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file_picker

Published by 🇵🇹miguelruivo.com · v12.1.1 · released 17 days ago · MIT License

First published 8 years ago.

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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#6 in File Management #149 overall androidioswindowslinuxmacosweb
Downloads / day
126,573
as of 2026-09-12
GitHub stars
1,559
★ refreshed weekly
Likes
4,936
on pub.dev
Pub points
120 / 160
2026-08-13 2026-09-12

Repository health

Last commit
16 days ago
Issue response
Maintainer replies within ~2 days (median over 37 closed issues)
Commit activity
Open issues
11
Open PRs
3
Contributors
99 (top contributor 54%)
CI
GitHub Actions
License (repo)

Last refreshed 16 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_picker

749 commits in the past year
Accelerating +897% vs 9 months ago
125 63 0 52w ago36w ago18w agothis week
Weekly average
14 commits
Busiest week
124 commits, 3 weeks ago
Active weeks
34 of 52 (65%)
Longest quiet stretch
3 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_picker compares in File Management

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#4
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#5
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