CrossDownloadManager
A cross-platform plugin for Xamarin apps to download files in the background across iOS, Android, and UWP.
What is CrossDownloadManager?
CrossDownloadManager is a plugin for Xamarin-based mobile applications that handles file downloads in the background across iOS, Android, and UWP. It solves the problem of managing downloads reliably, even when the app is suspended or crashes, by leveraging native platform download managers.
Xamarin developers building cross-platform mobile apps that require robust file downloading capabilities, such as media apps, document viewers, or offline content managers.
Developers choose it for its simple, unified API that abstracts complex native download implementations, ensuring consistent behavior and background download persistence across all supported platforms.
Overview
A cross platform download manager for Xamarin
Use Cases
Best For
- Adding background file downloads to Xamarin.Forms or Xamarin Native apps
- Building apps that download media (videos, music, images) for offline use
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