Add Custom Marker Images to your Google Maps in Flutter

In this quick tutorial I demonstrate how to apply custom markers to your own Google Maps in Flutter.

If you’re like me, you want to have some level of customization when it comes to creating your own Flutter apps — and specially using common components such as Google Maps. In this particular case, I want to change the default pin that comes with Google Maps for something more custom, such as the image below:

I made this image a transparent PNG, 106x106 pixels (you can make it any size you want but it is always good to optimize it for performance, i.e. if you’re adding lots of pins on your map, performing frequent updates to locations, removing / adding pins dynamically, etc.). I felt this size was decent enough so that when displayed on the map it looked crisp enough.

My map page is defined as a StatefulWidget:

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