# fluttercommunity/flutter_workmanager

A Flutter plugin which allows you to execute code in the background on Android and iOS.

Repository: https://github.com/fluttercommunity/flutter_workmanager
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/flutter_workmanager
Language: Dart
License Family: other
Topics: flutter, workmanager, android, jobscheduler, alarmmanager, background, background-jobs, headless, dart, background-fetch, ios, android-workmanager
Last push: 2026-08-20T06:15:22+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 98/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 98, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2602, "days_push": 13, "days_rel": 13, "gap_med": 0.0, "n_releases_24m": 25}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1025, forks 363 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:16.517056+00:00)

## What it is
A Flutter plugin that lets developers execute Dart code in the background on Android and iOS, even when the app is closed. It wraps native schedulers like Android's WorkManager/JobScheduler and iOS background fetch to support periodic and one-off tasks.

## Use cases
- run background tasks in a flutter app
- sync data from an api periodically on mobile
- upload files in the background on android and ios
- schedule periodic cleanup of cached data
- fetch new notifications while app is closed
- run long-running background work as a foreground service

## When to choose
- you need reliable periodic or one-off background execution in a Flutter app on Android or iOS
- you want tasks to survive app closure using native schedulers like WorkManager and background fetch
- you need long-running background work like bulk uploads with a foreground service notification

## When to avoid
- you need background execution on platforms other than Android, iOS, or macOS
- you need web support for production, since web support is experimental with honest limitations
- your project requires a permissively licensed dependency and license clarity is critical, as the repo license metadata is unclear

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: active
- function: scheduling, workflow-automation, mobile-framework
- domain: mobile-development, cross-platform
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: flutter-plugin, background-tasks, workmanager, jobscheduler, background-fetch, headless-execution, periodic-tasks, foreground-service, automation, android, ios, flutter, mobile

## Member repositories
- fluttercommunity/flutter_workmanager (main) score 98

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:16.517056+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T07:08:03.940985+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/fluttercommunity/flutter_workmanager (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:16.517056+00:00, sha 32840e3c6e04)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.