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file_magic_number

Published by 🇪🇸victorcarreras.dev · v2.1.0 · released 3 months ago · MIT License

First published 1 year ago.

A Flutter package to detect file types based on their magic number instead of MIME types. Supports Flutter on mobile, desktop, and web without native code.

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#59 in File Management #3211 overall androidioswindowslinuxmacosweb
Downloads / day
256
as of 2026-10-19
GitHub stars
6
★ refreshed weekly
Likes
28
on pub.dev
Pub points
160 / 160
perfect score
2026-09-19 2026-10-19

Repository health

Last commit
1 month ago
Commit activity
Open issues
0
Open PRs
3
Contributors
2 (top contributor 96%)
CI
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License (repo)

Last refreshed 3 days ago.

License explained · MIT

MIT License

Use freely, even commercially. Just keep the copyright notice.

A short and simple permissive license with conditions only requiring preservation of copyright and license notices. Licensed works, modifications, and larger works may be distributed under different terms and without source code.

You can

  • Commercial use
  • Distribution
  • Modification
  • Private use

You must

  • Include the license and copyright notice

The license does not

  • No liability
  • No warranty

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Commit activity, past 52 weeks

file_magic_number

34 commits in the past year
Slowing -43% vs 9 months ago
15 8 0 52w ago36w ago18w agothis week
Weekly average
0.7 commits
Busiest week
12 commits, 15 weeks ago
Active weeks
15 of 52 (29%)
Longest quiet stretch
9 weeks with no commits

Weekly commits to the default branch on GitHub. Source: GET /stats/participation. Refreshed weekly. Excludes commits to other branches.

How file_magic_number compares in File Management

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#59
file_magic_number
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256 ★ 6 28