FilePicker Plugin for Xamarin.Forms

Simple cross-platform plug-in that allows you to pick files and work with them.

The original project can be found here, but seems abandoned, this one was forked and further developed.

Build status

Stable

NuGet: https://www.nuget.org/packages/Xamarin.Plugin.FilePicker/

Development feed (possibly instable)

Add this as a source to your IDE to find the latest packages: https://ci.appveyor.com/nuget/filepicker-plugin-for-xamarin

Setup

Install into your Xamarin.Android, Xamarin.iOS, Xamarin.Forms, Xamarin.Mac project and Client projects.

Platform Support

Platform	Supported	Version	Remarks
Xamarin.iOS	Yes	iOS 6+
Xamarin.iOS Unified	Yes	iOS 6+
Xamarin.Android	Yes	API 10+
Windows Phone Silverlight	No
Windows Phone RT	Yes	8.1+	Up to package version 1.4.x
Windows Store RT	Yes	8.1+	Up to package version 1.4.x
Windows 10 UWP	Yes	10+
Xamarin.Mac	Yes	* 10.12+

* The Xamarin.Mac implementation has only been tested on MacOS 10.12.

API Usage

Call CrossFilePicker.Current from any platform or .NET Standard project to gain access to APIs.

Example

        try
        {
            FileData fileData = await CrossFilePicker.Current.PickFile();
            if (fileData == null)
                return; // user canceled file picking

            string fileName = fileData.FileName;
            string contents = System.Text.Encoding.UTF8.GetString(fileData.DataArray);

            System.Console.WriteLine("File name chosen: " + fileName);
            System.Console.WriteLine("File data: " + contents);
        }
        catch (Exception ex)
        {
            System.Console.WriteLine("Exception choosing file: " + ex.ToString());
        }

IMPORTANT

Android: The WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE & READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permissions are required.

iOS: Need Configure iCloud Driver for your app

Contributors

jfversluis
rafaelrmou (original author)
vividos

Thanks!

License

MIT Licence

craigchandler/FilePicker-Plugin-for-Xamarin-and-Windows