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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 5.3x the daily downloads of file_selector_macos (403,212 vs 76,381 per day). file_selector_macos has the larger GitHub following (5,324 vs 118 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 · v0.9.5+1
macOS implementation of the file_selector plugin.
| Metric | file | file_selector_macos |
|---|---|---|
| Downloads / day | 403,212 | 76,381 |
| Rank in File Management | #2 | #8 |
| GitHub stars | 118 | 5,324 |
| Likes | 299 | 15 |
| Pub points | 150 / 160 | 150 / 160 |
| Issue response (median) | 4 days | — |
| Contributors | 99 | 98 |
| Last commit | 3 days ago | 3 days 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 | macos |
Highlighted cell wins each comparable metric. For rank, issue response, and last commit, lower is better.