Gallery Saver for Flutter
Saves images and videos from network or temporary file to external storage. Both images and videos will be visible in Android Gallery and iOS Photos.
NOTE: If you want to save network image or video link, it has to contain 'http/https' prefix.
Installation
First, add gallery_saver
as a dependency in your pubspec.yaml file.
iOS
Add the following keys to your Info.plist file, located in <project root>/ios/Runner/Info.plist
:
NSPhotoLibraryUsageDescription
- describe why your app needs permission for the photo library. This is called Privacy - Photo Library Usage Description in the visual editor.
Android
android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Permission for usage of external storage
Example
import 'dart:io';
import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
import 'package:gallery_saver/gallery_saver.dart';
import 'package:image_picker/image_picker.dart';
void main() => runApp(MyApp());
class MyApp extends StatefulWidget {
@override
_MyAppState createState() => _MyAppState();
}
class _MyAppState extends State<MyApp> {
String firstButtonText = 'Take photo';
String secondButtonText = 'Record video';
double textSize = 20;
@override
Widget build(BuildContext context) {
return MaterialApp(
home: Scaffold(
body: Container(
color: Colors.white,
child: Column(
children: <Widget>[
Flexible(
flex: 1,
child: Container(
child: SizedBox.expand(
child: RaisedButton(
color: Colors.blue,
onPressed: _takePhoto,
child: Text(firstButtonText,
style:
TextStyle(fontSize: textSize, color: Colors.white)),
),
),
),
),
Flexible(
child: Container(
child: SizedBox.expand(
child: RaisedButton(
color: Colors.white,
onPressed: _recordVideo,
child: Text(secondButtonText,
style: TextStyle(
fontSize: textSize, color: Colors.blueGrey)),
),
)),
flex: 1,
)
],
),
),
));
}
void _takePhoto() async {
ImagePicker.pickImage(source: ImageSource.camera)
.then((File recordedImage) {
if (recordedImage != null && recordedImage.path != null) {
setState(() {
firstButtonText = 'saving in progress...';
});
GallerySaver.saveImage(recordedImage.path).then((String path) {
setState(() {
firstButtonText = 'image saved!';
});
});
}
});
}
void _recordVideo() async {
ImagePicker.pickVideo(source: ImageSource.camera)
.then((File recordedVideo) {
if (recordedVideo != null && recordedVideo.path != null) {
setState(() {
secondButtonText = 'saving in progress...';
});
GallerySaver.saveVideo(recordedVideo.path).then((String path) {
setState(() {
secondButtonText = 'video saved!';
});
});
}
});
}
void _saveNetworkVideo() async {
String path =
'https://sample-videos.com/video123/mp4/720/big_buck_bunny_720p_1mb.mp4';
GallerySaver.saveVideo(path).then((bool success) {
setState(() {
print('Video is saved');
});
});
}
void _saveNetworkImage() async {
String path =
'https://image.shutterstock.com/image-photo/montreal-canada-july-11-2019-600w-1450023539.jpg';
GallerySaver.saveImage(path).then((bool success) {
setState(() {
print('Image is saved');
});
});
}
}