flutter_file_saver 0.5.1

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

flutter_file_saver

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

Platform Support

	Android	iOS	Web	Windows	Linux	MacOS
writeFileAsBytes	✅	✅	✅	❌️	❌️	✅
writeFileAsString	✅	✅	✅	❌️	❌️	✅

Setup

Import the package

dependencies:
    flutter_file_saver: any

Android (Only for Android 10 and above)

In your android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml, add:

• WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE,
• MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE,
• android:requestLegacyExternalStorage="true"

<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" package="com.example.my_app">
    <!-- ... -->

    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"/>
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />

    <application android:requestLegacyExternalStorage="true" android:label="MyApp" android:name="${applicationName}">
        <!-- ... -->
    </application>
</manifest>

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Permission request is managed by the package.

iOS

Add the following permissions to your ios/Runner/Info.plist:

<key>UISupportsDocumentBrowser</key>
<true/>
<key>UIFileSharingEnabled</key>
<true/>
<key>LSSupportsOpeningDocumentsInPlace</key>
<true/>

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MacOS (Only for MacOS 10.9 and above)

Add the following permissions to your macos/Runner/DebugProfile.entitlements:

<key>com.apple.security.files.user-selected.read-write</key>
<true/>

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Todo

• Support for Windows & Linux
• Support custom local paths