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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 edges path_provider_foundation on usage, roughly 34% more daily downloads (316,383 vs 236,243 per day). path_provider_foundation has the larger GitHub following (5,272 vs 112 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 · v2.6.0
iOS and macOS implementation of the path_provider plugin
| Metric | file | path_provider_foundation |
|---|---|---|
| Downloads / day | 316,383 | 236,243 |
| Rank in File Management | #2 | #4 |
| GitHub stars | 112 | 5,272 |
| Likes | 298 | 9 |
| Pub points | 150 / 160 | 160 / 160 |
| Issue response (median) | 4 days | — |
| Contributors | 99 | 98 |
| Last commit | 22 days ago | 15 days ago |
| CI | Yes | Yes |
| License | BSD-3-Clause | BSD-3-Clause |
| First published | 11 years ago | 3 years ago |
| Platforms | android, ios, windows, linux, macos | ios, macos |
Highlighted cell wins each comparable metric. For rank, issue response, and last commit, lower is better.