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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 leads on usage with about 3.0x the daily downloads of file_picker (464,183 vs 152,873 per day). file_picker answers issues faster, a median first reply of 1 vs 4 days.
🇪🇸 victorcarreras.dev · v13.1.0
A package that allows you to use a native file explorer to pick single or multiple absolute file paths, with extension filtering support.
Replies within ~2 days
🇺🇸 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.
Replies within ~1 week
| Metric | file_picker | watcher |
|---|---|---|
| Downloads / day | 152,873 | 464,183 |
| Rank in File Management | #6 | #1 |
| GitHub stars | 1,572 | 116 |
| Likes | 4,953 | 247 |
| Pub points | 160 / 160 | 150 / 160 |
| Issue response (median) | 1 days | 4 days |
| Contributors | 99 | 99 |
| Last commit | 3 days ago | 24 days ago |
| CI | Yes | Yes |
| License | MIT | BSD-3-Clause |
| First published | 8 years ago | 13 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.