart Frog is a backend framework for Dart, built on top of shelf and mason. The dart_frog command-line tool, installed from pub.dev, creates a project, runs a development server and makes production builds. The [getting started guide](https://dart-frog.dev/getting-started/) describes the commands.

A production build includes a Dockerfile, so the app can be deployed wherever a container runs. The framework is maintained by Very Good Ventures, the name its LICENSE file carries.

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