Share Intent Package #

The easiest Flutter share intent plugin. Receive text, images, videos, and documents from other apps with ZERO MANUAL CONFIGURATION.

🚀 One Command Setup #

# Add to pubspec.yaml
flutter pub add share_intent_package

# iOS - Fully Automatic
setup_ios_clean

# Android - Fully Automatic  
setup_android

✅ No Xcode configuration
✅ No AndroidManifest editing
✅ No manual steps
✅ Works immediately

Features #

• Simple API - Just 3 methods: getInitialSharing(), getMediaStream(), reset()
• All file types - Images, videos, text, URLs, documents
• Hot & cold start - Works when app is running or closed
• Cross-platform - iOS ShareExtension + Android intent filters

Installation & Setup #

# 1. Add dependency
flutter pub add share_intent_package

# 2. Setup iOS (automatic ShareExtension + Xcode configuration)
setup_ios_clean
cd ios && pod install && cd ..

# 3. Setup Android (automatic intent filters + permissions)
setup_android

# 4. Build and run
flutter run

That's it! Your app now appears in share menus on both platforms.

Usage #

import 'package:share_intent_package/share_intent_package.dart';

class _MyAppState extends State<MyApp> {
  SharedData? _sharedData;

  @override
  void initState() {
    super.initState();
    _handleSharing();
  }

  void _handleSharing() {
    // Get data when app launched via share
    ShareIntentPackage.instance.getInitialSharing().then((data) {
      if (data != null) setState(() => _sharedData = data);
    });

    // Listen for new shares while app is running  
    ShareIntentPackage.instance.getMediaStream().listen((data) {
      setState(() => _sharedData = data);
    });
  }

  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return Scaffold(
      body: _sharedData == null 
        ? Text('No shared content')
        : Column(
            children: [
              Text('Text: ${_sharedData!.text ?? 'None'}'),
              Text('Files: ${_sharedData!.filePaths ?? 'None'}'),
              Text('Type: ${_sharedData!.mimeType ?? 'Unknown'}'),
            ],
          ),
    );
  }
}

API Reference #

SharedData Object #

class SharedData {
  final String? text;           // Shared text content
  final List<String>? filePaths; // Shared file paths  
  final String? mimeType;       // Content MIME type
}

Requirements #

• iOS 13.0+ | Android API 21+ | Flutter 3.3.0+

License #

MIT