How to open pdf, pptx, doc, docx files in flutter app?

Question

If I click on file how to open that file inside flutter app. This is what I have done:

This code for show flies in listView:

ListView.builder(
              scrollDirection: Axis.vertical,
              shrinkWrap: true,
              itemCount: attachments.length,
              itemBuilder: (BuildContext ctxt, int index) {
                print (index);
                return ListView(
                    scrollDirection: Axis.vertical,
                    shrinkWrap: true,
                    children: <Widget>[
                      Padding(
                        padding: const EdgeInsets.all(1.0),
                        child: ListTile(
                          leading: CircleAvatar(
                            child: _getIcon(
                                attachments[index].split('/').removeLast()),
                            backgroundColor: Colors.white,
                          ),
                          subtitle:
                          Text(attachments[index].split('/').removeLast()),
                          onTap: (){}
                        ),
                      ),
                    ]);
              })

I have used open_file package but its not working this is code i have done:

            onTap: () async {
            String fileUrl = widget.schoolDcUrl + "/container"attachments[index];
            final _openFile = await OpenFile.open(fileUrl);
             Logger.i(_openFile);
                              }

When I click on file it does not opening the file it will give a message on terminal file not found.

I want onTap to open that file in application.

Open files in the app will require a lot of code to be able to handle all formats, it is strongly recommended to use a dedicated application, you can use: https://pub.dev/packages/open_file — huextrat, Feb 12 '20 at 14:09
I have used open_file package but its not working--This is code i have done onTap: () async { String fileUrl = widget.schoolDcUrl + "/container" + attachments[index]; String fileUrl1 = Uri.encodeFull(fileUrl); final _openFile = await OpenFile.open(fileUrl); Logger.i(_openFile); } — shilpa navale, Feb 13 '20 at 04:11
this is perfect answer https://stackoverflow.com/a/60203399/15601357 without any boilerplate — Kururu95, Jul 03 '21 at 20:32

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 08 '20 at 08:49

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In pubspec.yaml add:

dev_dependencies:
   open_file: ^3.0.1

In code add:

import 'package:open_file/open_file.dart';

OpenFile.open("/sdcard/example.pptx");

open_file documentation:
https://pub.dev/packages/open_file#-readme-tab-

answered Jul 08 '20 at 08:49

Jayadev Haddadi

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 12 '20 at 14:11

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You should be able to use the flutter_filereader package that opens all of those file formats.

Make sure to follow the configurations and the example on the README.

answered Feb 12 '20 at 14:11

J. S.

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my file is coming from api--- String fileUrl = widget.schoolDcUrl + "/container"attachments[index]; this file path can we open this using filereader package – shilpa navale Feb 13 '20 at 04:56
I don't understand your question. – J. S. Feb 13 '20 at 08:46
this is my file url :String fileUrl = widget.schoolDcUrl + "/container"attachments[index]; now i click on file how to open inside flutter app – shilpa navale Feb 13 '20 at 09:11
Have you attempted to use the package I linked in my answer? – J. S. Feb 13 '20 at 09:12
Are the files local or remote? – J. S. Feb 13 '20 at 09:12
I'm accessing files which is stored on server – shilpa navale Feb 13 '20 at 09:30
Then you would have to download them first. I don't know if this package supports opening files remotely. – J. S. Feb 13 '20 at 09:31
When I'm try to open that file on ios it does't work ? It is working for Android but not working for io – shilpa navale Mar 09 '20 at 12:55
The issue is with the loading title its all in chinese and Im not able to resolve it.Check my question https://stackoverflow.com/questions/62661674/change-chinese-title-to-english-using-flutter-filereader-in-flutter – Ahmad Arslan Jul 08 '20 at 10:47

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Feb 13 '20 at 08:27

without downloading file, you can open from URL using the package : url_launcher 5.4.1

_launchURL(String url) async {
  const url = url; // you can use your url
  if (await canLaunch(url)) {
    await launch(url);
  } else {
    throw 'Unable to open url : $url';
  }
}

How to open pdf, pptx, doc, docx files in flutter app?

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