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workmanager

Published by 🇺🇸fluttercommunity.dev · v0.10.9 · released 25 days ago · MIT License

First published 7 years ago.

Flutter Workmanager. This plugin allows you to schedule background work on Android and iOS.

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Part of fluttercommunity/flutter_workmanager (5 packages) #3 in Background Tasks #687 overall androidiosmacosweb
Downloads / day
8,165
as of 2026-09-14
GitHub stars
1,025
★ refreshed weekly
Likes
2,416
on pub.dev
Pub points
140 / 160
2026-08-15 2026-09-14

Repository health

Shared with 4 sibling packages in this repo.

Last commit
24 days ago
Issue response
First reply typically takes ~4 weeks (median over 16 closed issues)
Commit activity
Open issues
2
Open PRs
6
Contributors
34 (top contributor 51%)
CI
GitHub Actions
Sibling packages: workmanager_android, workmanager_platform_interface, workmanager_apple, workmanager_web

Last refreshed 10 days ago.

Commit activity, past 52 weeks

workmanager

74 commits in the past year
Stable
70 35 0 52w ago36w ago18w agothis week
Weekly average
1 commits
Busiest week
70 commits, 4 weeks ago
Active weeks
3 of 52 (6%)
Longest quiet stretch
47 weeks with no commits

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

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8.2K ★ 1K 2.4K
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