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chooser-simple-file

Chooser plugin for Cordova and Ionic. File chooser plugin for Cordova. The following must be added to config.xml to prevent crashing when selecting large…

latest: v9.6.0 · npm: @awesome-cordova-plugins/chooser-simple-file

Install

npm install @awesome-cordova-plugins/chooser-simple-file
ionic cordova plugin add cordova-plugin-chooser-simple-file

Migrating to Capacitor?

No 1:1 official equivalent was found for this plugin. Check the Capgo community plugin directory or the official Capacitor plugin list for alternatives — many Cordova plugins also still work inside Capacitor via npx cap add.

Chooser

File chooser plugin for Cordova.

The following must be added to config.xml to prevent crashing when selecting large files on Android:

<platform name="android">
 <edit-config
   file="app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml"
   mode="merge"
   target="/manifest/application">
   <application android:largeHeap="true" />
 </edit-config>
</platform>

Installation

ionic cordova plugin add cordova-plugin-simple-file-chooser
npm install @awesome-cordova-plugins/chooser-simple-file

Plugin Repo: https://github.com/hc-oss/cordova-plugin-simple-file-chooser

Supported Platforms

Further Information