flutter macos permissions

A simple Flutter plugin to request Camera, Microphone, Notification ,Location ,FullDiskAccess ,Bluetooth and Screen & system audio recording permissions on macOS.

This plugin provides an easy-to-use API using method channels to handle macOS permissions in your Flutter desktop apps.

✨ Features

🎥 Request Camera permission

🎤 Request Microphone permission

🔔 Request Notification permission

🌍 Request Location permission

🅱 Request Bluetooth permission

🖥 Request Screen & system audio recording permission

💾 Check Full Disk Access permission

🔎 Check current permission status

📝 Works with Flutter macOS desktop apps

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How to use it ?

1. Add dependency

Add this to your package's pubspec.yaml file:

dependencies:
 flutter_macos_permissions: <latest_version>

2. Install it You can install packages from the command line:

with pub :

$ pub get

with Flutter :

$ flutter pub get

3. Import it

Now in your Dart code, you can use :

import 'package:flutter_macos_permissions/flutter_macos_permissions.dart';

4.How to Use it ?

Sample app demonstrates how simple the usage of the library actually is.

Using flutter_macos_permissions in your project easy to intregate.

Build permission with FlutterMacosPermissions

🔹 Request permissions

• You can request permissions for Camera, Microphone, Notifications ,Location ,Screen & system audio recording ,FullDiskAccess and Bluetooth :

 String status = "Idle";

  /// Request Permission
   void request(String type) async {
    bool granted = false;
    try {
      switch (type) {
        case 'camera':
          granted = await FlutterMacosPermissions.requestCamera();
          break;
        case 'microphone':
          granted = await FlutterMacosPermissions.requestMicrophone();
          break;
        case 'notification':
          granted = await FlutterMacosPermissions.requestNotification();
          break;
        case 'requestLocation':
          granted = await FlutterMacosPermissions.requestLocation();
          break;
        case 'requestFullDiskAccess':
          granted = await FlutterMacosPermissions.requestFullDiskAccess();
          print('fullDiskAccess request $granted');
          break;
        case 'requestScreenRecording':
          granted = await FlutterMacosPermissions.requestScreenRecording();
          break;
        case 'requestBluetooth':
          granted = await FlutterMacosPermissions.requestBluetooth();
          break;
      }
      setState(() {
        status = 'Requested $type → ${granted ? "Granted" : "Denied"}';
      });
    } catch (e) {
      setState(() {
        status = 'Error: $e';
      });
    }
  }

Build UI buttons

@override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return Scaffold(
      appBar: AppBar(title: const Text('MacOS Permissions')),
      body: SingleChildScrollView(
        child: Column(
          children: [
            const SizedBox(height: 20),

            /// Status Display
            Container(
              padding: const EdgeInsets.all(16),
              margin: const EdgeInsets.symmetric(horizontal: 20),
              decoration: BoxDecoration(
                color: Colors.transparent,
                borderRadius: BorderRadius.circular(12),
                border: Border.all(
                  color: Colors.grey.shade400,
                  width: 2, // Border width
                ),
              ),
              child: Text(status, style: const TextStyle(fontSize: 16)),
            ),
            const SizedBox(height: 20),

            /// camera permission and status
            permissionCard(
              'Camera',
              Icons.camera_alt,
              () => request('camera'),
              () => checkStatus('cameraStatus'),
            ),

            /// microphone permission and status
            permissionCard(
              'Microphone',
              Icons.mic,
              () => request('microphone'),
              () => checkStatus('microphoneStatus'),
            ),

            /// notification permission and status
            permissionCard(
              'Notifications',
              Icons.notifications,
              () => request('notification'),
              () => checkStatus('notificationStatus'),
            ),

            /// location permission and status
            permissionCard(
              'Location',
              Icons.location_on,
              () => request('requestLocation'),
              () => checkStatus('locationStatus'),
            ),

            /// screen recording permission and status
            permissionCard(
              'Screen & system audio recording',
              Icons.screen_share,
              () => request('requestScreenRecording'),
              () => checkStatus('screenRecordingStatus'),
            ),

            /// full disk access permission and status
            permissionCard(
              'Full Disk Access',
              Icons.folder,
              () => request('requestFullDiskAccess'),
              () => checkStatus('fullDiskAccessStatus'),
            ),

            /// bluetooth permission and status
            permissionCard(
              'Bluetooth',
              Icons.bluetooth,
              () => request('requestBluetooth'),
              () => checkStatus('bluetoothStatus'),
            ),
          ],
        ),
      ),
    );
  }

📸 Example

without Any Permission	with Camera Permission

with Notification Permission	with Location Permission

with Bluetooth Permission	with FullDiskAccess Permission

with Microphone Permission	Screen & system audio recording Permission

🔹 Check permission status

• You can also check the current status without requesting and with requesting.
• Status will return one of the following: authorized, denied, restricted, notDetermined.

/// Check Permission Status
 void checkStatus(String type) async {
    String status = 'Unknown';
    try {
      switch (type) {
        case 'cameraStatus':
          status = await FlutterMacosPermissions.cameraStatus();
          break;
        case 'microphoneStatus':
          status = await FlutterMacosPermissions.microphoneStatus();
          break;
        case 'notificationStatus':
          status = await FlutterMacosPermissions.notificationStatus();
          break;
        case 'locationStatus':
          status = await FlutterMacosPermissions.locationStatus();
          break;
        case 'fullDiskAccessStatus':
          status = await FlutterMacosPermissions.fullDiskAccessStatus();
          break;
        case 'screenRecordingStatus':
          status = await FlutterMacosPermissions.screenRecordingStatus();
          break;
        case 'bluetoothStatus':
          status = await FlutterMacosPermissions.bluetoothStatus();
          break;
      }
      setState(() {
        this.status = 'Status $type → $status';
      });
    } catch (e) {
      setState(() => this.status = 'Error: $e');
    }
  }

Build UI buttons

  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return Scaffold(
      appBar: AppBar(title: const Text('MacOS Permissions')),
      body: SingleChildScrollView(
        child: Column(
          children: [
            const SizedBox(height: 20),

            /// Status Display
            Container(
              padding: const EdgeInsets.all(16),
              margin: const EdgeInsets.symmetric(horizontal: 20),
              decoration: BoxDecoration(
                color: Colors.transparent,
                borderRadius: BorderRadius.circular(12),
                border: Border.all(
                  color: Colors.grey.shade400,
                  width: 2, // Border width
                ),
              ),
              child: Text(status, style: const TextStyle(fontSize: 16)),
            ),
            const SizedBox(height: 20),

            /// camera permission and status
            permissionCard(
              'Camera',
              Icons.camera_alt,
              () => request('camera'),
              () => checkStatus('cameraStatus'),
            ),

            /// microphone permission and status
            permissionCard(
              'Microphone',
              Icons.mic,
              () => request('microphone'),
              () => checkStatus('microphoneStatus'),
            ),

            /// notification permission and status
            permissionCard(
              'Notifications',
              Icons.notifications,
              () => request('notification'),
              () => checkStatus('notificationStatus'),
            ),

            /// location permission and status
            permissionCard(
              'Location',
              Icons.location_on,
              () => request('requestLocation'),
              () => checkStatus('locationStatus'),
            ),

            /// screen recording permission and status
            permissionCard(
              'Screen & system audio recording',
              Icons.screen_share,
              () => request('requestScreenRecording'),
              () => checkStatus('screenRecordingStatus'),
            ),

            /// full disk access permission and status
            permissionCard(
              'Full Disk Access',
              Icons.folder,
              () => request('requestFullDiskAccess'),
              () => checkStatus('fullDiskAccessStatus'),
            ),

            /// bluetooth permission and status
            permissionCard(
              'Bluetooth',
              Icons.bluetooth,
              () => request('requestBluetooth'),
              () => checkStatus('bluetoothStatus'),
            ),
          ],
        ),
      ),
    );
  }

📸 Example

Camera Status	Microphone Status	Screen & system audio recording Status

Notification Status	Location Status

Bluetooth Status	FullDiskAccess Status

📑 Permission Properties

• The table below shows the available permissions, their method calls, possible status values, and the System Preferences location that can be opened if the user has denied access.

Permission	Request Permission	Status Permission	Possible Status Values	Opens in System Preferences → Privacy & Security
Camera	FlutterMacosPermissions.requestCamera()	FlutterMacosPermissions.cameraStatus()	authorized, denied, restricted, notDetermined	Camera
Microphone	FlutterMacosPermissions.requestMicrophone()	FlutterMacosPermissions.microphoneStatus()	authorized, denied, restricted, notDetermined	Microphone
Notifications	FlutterMacosPermissions.requestNotification()	FlutterMacosPermissions.notificationStatus()	authorized, denied, notDetermined	Notifications
Location	FlutterMacosPermissions.requestLocation()	FlutterMacosPermissions.locationStatus()	authorized, denied, restricted, notDetermined	Location Services
Screen & system audio recording	FlutterMacosPermissions.requestScreenRecording()	FlutterMacosPermissions.screenRecordingStatus()	authorized, denied, restricted, notDetermined	Screen & system audio recording
Bluetooth	FlutterMacosPermissions.requestBluetooth()	FlutterMacosPermissions.bluetoothStatus()	authorized, denied, restricted, notDetermined	Bluetooth
FullDiskAccess	FlutterMacosPermissions.requestFullDiskAccess()	FlutterMacosPermissions.fullDiskAccessStatus()	authorized, denied, restricted, notDetermined	Full Disk Access

Bugs and Feedback

We welcome and appreciate any suggestions you may have for improvement. For bugs, questions, and discussions please use the GitHub Issues.

Acknowledgments

It extends Flutter’s foundation to provide a ready-to-use, customizable currency formatter widget.While Flutter and intl provide the base, flutter_macos_permissions simplifies the process by combining widgets and formatting logic into a single package you can drop into any app.

Contribution

The DashStack team enthusiastically welcomes contributions and project participation! There are a bunch of things you can do if you want to contribute! The Contributor Guide has all the information you need for everything from reporting bugs to contributing new features.

Credits

flutter_macos_permissions is owned and maintained by the Dashstack Infotech,Surat. Follow us for updates and new releases 🚀.