path_provider

Description:

path provider

path_provider #


A Flutter plugin for finding commonly used locations on the filesystem.
Supports Android, iOS, Linux, macOS and Windows.
Not all methods are supported on all platforms.




Android
iOS
Linux
macOS
Windows




Support
SDK 16+
12.0+
Any
10.14+
Windows 10+



Example #

final Directory tempDir = await getTemporaryDirectory();

final Directory appDocumentsDir = await getApplicationDocumentsDirectory();

final Directory? downloadsDir = await getDownloadsDirectory();
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Supported platforms and paths #
Directories support by platform:



Directory
Android
iOS
Linux
macOS
Windows




Temporary
✔️
✔️
✔️
✔️
✔️


Application Support
✔️
✔️
✔️
✔️
✔️


Application Library
❌️
✔️
❌️
✔️
❌️


Application Documents
✔️
✔️
✔️
✔️
✔️


Application Cache
✔️
✔️
✔️
✔️
✔️


External Storage
✔️
❌
❌
❌️
❌️


External Cache Directories
✔️
❌
❌
❌️
❌️


External Storage Directories
✔️
❌
❌
❌️
❌️


Downloads
✔️
✔️
✔️
✔️
✔️



Testing #
path_provider now uses a PlatformInterface, meaning that not all platforms share a single PlatformChannel-based implementation.
With that change, tests should be updated to mock PathProviderPlatform rather than PlatformChannel.
See this path_provider test for an example.