file_picker_fork

Description:

file picker fork

File Picker #
A package that allows you to use the native file explorer to pick single or multiple files, with extensions filtering support.
Currently supported features #

Uses OS default native pickers
Supports multiple platforms (Mobile, Web, Desktop and Flutter GO)
Pick files using custom format filtering — you can provide a list of file extensions (pdf, svg, zip, etc.)
Pick files from cloud files (GDrive, Dropbox, iCloud)
Single or multiple file picks
Different default type filtering (media, image, video, audio or any)
Picking directories
Load file data immediately into memory (Uint8List) if needed;
Open a save-file / save-as dialog (a dialog that lets the user specify the drive, directory, and name of a file to save)

If you have any feature that you want to see in this package, please feel free to issue a suggestion. 🎉
Compatibility Chart #



API
Android
iOS
Linux
macOS
Windows
Web




clearTemporaryFiles()
✅
✅
❌
❌
❌
❌


getDirectoryPath()
✅
✅
✅
✅
✅
❌


pickFiles()
✅
✅
✅
✅
✅
✅


saveFile()
❌
❌
✅
✅
✅
❌



See the API section of the File Picker Wiki or the official API reference on pub.dev for further details.
Documentation #
See the File Picker Wiki for every detail on about how to install, setup and use it.
File Picker Wiki #

Installation
Setup

Android
iOS
Web
Desktop (go-flutter)


API

Filters
Parameters
Methods


FAQ
Troubleshooting

Usage #
Quick simple usage example:
Single file
FilePickerResult? result = await FilePicker.platform.pickFiles();

if (result != null) {
File file = File(result.files.single.path);
} else {
// User canceled the picker
}
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Multiple files
FilePickerResult? result = await FilePicker.platform.pickFiles(allowMultiple: true);

if (result != null) {
List<File> files = result.paths.map((path) => File(path)).toList();
} else {
// User canceled the picker
}
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Multiple files with extension filter
FilePickerResult? result = await FilePicker.platform.pickFiles(
type: FileType.custom,
allowedExtensions: ['jpg', 'pdf', 'doc'],
);
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Pick a directory
String? selectedDirectory = await FilePicker.platform.getDirectoryPath();

if (selectedDirectory == null) {
// User canceled the picker
}
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Save-file / save-as dialog
String? outputFile = await FilePicker.platform.saveFile(
dialogTitle: 'Please select an output file:',
fileName: 'output-file.pdf',
);

if (outputFile == null) {
// User canceled the picker
}
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Load result and file details #
FilePickerResult? result = await FilePicker.platform.pickFiles();

if (result != null) {
PlatformFile file = result.files.first;

print(file.name);
print(file.bytes);
print(file.size);
print(file.extension);
print(file.path);
} else {
// User canceled the picker
}
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Pick and upload a file to Firebase Storage with Flutter Web
FilePickerResult? result = await FilePicker.platform.pickFiles();

if (result != null) {
Uint8List fileBytes = result.files.first.bytes;
String fileName = result.files.first.name;

// Upload file
await FirebaseStorage.instance.ref('uploads/$fileName').putData(fileBytes);
}
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For full usage details refer to the Wiki above.
Example App #
Android

iOS

MacOS

Linux

Windows

Getting Started #
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