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Gal

Dart3 plugin for saving image or video to photos gallery ios photos google photos microsoft photos

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Support means that all functions have been tested manually or automatically whenever possible.

Android iOS macOS Windows Linux
Support SDK 21+ 11+ 11+ 10+ See: gal_linux
iOS Android
Example ios android

✨ Features

  • Open gallery
  • Save video
  • Save image
  • Save to album
  • Save with metadata
  • Handle permission
  • Handle errors
  • Lots of docs and wiki

πŸš€ Get started

Add dependency

You can use the command to add gal as a dependency with the latest stable version:

$ flutter pub add gal

iOS

Add the following keys to the ios/Runner/Info.plist:

  • <key>NSPhotoLibraryAddUsageDescription</key> Required
  • <key>NSPhotoLibraryUsageDescription</key> Required for ios < 14 or saving to album

You can copy from Info.plist in example.

Android

Add the following keys to the android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml:

  • <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" android:maxSdkVersion="29" /> Required for API <= 29
  • android:requestLegacyExternalStorage="true" Required for saving to the album in API 29

You can copy from AndroidManifest.xml from example.

πŸ”΄ Warning: Android emulators with API < 29 require SD card setup. Real devices don't.

macOS

Add the following keys to the macos/Runner/Info.plist:

  • <key>NSPhotoLibraryAddUsageDescription</key> Required
  • <key>NSPhotoLibraryUsageDescription</key> Required for saving to album

You can copy from Info.plist in example.

πŸ”΄ Warning: Flutter currently has a fatal problem for loading info.plist, and permissions are always denied in some code editors.

Windows

Update Visual Studio to the latest version for using C++ 20.

πŸ’‘ If you can't compile

Try downloading a latest Windows SDK:

  1. Open Visual Studio Installer
  2. Select Modify
  3. Select Windows SDK

Linux

Currently does not officially support Linux, but it can be added through a community plugin. See: gal_linux

βœ… Usage

Save from local

// Save Image (Supports two ways)
await Gal.putImage('$filePath');
await Gal.putImageBytes('$uint8List');

// Save Video
await Gal.putVideo('$filePath');

// Save to album
await Gal.putImage('$filePath', album: '$album')
...

Download from the Internet

$ flutter pub add dio
// Download Image
final imagePath = '${Directory.systemTemp.path}/image.jpg';
await Dio().download('$url',imagePath);
await Gal.putImage(imagePath);

// Download Video
final videoPath = '${Directory.systemTemp.path}/video.mp4';
await Dio().download('$url',videoPath);
await Gal.putVideo(videoPath);

Save from Camera

$ flutter pub add image_picker
// Shot and Save
final image = await ImagePicker.pickImage(source: ImageSource.camera);
await Gal.putImage(image.path);
$ flutter pub add camera
// Record and Save
...
final video = await controller.stopVideoRecording();
await Gal.putVideo(video.path);

Handle Permission

// Check for access premission
final hasAccess = await Gal.hasAccess();

// Request access premission
await Gal.requestAccess();

// ... for saving to album
final hasAccess = await Gal.hasAccess(toAlbum: true);
await Gal.requestAccess(toAlbum: true);

Handle Errors

// Save Image with try-catch
try {
  await Gal.putImage('$filePath');
} on GalException catch (e) {
  log(e.type.message);
}

// Exception Type
enum GalExceptionType {
  accessDenied,
  notEnoughSpace,
  notSupportedFormat,
  unexpected;

  String get message => switch (this) {
        accessDenied => 'Permission to access the gallery is denied.',
        notEnoughSpace => 'Not enough space for storage.',
        notSupportedFormat => 'Unsupported file formats.',
        unexpected => 'An unexpected error has occurred.',
      };
}

πŸ“ Ducuments

If you write an article about Gal, let us know in discussion and we will post the URL of the article in the wiki or readme 🀝

πŸ’š Trusted by huge projects

Although Gal has only been released for a short time, it is already trusted by huge projects.

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