Flutter is an open-source SDK for building high-performance, cross-platform apps from a single codebase. It allows developers to build mobile apps for iOS and Android from Dart code. The document discusses what Flutter and Dart are, commonly used widgets in Flutter like MaterialApp and basic widgets, advanced widgets like Silver and gestures. It also compares React Native to Flutter and discusses non-visual features, web support, companies using Flutter and the future scope for Flutter developers.