The
Flutter-powered AI app builder background_downloader
Published by 🇺🇸bbflight.com · v9.5.8 · released 1 month ago · BSD-3-CLAUSE License
First published 3 years ago.
A multi-platform background file downloader and uploader. Define the task, enqueue and monitor progress
#4 in Background Tasks #726 overall androidioswindowslinuxmacos
Downloads / day
7,199
as of 2026-09-12
GitHub stars
236
★ refreshed weekly
Likes
500
on pub.dev
Pub points
160 / 160
perfect score
2026-08-13 2026-09-12
Repository health
- Last commit
- 29 days ago
- Issue response
- Maintainer replies within ~2 days (median over 30 closed issues)
- Commit activity
- Open issues
- 3
- Open PRs
- 4
- Contributors
- 24 (top contributor 95%)
- CI
- GitHub Actions
- License (repo)
Last refreshed 19 days ago.
How background_downloader compares in Background Tasks
Top of the Background Tasks leaderboard, with background_downloader highlighted.
| Rank | Package | Downloads / day | Stars | Likes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 🇺🇸 iodesignteam.com | 27.1K | ★ 7 | 32 |
| #2 | 🇸🇪 serverpod.dev | 10K | ★ 3.3K | 8 |
| #3 | 🇺🇸 fluttercommunity.dev | 7.6K | ★ 1K | 2.4K |
| #4 | 🇺🇸 bbflight.com | 7.2K | ★ 236 | 500 |
| #5 | 🇰🇷 pravera.me | 6.5K | ★ 185 | 581 |
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