A sliver is a portion of a scrollable area that you can define to behave in a special way. You can use slivers to achieve custom scrolling effects, such as elastic scrolling.

For a free, instructor-led video workshop that uses DartPad, check out the following video about using slivers.

Watch on YouTube in a new tab: "Building scrolling experiences in Flutter"

For more information on implementing fancy scrolling effects in Flutter, see the following resources:

Slivers, Demystified

A free article on Medium that explains how to implement custom scrolling using the sliver classes.

SliverAppBar

A one-minute Widget-of-the-week video that gives an overview of theSliverAppBar widget.

Watch on YouTube in a new tab: "SliverAppBar | Flutter widget of the week"

SliverList and SliverGrid

A one-minute Widget-of-the-week video that gives an overview of theSliverList andSliverGrid widgets.

Watch on YouTube in a new tab: "SliverList & SliverGrid | Flutter widget of the week"

Slivers explained - Making dynamic layouts

A 50-minute episode ofThe Boring Show where Ian Hickson, Flutter's Tech Lead, and Filip Hracek discuss the power of slivers.

Watch on YouTube in a new tab: "Slivers explained - Making dynamic layouts"

To learn more about the available sliver APIs, check out these related API docs:

• CustomScrollView
• SliverAppBar
• SliverGrid
• SliverList