FilePicker Plugin for Xamarin.Forms

Simple cross-platform plug-in that allows you to pick files from the filesystem (iCloud drive in case of iOS) and work with them.

Setup

• Available on NuGet: FilePicker Nuget
• 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 1.3.x
Windows Store RT	Yes	8.1+	Up to package version 1.3.x
Windows 10 UWP	Yes	10+
Xamarin.Mac	Yes	* 10.12+

* The Xamarin.Mac implementaiton 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();
            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 e)
        {
            System.Console.WriteLine("Exception choosing file: " + e.ToString());
        }

IMPORTANT

Android: The WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE & READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permissions are required.

iOS: Need Configure iCloud Driver for your app

Contributors

• rafaelrmou
• jfversluis
• ArtjomP
• vividos

Thanks!

License

Licensed under main repo license