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file_picker

Published by 🇵🇹miguelruivo.com · v11.0.3 · released 23 days ago · MIT License

First published 7 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 #152 overall androidioswindowslinuxmacosweb
Downloads / day
113,595
as of 2026-08-23
GitHub stars
1,555
★ refreshed weekly
Likes
4,930
on pub.dev
Pub points
140 / 160
2026-07-24 2026-08-23

Repository health

Last commit
22 days ago
Issue response
Maintainer replies within ~2 days (median over 36 closed issues)
Commit activity
Open issues
32
Open PRs
5
Contributors
96 (top contributor 49%)
CI
GitHub Actions
License (repo)

Last refreshed 20 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

651 commits in the past year
Accelerating +292% vs 9 months ago
110 55 0 52w ago36w ago18w agothis week
Weekly average
13 commits
Busiest week
110 commits, this week
Active weeks
37 of 52 (71%)
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

Top of the File Management leaderboard, with file_picker highlighted.

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#1
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391K ★ 113 247
#2
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316.4K ★ 112 298
#3
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🇺🇸 flutter.dev
250.7K ★ 5.3K 22
#4
path_provider_foundation
🇺🇸 flutter.dev
236.2K ★ 5.3K 9
#5
path_provider
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236.1K ★ 5.3K 5.6K

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