Building a carousel in Flutter is an easy and straightforward process. Whether you&#x27;re a beginner or an advanced Flutter developer, you can quickly learn how to use the carousel_slider package to create a beautiful carousel in your app. In this article, we&#x27;ll walk you through the prerequisites, installation, and construction of a carousel in Flutter. We&#x27;ll also cover how to customize its appearance and handle carousel events. 

![flutter carousel](https:&#x2F;&#x2F;devbrite.io&#x2F;media&#x2F;cover19.jpg)
## Prerequisites

To build a carousel in Flutter, you&#x27;ll need to have the following:

- Basic knowledge of the [Dart programming language](https:&#x2F;&#x2F;dart.dev&#x2F;guides&#x2F;language&#x2F;language-tour).
- The [Flutter SDK](https:&#x2F;&#x2F;flutter.dev&#x2F;docs&#x2F;get-started&#x2F;install) installed on your machine.

## Creating a Flutter Project

The first step in creating a carousel in Flutter is to create a new Flutter project. To do this, open the terminal and enter the following command:

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flutter create &lt;project name&gt;
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Replace &#96;&lt;project name&gt;&#96; with the name of the project. This will create a new Flutter project with the given name.

## Installing carousel_slider into Your Project

Once you have created the project, the next step is to install the carousel_slider package into your project. To do this, open the pubspec.yaml file and add the following line under dependencies:

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carousel_slider: ^1.4.1
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Save the file and run the following command in the terminal:

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flutter pub get
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This will install the carousel_slider package into your project.

## How to Build a Carousel in Flutter

Now that you have installed the carousel_slider package, you can start building the carousel. To do this, open the main.dart file and import the carousel_slider package:

&#96;&#96;&#96;dart
import &#x27;package:carousel_slider&#x2F;carousel_slider.dart&#x27;;
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Next, create a list of images that you want to display in the carousel:

&#96;&#96;&#96;dart
List&lt;String&gt; imageList = [
  &#x27;https:&#x2F;&#x2F;images.unsplash.com&#x2F;photo-1520342868574-5fa3804e551c?ixlib=rb-0.3.5&amp;ixid=eyJhcHBfaWQiOjEyMDd9&amp;s=6ff92caffcdd63681a35134a6770ed3b&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=1951&amp;q=80&#x27;,
  &#x27;https:&#x2F;&#x2F;images.unsplash.com&#x2F;photo-1522205408450-add114ad53fe?ixlib=rb-0.3.5&amp;ixid=eyJhcHBfaWQiOjEyMDd9&amp;s=368f45b0888aeb0b7b08e3a1084d3ede&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=1950&amp;q=80&#x27;,
  &#x27;https:&#x2F;&#x2F;images.unsplash.com&#x2F;photo-1519125323398-675f0ddb6308?ixlib=rb-0.3.5&amp;ixid=eyJhcHBfaWQiOjEyMDd9&amp;s=94a1e718d89ca60a6337a6008341ca50&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=1950&amp;q=80&#x27;,
  &#x27;https:&#x2F;&#x2F;images.unsplash.com&#x2F;photo-1523205771623-e0faa4d2813d?ixlib=rb-0.3.5&amp;ixid=eyJhcHBfaWQiOjEyMDd9&amp;s=89719a0d55dd05e2deae4120227e6efc&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=1953&amp;q=80&#x27;,
  &#x27;https:&#x2F;&#x2F;images.unsplash.com&#x2F;photo-1508704019882-f9cf40e475b4?ixlib=rb-0.3.5&amp;ixid=eyJhcHBfaWQiOjEyMDd9&amp;s=8c6e5e3aba713b17aa1fe71ab4f0ae5b&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=1352&amp;q=80&#x27;,
  &#x27;https:&#x2F;&#x2F;images.unsplash.com&#x2F;photo-1519985176271-adb1088fa94c?ixlib=rb-0.3.5&amp;ixid=eyJhcHBfaWQiOjEyMDd9&amp;s=a0c8d632e977f94e5d312d9893258f59&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=1355&amp;q=80&#x27;
];
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Now, you can create the carousel widget in the build() method:

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CarouselSlider(
  items: imageList.map((item) =&gt; Container(
    child: ClipRRect(
      borderRadius: BorderRadius.all(Radius.circular(5.0)),
      child: Image.network(item, fit: BoxFit.cover),
    ),
  )).toList(),
  autoPlay: true,
  aspectRatio: 2.0,
  viewportFraction: 0.8,
)
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The above code will create a carousel that displays the images in the &#96;imageList&#96; array. The carousel will automatically play the images in an infinite loop. 

## Customizing the Carousel&#x27;s Appearance

The carousel_slider package provides several options to customize the carousel&#x27;s appearance. For example, you can change the aspect ratio, viewport fraction, and more. 

For example, you can set the aspect ratio to &#96;2.0&#96; and the viewport fraction to &#96;0.8&#96;, as shown in the example above. You can also set the autoPlay option to &#96;true&#96; or &#96;false&#96; to enable or disable the auto-play feature. 

In addition, you can also add additional options, such as the &#96;onPageChanged&#96; option, which is used to handle the carousel events.

## Handling Carousel Events

The carousel_slider package also provides a way to handle carousel events. The &#96;onPageChanged&#96; option is used to handle the carousel events. This option takes a callback function as an argument. The callback function is triggered whenever the carousel page is changed. 

For example, you can use the &#96;onPageChanged&#96; option to print the current page index in the console:

&#96;&#96;&#96;dart
onPageChanged: (index) {
  print(&#x27;Current Page Index: $index&#x27;);
},
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You can also use the &#96;onPageChanged&#96; option to perform certain actions when the carousel page is changed. 

## Conclusion

In this article, we have covered how to build a carousel in Flutter using the carousel_slider package. We have also discussed how to customize the carousel&#x27;s appearance and handle carousel events. With a few lines of code, you can easily create a beautiful carousel in your app.

How to Build a Carousel in Flutter

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