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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 3.4x the daily downloads of file_picker (390,999 vs 113,595 per day). file_picker answers issues faster, a median first reply of 0 vs 4 days.
🇵🇹 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.
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 | 113,595 | 390,999 |
| Rank in File Management | #6 | #1 |
| GitHub stars | 1,555 | 113 |
| Likes | 4,930 | 247 |
| Pub points | 140 / 160 | 150 / 160 |
| Issue response (median) | 0 days | 4 days |
| Contributors | 96 | 99 |
| Last commit | 22 days ago | 15 days ago |
| CI | Yes | Yes |
| License | MIT | BSD-3-Clause |
| First published | 7 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.