A plug-in that can call native APP to open files with string result in flutter, support iOS(DocumentInteraction) / android(intent) / PC(ffi) / web(dart:html)
To use this plugin, add open_file as a dependency in your pubspec.yaml file.
If you want to open an external file, You need to request permission start in 3.3.0, This is an example
dependencies: #androidx open_file: ^lastVersion #support #open_file: ^1.3.0
import 'package:open_file/open_file.dart'; OpenFile.open("/sdcard/example.txt"); //Support for custom add types const types = { ".pdf": "application/pdf", ".dwg": "application/x-autocad" }; _openOtherTypeFile() async { final filePath = "/sdcard/Download/R-C.dwg"; final extension = path.extension(filePath);//import 'package:path/path.dart' as path; await OpenFile.open(filePath, type: types[extension]); } //OpenFile.open("/sdcard/example.txt", type: "text/plain", isIOSAppOpen: true);
{
{".3gp", "video/3gpp"},
{".torrent","application/x-bittorrent"},
{".kml", "application/vnd.google-earth.kml+xml"},
{".gpx", "application/gpx+xml"},
{".csv", "application/vnd.ms-excel"},
{".apk", "application/vnd.android.package-archive"},
{".asf", "video/x-ms-asf"},
{".avi", "video/x-msvideo"},
{".bin", "application/octet-stream"},
{".bmp", "image/bmp"},
{".c", "text/plain"},
{".class", "application/octet-stream"},
{".conf", "text/plain"},
{".cpp", "text/plain"},
{".doc", "application/msword"},
{".docx", "application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document"},
{".xls", "application/vnd.ms-excel"},
{".xlsx", "application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet"},
{".exe", "application/octet-stream"},
{".gif", "image/gif"},
{".gtar", "application/x-gtar"},
{".gz", "application/x-gzip"},
{".h", "text/plain"},
{".htm", "text/html"},
{".html", "text/html"},
{".jar", "application/java-archive"},
{".java", "text/plain"},
{".jpeg", "image/jpeg"},
{".jpg", "image/jpeg"},
{".js", "application/x-javascript"},
{".log", "text/plain"},
{".m3u", "audio/x-mpegurl"},
{".m4a", "audio/mp4a-latm"},
{".m4b", "audio/mp4a-latm"},
{".m4p", "audio/mp4a-latm"},
{".m4u", "video/vnd.mpegurl"},
{".m4v", "video/x-m4v"},
{".mov", "video/quicktime"},
{".mp2", "audio/x-mpeg"},
{".mp3", "audio/x-mpeg"},
{".mp4", "video/mp4"},
{".mpc", "application/vnd.mpohun.certificate"},
{".mpe", "video/mpeg"},
{".mpeg", "video/mpeg"},
{".mpg", "video/mpeg"},
{".mpg4", "video/mp4"},
{".mpga", "audio/mpeg"},
{".msg", "application/vnd.ms-outlook"},
{".ogg", "audio/ogg"},
{".pdf", "application/pdf"},
{".png", "image/png"},
{".pps", "application/vnd.ms-powerpoint"},
{".ppt", "application/vnd.ms-powerpoint"},
{".pptx", "application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.presentationml.presentation"},
{".prop", "text/plain"},
{".rc", "text/plain"},
{".rmvb", "audio/x-pn-realaudio"},
{".rtf", "application/rtf"},
{".sh", "text/plain"},
{".tar", "application/x-tar"},
{".tgz", "application/x-compressed"},
{".txt", "text/plain"},
{".wav", "audio/x-wav"},
{".wma", "audio/x-ms-wma"},
{".wmv", "audio/x-ms-wmv"},
{".wps", "application/vnd.ms-works"},
{".xml", "text/plain"},
{".z", "application/x-compress"},
{".zip", "application/x-zip-compressed"},
{"", "*/*"}
}
when Conflict with other plugins about FileProvider, add code below in your /android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools" package="xxx.xxx.xxxxx"> <application> ... <provider android:name="androidx.core.content.FileProvider" android:authorities="${applicationId}.fileProvider" android:exported="false" android:grantUriPermissions="true" tools:replace="android:authorities"> <meta-data android:name="android.support.FILE_PROVIDER_PATHS" android:resource="@xml/filepaths" tools:replace="android:resource" /> </provider> </application> </manifest>
when Android dependency 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7' has different version for the compile error, add code below in your /android/build.gradle
subprojects { project.configurations.all { resolutionStrategy.eachDependency { details -> if (details.requested.group == 'com.android.support' && !details.requested.name.contains('multidex') ) { details.useVersion "27.1.1" } } } }
{
{".rtf", "public.rtf"},
{".txt", "public.plain-text"},
{".html", "public.html"},
{".htm", "public.html"},
{".xml", "public.xml"},
{".tar", "public.tar-archive"},
{".gz", "org.gnu.gnu-zip-archive"},
{".gzip", "org.gnu.gnu-zip-archive"},
{".tgz", "org.gnu.gnu-zip-tar-archive"},
{".jpg", "public.jpeg"},
{".jpeg", "public.jpeg"},
{".png", "public.png"},
{".avi", "public.avi"},
{".mpg", "public.mpeg"},
{".mpeg", "public.mpeg"},
{".mp4", "public.mpeg-4"},
{".3gpp", "public.3gpp"},
{".3gp", "public.3gpp"},
{".mp3", "public.mp3"},
{".zip", "com.pkware.zip-archive"},
{".gif", "com.compuserve.gif"},
{".bmp", "com.microsoft.bmp"},
{".ico", "com.microsoft.ico"},
{".doc", "com.microsoft.word.doc"},
{".xls", "com.microsoft.excel.xls"},
{".ppt", "com.microsoft.powerpoint.ppt"},
{".wav", "com.microsoft.waveform-audio"},
{".wm", "com.microsoft.windows-media-wm"},
{".wmv", "com.microsoft.windows-media-wmv"},
{".pdf", "com.adobe.pdf"}
}
add this to the entitlements file
<key>com.apple.security.app-sandbox</key>
<true/>
<key>com.apple.security.files.user-selected.read-only</key>
<true/>