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flutter_background

Published by 🇩🇪julianassmann.de · v1.3.1 · released 3 months ago · MIT License

First published 5 years ago.

Run apps in the background using foreground services on Android. Ideal for applications that require continuous operation, such as background data synchronization or messaging.

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#17 in Background Tasks #2015 overall android
Downloads / day
589
as of 2026-07-06
GitHub stars
95
★ refreshed weekly
Likes
343
on pub.dev
Pub points
160 / 160
perfect score
2026-06-06 2026-07-06

Repository health

Last commit
3 months ago
Commit activity
Open issues
27
Open PRs
3
Contributors
12 (top contributor 74%)
CI
None detected
License (repo)

Last refreshed 9 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

flutter_background

2 commits in the past year
Stable
5 3 0 52w ago36w ago18w agothis week
Weekly average
0.0 commits
Busiest week
2 commits, 15 weeks ago
Active weeks
1 of 52 (2%)
Longest quiet stretch
36 weeks with no commits

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

How flutter_background compares in Background Tasks

Top of the Background Tasks leaderboard, with flutter_background highlighted.

Rank Package Downloads / day Stars Likes
#1
isolate_channel
🇺🇸 iodesignteam.com
22.5K ★ 7 32
#2
background_downloader
🇺🇸 bbflight.com
4.1K ★ 233 488
#3
flutter_foreground_task
🇰🇷 pravera.me
4.1K ★ 184 576
#4
flutter_fgbg
 4K ★ 92 182
#17
flutter_background
julianassmann.de
589 ★ 95 343