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workmanager

Published by 🇺🇸fluttercommunity.dev · v0.10.7 · released 19 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 (4 packages) #6 in Background Tasks #921 overall androidiosmacosweb
Downloads / day
3,922
as of 2026-08-23
GitHub stars
1,021
★ refreshed weekly
Likes
2,413
on pub.dev
Pub points
140 / 160
2026-07-24 2026-08-23

Repository health

Shared with 3 sibling packages in this repo.

Last commit
18 days ago
Issue response
First reply typically takes ~4 weeks (median over 18 closed issues)
Commit activity
Open issues
3
Open PRs
5
Contributors
34 (top contributor 50%)
CI
GitHub Actions
Sibling packages: workmanager_android, workmanager_platform_interface, workmanager_apple

Last refreshed 12 days ago.

Commit activity, past 52 weeks

workmanager

72 commits in the past year
Accelerating +3400% vs 9 months ago
50 25 0 52w ago36w ago18w agothis week
Weekly average
1 commits
Busiest week
47 commits, 1 week 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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