image_picker2 1.0.1

A modern, zero-permission Flutter plugin to pick images and videos with OS-level selection limits and native compression.

image_picker2

A modern, zero-permission Flutter plugin for picking images and videos with a strict user-defined selection limit. Powered by the native Android Photo Picker (MediaStore.ACTION_PICK_IMAGES) and iOS PHPicker — no storage permissions required.

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✨ Features

• 📸 Pick images and videos with a single, unified API
• 🔢 User-defined limit — strictly enforced at the OS level
• 🚫 Zero permissions required — uses Android Photo Picker & iOS PHPicker
• 🗜️ Built-in compression — configure maxWidth and quality for images
• 🎯 Type filtering — pick image, video, or any
• ⬛ Limit-reached visual — native OS grays out unselectable items when limit is met
• 📱 Android 11+ & iOS 14+ supported — with fallback for older devices

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📦 Installation

Add this to your pubspec.yaml:

dependencies:
  image_picker2: ^1.0.0

Then run:

flutter pub get

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🚀 Quick Start

import 'package:image_picker2/image_picker2.dart';

// Pick up to 3 images
final List<String>? images = await ImagePicker2.pickMedia(
  limit: 3,
  type: PickerMediaType.image,
  maxWidth: 1200,
  quality: 85,
);

// Pick up to 2 videos
final List<String>? videos = await ImagePicker2.pickMedia(
  limit: 2,
  type: PickerMediaType.video,
);

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📖 API Reference

ImagePicker2.pickMedia

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
limit	int	required	Maximum number of items to select
type	PickerMediaType	image	image, video, or any
maxWidth	int?	null	Max width in pixels (images only)
quality	int?	null	JPEG quality 1-100 (images only)

Returns: Future<List<String>?> - list of temporary file paths, or null if cancelled.

PickerMediaType

enum PickerMediaType { image, video, any }

Legacy API (backwards compatible)

final List<String>? images = await ImagePicker2.pickImages(
  limit: 5,
  maxWidth: 1080,
  quality: 90,
);

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🔒 Permissions

None required! This plugin uses:

Platform	API Used	Permission Needed
Android	MediaStore.ACTION_PICK_IMAGES	None
iOS	PHPickerViewController	None

The system picker runs in a separate process owned by the OS, so your app never touches the gallery directly.

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📱 Platform Support

Platform	Min Version	Picker API
Android	API 24+	ACTION_PICK_IMAGES with fallback to ACTION_GET_CONTENT
iOS	iOS 14+	PHPickerViewController

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🔧 How Selection Limit Works

• Android: The OS enforces the limit. Once reached, other items are visually disabled.
• iOS: PHPickerConfiguration.selectionLimit locks the picker once the limit is reached.
• App-level guard: Even if the OS allows more (on some OEM devices), the plugin always trims the result to your limit.

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📝 Example

See the full example in the /example folder.

final result = await ImagePicker2.pickMedia(
  limit: 5,
  type: PickerMediaType.image,
  maxWidth: 1920,
  quality: 80,
);

if (result != null) {
  for (final path in result) {
    print('Selected: $path');
  }
}

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🐛 Issues & Contributions

Found a bug or have a feature request? 👉 Open an issue on GitHub

Pull requests are welcome!

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📄 License

MIT License - see LICENSE for details.

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Made with ❤️ by Roshan Dudhat