firebase_storage · Package details

Install package

flutter pub add firebase_storage

Package Overview

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Firebase Storage is a Flutter plugin that provides seamless integration with Firebase Cloud Storage, enabling developers to store and serve user-generated content like images, videos, and files. It offers secure, scalable object storage with built-in authentication and access control. The plugin supports multiple platforms including Android, iOS, Web, macOS, and Windows, making it ideal for cross-platform apps. With simple APIs for uploading, downloading, and managing files, it simplifies handling media and data in mobile and web applications.

Use cases

Storing user profile pictures
Uploading and sharing documents
Hosting app assets
Streaming video content
Backup and sync of user data

Key features

Cross-platform support
Secure file access
Real-time upload/download progress
Built-in authentication
Integration with Firebase Auth

Suitable for

Mobile and web apps needing file storage
Apps requiring user-generated content management
Projects using Firebase ecosystem
Developers seeking easy cloud storage integration

Considerations

Requires Firebase project setup
Storage rules must be configured for security
File size limits apply
Network connectivity needed for transfers
Potential costs based on usage and bandwidth

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FlutterFire

[Changelog] • [Packages]

FlutterFire is a set of Flutter plugins that enable Flutter apps to use Firebase services. You can follow an example that shows how to use these plugins in the Firebase for Flutter codelab.

Flutter is Google’s UI toolkit for building beautiful, natively compiled applications for mobile, web, and desktop from a single codebase. Flutter is used by developers and organizations around the world, and is free and open source.

Documentation

Add Firebase to your Flutter app
Available plugins
Firebase UI has moved to its own repository.
Cloud Firestore ODM has now moved to its own repository.

Stable Plugins

Name	Firebase Product	Documentation	View Source	Android	iOS	Web	MacOS	Windows
Analytics	🔗	📖	`firebase_analytics`	✔	✔	✔	β	N/A
App Check	🔗	📖	`firebase_app_check`	✔	✔	✔	β	N/A
Authentication	🔗	📖	`firebase_auth`	✔	✔	✔	β	(*)
Cloud Firestore	🔗	📖	`cloud_firestore`	✔	✔	✔	β	(*)
Cloud Functions	🔗	📖	`cloud_functions`	✔	✔	✔	β	N/A
Cloud Messaging	🔗	📖	`firebase_messaging`	✔	✔	✔	β	N/A
Cloud Storage	🔗	📖	`firebase_storage`	✔	✔	✔	β	(*)
Core	🔗	📖	`firebase_core`	✔	✔	✔	β	(*)
Crashlytics	🔗	📖	`firebase_crashlytics`	✔	✔	N/A	β	N/A
Data Connect	🔗	📖	`firebase_data_connect`	✔	✔	✔	N/A	N/A
In-App Messaging	🔗	📖	`firebase_in_app_messaging`	✔	✔	N/A	N/A	N/A
Installations	🔗	📖	`firebase_app_installations`	✔	✔	✔	β	N/A
Performance Monitoring	🔗	📖	`firebase_performance`	✔	✔	✔	N/A	N/A
Realtime Database	🔗	📖	`firebase_database`	✔	✔	✔	β	N/A
Remote Config	🔗	📖	`firebase_remote_config`	✔	✔	✔	β	N/A