downloadsfolder
A Flutter plugin for retrieving the path to the downloads folder and performing operations related to file downloads on different platforms.
1.2.0
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UnluckyY1/flutter_downloads_folder
What this package is like to depend on
Last release 3 months ago
22 May 2026
Release timing varies
gaps range from 8 days to 13 months
Most releases are documented
notes for 5 of 7 stable releases
Nothing withdrawn
no release was ever pulled
3 years old
10 releases · first in 2023
1 release in the last 12 months
see the full history below
Release timeline
10 releases · Nov 2023 to May 2026Releases
latest 10-
2.0.0-pre.222 May 2026 pre-releaseNothing published for this version
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2.0.0-pre.105 May 2025 pre-releaseRelease notes
Open source →Breaking Changes
copyFileIntoDownloadFolderReturn Type- Changed return type from
booleantoFileobject (#11) - Migration Required: Update code to handle the returned
Fileinstead of boolean checks
- Changed return type from
New Features
- Subdirectory Support
- Added
subDirectoryPathparameter tocopyFileIntoDownloadFolder(#9)
- Added
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1.2.016 Dec 2024Release notes
Open source →Full Changelog: 1.1.1...1.2.0
[1.2.0]
- Breaking Change:
- Removed the dependency on
permission_handler. - This plugin no longer manages write permissions.
- Action Required: You must implement write permission handling in your app manually.
- Removed the dependency on
- [Android] Upgraded the required Android Java version to 17.
- Fixed Flutter 3.27.0 warning for the Linux platform
- Breaking Change:
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1.1.124 Nov 2024Release notes
Open source →What's Changed
- Updated dependencies to the latest versions.
- Restored the Linux platform tag on pub.dev.
Full Changelog: 1.1.0...1.1.1
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1.1.021 May 2024Release notes
Open source →What's Changed
- Refactor: Simplify Dependencies and Improve Code Organization by @UnluckyY1 in #5
Full Changelog: 1.0.1...1.1.0
- This release represents a significant improvement over the previous version, with a focus on code organization, readability, maintainability, and error handling, while also removing dependencies to streamline the codebase and improve simplicity.
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1.1.0-pre-release19 May 2024 pre-releaseNothing published for this version
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1.0.111 May 2024Release notes
Open source →What's Changed
- Updates documentation on README.md.
- Fix linux compilation (#3).
- Fix openDownloadFolder not working on Linux (#3).
Full Changelog: https://github.com/UnluckyY1/flutter_downloads_folder/commits/1.0.1
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1.0.027 Apr 2024Nothing published for this version
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0.1.110 Feb 2024Nothing published for this version
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0.0.515 Nov 2023Release notes
Open source →- Released the initial version of the
downloadsfolderplugin. - Added functionality to retrieve the path to the downloads folder based on the platform.
- Implemented the ability to copy files into the downloads folder, ensuring unique names to avoid overwriting existing files.
- Provided the option to open the downloads folder on the device's file system.
- Released the initial version of the