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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 35% more daily downloads (318,116 vs 235,970 per day).
🇺🇸 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 | 235,970 | 318,116 |
| Rank in File Management | #2 | #1 |
| GitHub stars | 105 | 105 |
| Likes | 295 | 245 |
| Pub points | 150 / 160 | 150 / 160 |
| Issue response (median) | 1 days | 1 days |
| Contributors | 99 | 99 |
| Last commit | 1 month ago | 1 month ago |
| CI | Yes | Yes |
| License | BSD-3-Clause | BSD-3-Clause |
| First published | 11 years ago | 12 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.