# vinceglb/FileKit

Pick and save Files, Medias and Folder for Kotlin Multiplatform / KMP and Compose Multiplatform / CMP

Repository: https://github.com/vinceglb/FileKit
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/vinceglb-filekit
Homepage: https://filekit.mintlify.app
Language: Kotlin
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: compose, compose-multiplatform, kotlin, kotlin-android, kotlin-ios, kotlin-js, kotlin-jvm, kotlin-macos, kotlin-multiplatform, kotlin-wasm, kmp
Last push: 2026-08-24T11:14:33+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 86/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 84, longevity 62
- inputs: {"age_days": 881, "days_push": 9, "days_rel": 25, "gap_med": 42, "n_releases_24m": 16}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1526, forks 80 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:58.361044+00:00)

## What it is
FileKit is a Kotlin Multiplatform library providing a unified API for file operations such as picking files, saving documents, selecting directories, and accessing photos across Android, iOS, macOS, JVM, JS, and WASM. It uses platform-native file pickers and integrates with Compose Multiplatform, Coroutines, kotlinx-io, and Coil.

## Use cases
- pick files from disk in a Kotlin Multiplatform app
- save documents with a native save dialog on Android, iOS, and desktop
- open a directory picker in Compose Multiplatform
- load picked images into Coil AsyncImage from a PlatformFile
- pick and crop images across iOS, Android, desktop, and web
- read and write files with a platform-agnostic PlatformFile API

## When to choose
- you are building a Kotlin Multiplatform or Compose Multiplatform app that needs file picking or saving
- you want one consistent file API across Android, iOS, macOS, JVM, JS, and WASM
- you want native platform file picker UX with minimal dependencies

## When to avoid
- your project is single-platform and already uses that platform's native file APIs
- you need advanced file system features beyond pick/save/read/write, like watching or syncing
- you are not using Kotlin or the JVM ecosystem

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: file-system, file-upload, image-processing, ui-components, sdk
- domain: cross-platform, mobile-development, desktop-applications, web-development, files
- platform: windows, jvm, wasm, cross-platform
- tags: kotlin-multiplatform, compose-multiplatform, file-picker, file-dialogs, platformfile, kmp, cmp, android, ios, macos, linux

## Member repositories
- vinceglb/FileKit (main) score 86

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:58.361044+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 2026-08-30T04:31:38.248080+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/vinceglb/FileKit (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:58.361044+00:00, sha aa738e879187)
  - homepage: https://filekit.mintlify.app (fetched 2026-08-29T11:34:17.317205+00:00, sha 25f1b66fd350)
  - site_page: https://filekit.mintlify.app/quickstart (fetched 2026-08-29T11:34:17.326563+00:00, sha c5cae2aef0cf)
  - site_page: https://filekit.mintlify.app/installation (fetched 2026-08-29T11:34:17.328926+00:00, sha 829469ea4108)
  - site_page: https://filekit.mintlify.app/integrations/coil (fetched 2026-08-29T11:34:17.331022+00:00, sha e88b117651c1)
  - site_page: https://filekit.mintlify.app/integrations/krop (fetched 2026-08-29T11:34:17.333233+00:00, sha cc806d89cf42)
  - site_page: https://filekit.mintlify.app/integrations/compose-media-player (fetched 2026-08-29T11:34:17.335106+00:00, sha 3f952ea75568)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.