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windows_file_picker

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Windows implementation of the file_picker plugin using Win32 COM APIs for native file and directory picking.

Last release 2 days ago
06 Oct 2026
Ships fairly regularly
a new release about every 10 days
Nearly every release is documented
notes for 8 of 8 stable releases
Nothing withdrawn
no release was ever pulled
1 months old
8 releases · first in 2026

Release timeline

8 releases since 2026

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Releases

2.0.16 Oct 2026
iOS: Updates picker to use new PHPickerController for both single and multi media (image/video) picks (iOS 14 and above only).
iOS: Updates picker to use new PHPickerController for both single and multi media (image/video) picks (iOS 14 and above only).

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2.0.014 Sept 2026
Unifies all platforms (IO, Web and Desktop) in a single plugin (file_picker) that can be used seamlessly across all. Both file_picker_interface and fi
Breaking Changes

Unifies all platforms (IO, Web and Desktop) in a single plugin (file_picker) that can be used seamlessly across all. Both file_picker_interface and file_picker_web are no longer mantained from now on.

You'll now have to use FilePicker.platform.pickFiles() and extract the files from FilePickerResult;

Because platforms are unified and mixing File instances from dart:io and dart:html required stubbing and bloated code, it's no longer available as helper method so you'll have to instanciate a File with the picked paths;

New features

Simplified usage, now you only need to use FilePicker.platform.pickFiles() with desired parameters which will return a FilePickerResult with a List<PlatformFile> containing the picked data;

Added classes FilePickerResult and PlatformFile classes with helper getters;

On Android all picked files are scoped cached which should result in most of files being available. Caching process is only made once, so once done, the picked instance should be the same;

On iOS picking audio now supports multiple and cloud picks;

Added parameter withData that allows file data to be immediately available on memory as Uint8List (part of PlatformFile instance). This is particularly helpful on web or if you are going to upload to somehwere else;

Major refactor with some clean-up and improvements;

Removed

Single methods such as getFilePath(), getMultiFilePath(), getFile() and getMultiFile() are no longer availble in favor o pickFiles();

From the same repository

vicajilau/flutter_file_picker

1.3.011 Sept 2026

Each platform package (android_file_picker, file_picker_darwin, file_picker_linux, windows_file_picker, file_picker_web) had no banner at all. Added o

Each platform package (android_file_picker, file_picker_darwin,
file_picker_linux, windows_file_picker, file_picker_web) had no banner at
all. Added one for each, reusing the root banner's style (gradient, floating
file cards, title) with a platform specific subtitle, a single platform pill
instead of the six way row, and a translucent watermark icon.

The Android, Apple, Tux and Chrome watermarks are traced from the official
marks rather than approximated by hand:

Android: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Android_robot.svg (Creative Commons, Google)
Apple: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Apple_logo_black.svg
Linux: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tux.svg
Web: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Google_Chrome_icon_(February_2022).svg,
redrawn as an outline so the three way split still reads without the brand colors

Windows uses a generic four pane grid instead of the Microsoft flag.

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Additional notes

Breaking changes

FileType.CAMERA is no longer available, if you need it, you can use this package along with image_picker.

New features

You can now pick multiple files by using the getMultiFilePath() method which will return a Map<String,String> with all paths from selected files, where the key matches the file name and the value its path. Optionally, it also supports filtering by file extension, otherwise all files will be selectable. Nevertheless, you should keep using getFilePath() for single path picking.
You can now use FileType.AUDIO to pick audio files. In iOS this will let you select from your music library. Paths from DRM protected files won't be loaded (see README for more details).
Adds getFile() utility method that does the same of getFilePath() but returns a File object instead, for the returned path.

Bug fixes and updates

This package is no longer attached to the image_picker, and because of that, camera permission is also no longer required.
Fixes an issue where sometimes the InputStream wasn't being properly closed. Also, its exception is now being forward to the plugin caller.
Fixes an issue where the picker, when canceled, wasn't calling the result callback on the underlying platforms.

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1.2.02 Sept 2026

melos list returns packages alphabetically, so prepare would tag android_file_picker before the platform interface it depends on. Each tag starts its

melos list returns packages alphabetically, so prepare would tag
android_file_picker before the platform interface it depends on. Each
tag starts its own independent publish run, so that package would reach
pub.dev asking for an interface version that is not published yet.

melos publish sorts by the dependency graph internally, which is why
the dry run always looked right, but the tagging never did. It now takes
the order from melos list --graph and only tags a package once
everything it depends on has been tagged.

On the release this repository is about to cut, that turns

android_file_picker, file_picker, file_picker_darwin, file_picker_linux,
file_picker_platform_interface, file_picker_web, windows_file_picker

into

file_picker_platform_interface, android_file_picker, file_picker_darwin,
file_picker_linux, windows_file_picker, file_picker_web, file_picker

which is the order melos publishes in.

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Additional notes

Breaking change: Migrate from the deprecated original Android Support Library to AndroidX. This shouldn't result in any functional changes, but it requires any Android apps using this plugin to also migrate if they're using the original support library.

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1.1.028 Aug 2026

Merge pull request #2182 from miguelpruivo/docs/darwin-asset-represen…

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Additional notes

Breaking changes

FileType.PDF was removed since now it can be used along with custom file types by using the FileType.CUSTOM and providing the file extension (e.g. PDF, SVG, ZIP, etc.).
FileType.CAPTURE is now FileType.CAMERA

New features

Now it is possible to provide a custom file extension to filter file picking options by using FileType.CUSTOM

Bug fixes and updates

Fixes file names from cloud on Android. Previously it would always display Document
Fixes an issue on iOS where an exception was being thrown after canceling and re-opening the picker.
Fixes an issue where collision could happen with request codes on Android.
Adds public documentation to file_picker
Example app updated.
Updates .gitignore

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