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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.
watcher edges file on usage, roughly 15% more daily downloads (464,183 vs 403,212 per day). file has the larger GitHub following (118 vs 116 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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🇺🇸 tools.dart.dev · v1.2.1
A file system watcher. It monitors changes to contents of directories and sends notifications when files have been added, removed, or modified.
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| Metric | file | watcher |
|---|---|---|
| Downloads / day | 403,212 | 464,183 |
| Rank in File Management | #2 | #1 |
| GitHub stars | 118 | 116 |
| Likes | 299 | 247 |
| Pub points | 150 / 160 | 150 / 160 |
| Issue response (median) | 4 days | 4 days |
| Contributors | 99 | 99 |
| Last commit | 3 days ago | 24 days ago |
| CI | Yes | Yes |
| License | BSD-3-Clause | BSD-3-Clause |
| First published | 11 years ago | 13 years ago |
| Platforms | android, ios, windows, linux, macos | android, ios, windows, linux, macos |
Highlighted cell wins each comparable metric. For rank, issue response, and last commit, lower is better.