A flutter plugin to launch the native file explorer/a file or get a list of supported applications for a desired file.
| Supported Platforms | |
|---|---|
| Windows | ✅ |
| macOS | ✅ |
To use this plugin, add native_file_explorer_launcher as a dependency in your pubspec.yaml file.
// launches the native file explorer, i.e. `Finder`for macOS and `Explorer` for Windows and selects the file
bool isSuccessful = await NativeFileExplorerLauncher.showFileInNativeFileExplorer(filePath)
// launches the file using the default application
bool isSuccessful = await NativeFileExplorerLauncher.launchFile(filePath)
// launches the file using the passed application handler
bool isSuccessful = await NativeFileExplorerLauncher.launchFile(filePath, applicationHandler)
// get a list of supported applications for the desired file, including the name, url and the icon data of every application. If no application is found, it returns an empty list
List<AppHandler> = await NativeFileExplorerLauncher.getSupportedApplications(String filePath)