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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.
path_provider leads on usage with about 2.1x the daily downloads of file_picker (236,070 vs 113,595 per day). path_provider has the larger GitHub following (5,272 vs 1,555 stars).
🇵🇹 miguelruivo.com · v11.0.3
A package that allows you to use a native file explorer to pick single or multiple absolute file paths, with extension filtering support.
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🇺🇸 flutter.dev · v2.1.6
Flutter plugin for getting commonly used locations on host platform file systems, such as the temp and app data directories.
| Metric | file_picker | path_provider |
|---|---|---|
| Downloads / day | 113,595 | 236,070 |
| Rank in File Management | #6 | #5 |
| GitHub stars | 1,555 | 5,272 |
| Likes | 4,930 | 5,552 |
| Pub points | 140 / 160 | 160 / 160 |
| Issue response (median) | 0 days | — |
| Contributors | 96 | 98 |
| Last commit | 23 days ago | 16 days ago |
| CI | Yes | Yes |
| License | MIT | BSD-3-Clause |
| First published | 7 years ago | 9 years ago |
| Platforms | android, ios, windows, linux, macos, web | android, ios, windows, linux, macos |
Highlighted cell wins each comparable metric. For rank, issue response, and last commit, lower is better.