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Top Flutter File, Folder and Path Utilities packages

Last updated: March 18, 2026

The complete list of Dart and Flutter packages that provide File, Folder, Location & Path utilities for your Flutter app is provided below.

path_provider
👍 5.5K   ⬇️ 3.9M
Dart 3 compatible
Maintenance Status: Average

Flutter plugin for getting commonly used locations on host platform file systems, such as the temp and app data directories.

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watcher
👍 243   ⬇️ 8.5M
Dart 3 compatible
Maintenance Status: Good

A file system watcher. It monitors changes to contents of directories and sends notifications when files have been added, removed, or modified.

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path
👍 1.71K   ⬇️ 5.1M
Dart 3 compatible
Maintenance Status: Average

A string-based path manipulation library. All of the path operations you know and love, with solid support for Windows, POSIX (Linux and Mac OS X), and the web.

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file
👍 294   ⬇️ 5.5M
Dart 3 compatible
Maintenance Status: Average

A pluggable, mockable file system abstraction for Dart. Supports local file system access, as well as in-memory file systems, record-replay file systems, and chroot file systems.

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glob
👍 100   ⬇️ 5.3M
Dart 3 compatible
Maintenance Status: Average

A library to perform Bash-style file and directory globbing.

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path_provider_foundation
👍 8   ⬇️ 4.9M
Dart 3 compatible
Maintenance Status: Good

iOS and macOS implementation of the path_provider plugin

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flutter_downloader
👍 1.64K   ⬇️ 102.6K
Dart 3 compatible
Maintenance Status: Average

Powerful plugin making it easy to download files.

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open_file
👍 1.08K   ⬇️ 269.8K
Dart 3 compatible
Maintenance Status: Good

A plug-in that can call native APP to open files with string result in flutter, support iOS(UTI) / android(intent) / PC(ffi) / web(dart:html)

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open_filex
👍 423   ⬇️ 320.6K
Dart 3 compatible
Maintenance Status: Average

A plug-in that can call native APP to open files with string result in flutter, support iOS(UTI) / android(intent) / PC(ffi) / web(dart:html)

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file_saver
👍 485   ⬇️ 181.2K
Dart 3 compatible
Maintenance Status: Good

A Flutter plugin for saving files across all platforms (Android, iOS, Web, Windows, macOS, Linux). Save files from bytes, File objects, file paths, or download from URLs with a single method call. Features include MIME type support, Dio integration, and platform-specific save locations. Supports saveAs() dialog for user-selected locations on supported platforms.

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background_downloader
👍 478   ⬇️ 75.8K
Dart 3 compatible
Maintenance Status: Good

A multi-platform background file downloader and uploader. Define the task, enqueue and monitor progress

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cross_file
👍 305   ⬇️ 203.8K
Dart 3 compatible
Maintenance Status: Good

An abstraction to allow working with files across multiple platforms.

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external_path
👍 146   ⬇️ 218K
Dart 3 compatible
Maintenance Status: Average

A flutter plugin to get internal, external storage and external public directory path.

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image_downloader
👍 266   ⬇️ 561
Dart 3 compatible
Maintenance Status: Poor

Flutter plugin that downloads images on the Internet and saves them on device.

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flutter_file_downloader
👍 200   ⬇️ 12.1K
Dart 3 compatible
Maintenance Status: Good

A simple flutter plugin that downloads any file type to downloads directory

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internet_file
👍 127   ⬇️ 65.8K
Dart 3 compatible
Maintenance Status: Good

A internet file getter (also optional downloader) that works in all platforms

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file_manager
👍 149   ⬇️ 484
Dart 3 compatible
Maintenance Status: Poor

FileManager is a wonderful widget that allows you to manage files and folders, pick files and folders, and do a lot more. Designed to feel like part of the Flutter framework.

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thumbnailer
👍 104   ⬇️ 5.1K
Dart 3 compatible
Maintenance Status: Good

Plugin that is able to generate thumbnails from files with various mime types. If thumbnail generation is not support for specific mime type, then a fallback icon is returned

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al_downloader
👍 104   ⬇️ 640
Dart 3 compatible
Maintenance Status: Poor

A URL-based flutter downloader that supports to download any type of file and automatically manages a lot of things.

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download
👍 82   ⬇️ 21.2K
Dart 3 compatible
Maintenance Status: Average

Cross-Platform file downloader for Dart and Flutter projects.

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media_store_plus
👍 87   ⬇️ 12.9K
Dart 3 compatible
Maintenance Status: Average

To use Android MediaStore API in Flutter, It supports both read & write operation in every android version through flutter.

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open_file_plus
👍 96   ⬇️ 422
Dart 3 compatible
Maintenance Status: Average

A plug-in that can call native APP to open files with string result in flutter, support iOS(UTI) / android(intent) / PC(ffi) / web(dart:html)

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flutter_filereader
👍 88   ⬇️ 96
Dart 3 compatible
Maintenance Status: Poor

A local file view widget,Support a variety of file types, such as Doc Eexcl PPT TXT and so on,Android is implemented by Tencent X5,iOS is implemented by WKWebView

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flutter_download_manager
👍 74   ⬇️ 2.7K
Dart 3 compatible
Maintenance Status: Poor

Flutter Download Manager is a Cross-Platform file downloader with resumeable, parallel and batch Download support. Also be notified of download status and progress updates

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downloadsfolder
👍 49   ⬇️ 10.8K
Dart 3 compatible
Maintenance Status: Average

A Flutter plugin for retrieving the path to the downloads folder and performing operations related to file downloads on different platforms.

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document_file_save_plus
👍 55   ⬇️ 4.2K
Dart 3 compatible
Maintenance Status: Poor

Save bytes data into Download folder (Android), or show save dialog (iOS).

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open_file_safe
👍 56   ⬇️ 263
Dart 3 compatible
Maintenance Status: Poor

A plug-in that can call native APP to open files with string result in flutter, support iOS(UTI) / android(intent) / PC(ffi) / web(dart:html)

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android_path_provider
👍 48   ⬇️ 6.8K
Dart 3 compatible
Maintenance Status: Average

Flutter plugin for getting Android directories. (Downloads, Movies, Pictures...)

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flutter_media_downloader
👍 51   ⬇️ 412
Dart 3 compatible
Maintenance Status: Average

This plugin helps user to download medias for example pdf files, image files etc.

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open_file_manager
👍 38   ⬇️ 13.5K
Dart 3 compatible
Maintenance Status: Average

A flutter plugin to open default file manager app. on an Android, it opens Download/Recent folder on file manager app. on iOS, it opens app's document folder in Files app.

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downloads_path_provider_28
👍 49   ⬇️ 1.9K
Dart 3 compatible
Maintenance Status: Poor

Flutter plugin to get the download directory for Android modified for sdk version 28+. Forked from Daniel MF.

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uri_to_file
👍 44   ⬇️ 5.5K
Dart 3 compatible
Maintenance Status: Poor

A Flutter plugin for converting supported uri to file. Supports Android & iOS.

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open_document
👍 49   ⬇️ 173
Dart 3 compatible
Maintenance Status: Poor

OpenDocument generate a local folder, for file and document storage, also can open pdf, xlsx, docs, ppt and zip files. You can also locate your files by implementing MyFilesScreen you can change folder styles and colors using StyleMyFile

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better_open_file
👍 42   ⬇️ 3K
Dart 3 compatible
Maintenance Status: Poor

This is a fork from a plug-in that can call native APP to open files with string result in flutter, support iOS(UTI) / android(intent) / PC(ffi) / web(dart:html)

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universal_file_viewer
👍 39   ⬇️ 665
Dart 3 compatible
Maintenance Status: Good

A Flutter package to preview local and remote files with inline viewers and external fallback.

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brotli
👍 21   ⬇️ 18.1K
Dart 3 compatible
Maintenance Status: Poor

Pure Dart Brotli decoder.

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open_app_file
👍 29   ⬇️ 7.4K
Dart 3 compatible
Maintenance Status: Good

A plugin to open files the app has permission to access with default system-provided applications.

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file_preview
👍 35   ⬇️ 549
Dart 3 compatible
Maintenance Status: Poor

A plug-in that supports flutter preview files

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file_support
👍 34   ⬇️ 363
Dart 3 compatible
Maintenance Status: Poor

File Support is plugin very helpful for different kind of file handling operations.Its used create, update, get information about file.

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cr_file_saver
👍 34   ⬇️ 14
Dart 3 compatible
Maintenance Status: Poor

Allows to save files on Android and IOS devices and request permission if needed.

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file_system_access_api
👍 26   ⬇️ 8K
Dart 3 compatible
Maintenance Status: Poor

A Dart library to expose the File System Access Api from web platform.

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flutter_file_saver
👍 29   ⬇️ 3.6K
Dart 3 compatible
Maintenance Status: Good

Interface to provide a way to save files on the device in Flutter.

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disk_space_plus
👍 13   ⬇️ 20K
Dart 3 compatible
Maintenance Status: Good

A tiny Flutter Plugin to show free and total disk space.

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animated_folder
👍 31   ⬇️ 55
Dart 3 compatible
Maintenance Status: Average

AnimatedFolder widget provides an interactive way to display content in a folder with animated sheets, enhancing user experience.

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tbib_downloader
👍 29   ⬇️ 130
Dart 3 compatible
Maintenance Status: Average

This package for download file and open it you can display notifications and progress notification and can receive download bytes and total bytes.

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lecle_downloads_path_provider
👍 29   ⬇️ 10
Dart 3 compatible
Maintenance Status: Poor

A Flutter project to get the downloads folder absolute path from Android and iOS device.

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file_sizes
👍 27   ⬇️ 1.1K
Dart 3 compatible
Maintenance Status: Poor

Get the Human readable size of the file. It is purely written in dart and support both number and string as parameters.

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open_dir
👍 27   ⬇️ 15
Dart 3 compatible
Maintenance Status: Average

Plugin for opening native directory on desktop platforms by given path.

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power_file_view
👍 25   ⬇️ 28
Dart 3 compatible
Maintenance Status: Poor

A powerful file view widget, support a variety of file types, such as Doc Eexcl PPT TXT PDF and so on, Android is implemented by Tencent X5, iOS is implemented by WKWebView.

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folder_file_saver
👍 23   ⬇️ 172
Dart 3 compatible
Maintenance Status: Average

Flutter plugin for save file to Folder extenison of your_app. resize image downloaded. create folder by extension. require permission and open setting device.

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dtorrent_task
👍 22   ⬇️ 84
Dart 3 compatible
Maintenance Status: Good

BitTorrent download client package written by pure Dart language.

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import_path_converter
👍 18   ⬇️ 3.5K
Dart 3 compatible
Maintenance Status: Poor

Automatically organize your dart imports

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file_saver_ffi
👍 13   ⬇️ 1.1K
Dart 3 compatible
Maintenance Status: Good

A high-performance file saver for Flutter using FFI and JNI. Effortlessly save to gallery (images/videos) or device storage with original quality and custom album support.

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en_file_uploader
👍 12   ⬇️ 253
Dart 3 compatible
Maintenance Status: Good

This Dart package provides a file upload functionality that is implementation-agnostic. Provides the capability to upload a file in chunks with built-in retry handling.

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flutter_file_info
👍 10   ⬇️ 131
Dart 3 compatible
Maintenance Status: Average

A Flutter plugin for retrieving detailed file metadata, including native icons assigned by file type.

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flutter_file_uploader
👍 9   ⬇️ 208
Dart 3 compatible
Maintenance Status: Average

Flutter widgets that simplify the creation and use of the en_file_uploader library. They include both the UI and business logic for file management.

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http_file_uploader
👍 8   ⬇️ 58
Dart 3 compatible
Maintenance Status: Good

A en_file_uploader plugin to handle the file upload using http package. Provides the capability to upload a file in chunks with built-in retry handling.

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jsaver
👍 6   ⬇️ 126
Dart 3 compatible
Maintenance Status: Poor

Just An Amazing File Saver Plugin That Save Files To User Choice Directory On Android , Web , Linux & Windows.

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dio_file_uploader
👍 5   ⬇️ 59
Dart 3 compatible
Maintenance Status: Average

A en_file_uploader plugin to handle the file upload using dio package. Provides the capability to upload a file in chunks with built-in retry handling.

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flutter_saver
👍 4   ⬇️ 174
Dart 3 compatible
Maintenance Status: Good

A Flutter package for saving images and downloadable links across all platforms with support for various formats.

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jopen
👍 4   ⬇️ 26
Dart 3 compatible
Maintenance Status: Poor

JOpen is a Plugin that allows you to open any files in Android, JOpen provides a way to open files by file path.

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wfile
👍 3   ⬇️ 127
Dart 3 compatible
Maintenance Status: Average

Convenient work with JSON, image, text, binary files across multiple platforms. Can detect MIME types.

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name_plus
👍 3   ⬇️ 84
Dart 3 compatible
Maintenance Status: Poor

Automatically increment File & Directory name and create.

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external_path_ios_mac
👍 2   ⬇️ 116
Dart 3 compatible
Maintenance Status: Good

A Flutter package for retrieving directory paths on iOS and macOS devices, ensuring file access and management across platforms.

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downloads_path_provider
👍 68   ⬇️ 56

Maintenance Status: Poor

Flutter plugin to get the download directory for Android.

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storage_path
👍 53   ⬇️ 71

Maintenance Status: Poor

A flutter plugin to get image, audio, video and files path.

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path_provider_ex
👍 25   ⬇️ 25

Maintenance Status: Poor

App files directory, root storage, and available space for ext storage and SD card on Android

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