diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.out_dir}}/lib/main.dart b/{{cookiecutter.out_dir}}/lib/main.dart
index 7216580..9ba340b 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.out_dir}}/lib/main.dart
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.out_dir}}/lib/main.dart
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ import 'package:flet/flet.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/foundation.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/services.dart';
+import 'package:package_info_plus/package_info_plus.dart';
 import 'package:path/path.dart' as path;
+import 'package:path_provider/path_provider.dart' as path_provider;
 import 'package:serious_python/serious_python.dart';
 import 'package:url_strategy/url_strategy.dart';
 
@@ -161,6 +163,26 @@ Future prepareApp() async {
 
     assetsDir = path.join(appDir, "assets");
 
+    // configure apps DATA and TEMP directories
+    WidgetsFlutterBinding.ensureInitialized();
+
+    var appTempPath = (await path_provider.getApplicationCacheDirectory()).path;
+    var appDataPath =
+        (await path_provider.getApplicationDocumentsDirectory()).path;
+
+    if (defaultTargetPlatform != TargetPlatform.iOS &&
+        defaultTargetPlatform != TargetPlatform.android) {
+      // append app name to the path and create dir
+      PackageInfo packageInfo = await PackageInfo.fromPlatform();
+      appDataPath = path.join(appDataPath, "flet", packageInfo.packageName);
+      if (!await Directory(appDataPath).exists()) {
+        await Directory(appDataPath).create(recursive: true);
+      }
+    }
+
+    environmentVariables["FLET_APP_DATA"] = appDataPath;
+    environmentVariables["FLET_APP_TEMP"] = appTempPath;
+
     environmentVariables["FLET_PLATFORM"] =
         defaultTargetPlatform.name.toLowerCase();
 
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.out_dir}}/pubspec.yaml b/{{cookiecutter.out_dir}}/pubspec.yaml
index 07d3eff..e9b94b9 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.out_dir}}/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.out_dir}}/pubspec.yaml
@@ -18,10 +18,11 @@ dependencies:
   path: ^1.9.0
   url_strategy: ^0.2.0
   cupertino_icons: ^1.0.6
+  path_provider: ^2.1.4
+  package_info_plus: ^8.0.2
 
 dependency_overrides:
   wakelock_plus: ^1.2.5
-  package_info_plus: ^8.0.0
   web: ^1.0.0
 
 # {% if 'flet_audio_recorder' in cookiecutter.flutter.dependencies %}