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Flutter-powered AI app builder A head-to-head of two File Management packages on pub.dev, by daily downloads, GitHub activity, and maintenance.
file leads on usage with about 3.1x the daily downloads of file_selector_linux (235,970 vs 75,364 per day). file_selector_linux has the larger GitHub following (5,197 vs 105 stars).
🇺🇸 tools.dart.dev · v7.0.1
A pluggable, mockable file system abstraction for Dart. Supports local file system access, as well as in-memory file systems, record-replay file systems, and chroot file systems.
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🇺🇸 flutter.dev · v0.9.4
Liunx implementation of the file_selector plugin.
| Metric | file | file_selector_linux |
|---|---|---|
| Downloads / day | 235,970 | 75,364 |
| Rank in File Management | #2 | #7 |
| GitHub stars | 105 | 5,197 |
| Likes | 295 | 9 |
| Pub points | 150 / 160 | 150 / 160 |
| Issue response (median) | 1 days | — |
| Contributors | 99 | 98 |
| Last commit | 1 month ago | 1 month ago |
| CI | Yes | Yes |
| License | BSD-3-Clause | BSD-3-Clause |
| First published | 11 years ago | 5 years ago |
| Platforms | android, ios, windows, linux, macos | linux |
Highlighted cell wins each comparable metric. For rank, issue response, and last commit, lower is better.