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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 3.3x the daily downloads of file_picker (318,116 vs 95,989 per day). file_picker has the larger GitHub following (1,538 vs 105 stars).
🇵🇹 miguelruivo.com · v11.0.2
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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🇺🇸 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_picker | watcher |
|---|---|---|
| Downloads / day | 95,989 | 318,116 |
| Rank in File Management | #6 | #1 |
| GitHub stars | 1,538 | 105 |
| Likes | 4,902 | 245 |
| Pub points | 140 / 160 | 150 / 160 |
| Issue response (median) | 1 days | 1 days |
| Contributors | 93 | 99 |
| Last commit | 1 month ago | 1 month ago |
| CI | Yes | Yes |
| License | MIT | BSD-3-Clause |
| First published | 7 years ago | 12 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.