# choose-files

> Prompt the user to select files, then pass them to a callback.

Latest version **1.0.2** (published 2019-11-05) · BSD license · 0 weekly downloads

## Install

```sh
npm install choose-files
pnpm add choose-files
yarn add choose-files
bun add choose-files
```

## Health

**Score 20/100 (F)** — status: abandoned.

Positive: esm support; no vulnerabilities.

Warnings: low downloads; no types.

Negative: abandoned; low maintenance score.

## Facts

| | |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.2 |
| Published | 2019-11-05 |
| First published | 2015-11-12 |
| Weekly downloads | 0 |
| License | BSD |
| TypeScript types | none |
| Module format | ESM + CommonJS |
| Dependencies | 0 |
| Unpacked size | 8 KB |
| Known vulnerabilities | 0 |
| Install scripts | no |
| GitHub stars | 14 |
| Author | Jason Miller |
| Maintainers | billneff79, developit, pl12133 |
| Keywords | files, choose, attach, browse |

## Links

- npm: https://www.npmjs.com/package/choose-files
- Repository: https://github.com/synacorinc/choose-files
- Issues: https://github.com/synacorinc/choose-files/issues
- npm.io page: https://npm.io/package/choose-files

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## Recent versions

- 1.0.2 (latest) — 2019-11-05
- 1.0.1 — 2015-11-12
- 1.0.0 — 2015-11-12

## README

# `choose-files`

[![NPM](http://img.shields.io/npm/v/choose-files.svg)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/choose-files)
[![travis-ci](https://travis-ci.org/synacor/choose-files.svg)](https://travis-ci.org/synacor/choose-files)

Prompt the user to select files, then pass the [File] objects to a callback.
If the user cancels file selection, an empty Array is returned.

Works in modern browsers, Cordova, Electron, etc.


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### Usage

```js
import chooseFiles from 'choose-files';

chooseFiles( files => {
	// `files` is an Array of File objects

	// Example - print filenames:
	let names = files.map( file => file.name);
	console.log(names);
});
```


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### License

BSD 3-Clause


[File]: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/File

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