diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d8192a7..9c1692e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -8,10 +8,12 @@ Please report issues at the [go-flutter issue tracker](https://github.com/go-flu
 
 ## From [flutter/plugins](https://github.com/flutter/plugins)
 
+Some plugins like `shared_preferences` have been implemented in pure Dart and don't need any work done on the go-flutter side.  
+You just need to add `shared_preferences_{linux,macos,windows}` to your dependencies in the `pubspec.yaml`.  
+(The respective go-flutter plugins have been deprecated and will eventually be removed, because they sometimes interfere with the official implementation and cause confusion).
+
 - [image_picker](image_picker) - Select an image or video from storage. ([pub.dev](https://pub.dev/packages/image_picker))
-- [path_provider](path_provider) - Finding commonly used locations on the filesystem. ([pub.dev](https://pub.dev/packages/path_provider))
 - [package_info](package_info) - Provides information about an application package. ([pub.dev](https://pub.dev/packages/package_info))
-- [shared_preferences](shared_preferences) - Provides a persistent store for simple data. ([pub.dev](https://pub.dev/packages/shared_preferences))
 - [url_launcher](url_launcher) - Flutter plugin for launching a URL. ([pub.dev](https://pub.dev/packages/url_launcher))
 - [video_player](video_player) - Flutter plugin for playing back video on a Widget surface. ([pub.dev](https://pub.dev/packages/video_player)) (:warning: work-in-progress, needs rewrite)
 
diff --git a/path_provider/go.sum b/path_provider/go.sum
index a467076..78829ff 100644
--- a/path_provider/go.sum
+++ b/path_provider/go.sum
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20190215142949-d0b11bdaac8a/go.mod h1:STP8DvDyc/dI5b8T5h
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20200802091954-4b90ce9b60b3 h1:qDJKu1y/1SjhWac4BQZjLljqvqiWUhjmDMnonmVGDAU=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20200802091954-4b90ce9b60b3/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.0/go.mod h1:NqM8EUOU14njkJ3fqMW+pc6Ldnwhi/IjpwHt7yyuwOQ=
-golang.org/x/text v0.3.3 h1:cokOdA+Jmi5PJGXLlLllQSgYigAEfHXJAERHVMaCc2k=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.3/go.mod h1:5Zoc/QRtKVWzQhOtBMvqHzDpF6irO9z98xDceosuGiQ=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.5 h1:i6eZZ+zk0SOf0xgBpEpPD18qWcJda6q1sxt3S0kzyUQ=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.5/go.mod h1:5Zoc/QRtKVWzQhOtBMvqHzDpF6irO9z98xDceosuGiQ=
diff --git a/path_provider/plugin.go b/path_provider/plugin.go
index 72f2e02..dd54774 100644
--- a/path_provider/plugin.go
+++ b/path_provider/plugin.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package path_provider
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"path/filepath"
 
 	"github.com/adrg/xdg"
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ var _ flutter.Plugin = &PathProviderPlugin{} // compile-time type check
 
 // InitPlugin initializes the path provider plugin.
 func (p *PathProviderPlugin) InitPlugin(messenger plugin.BinaryMessenger) error {
+	fmt.Println("The go-flutter 'path_provider' plugin has been deprecated in favor of the official pure Dart implementation. Please see https://github.com/go-flutter-desktop/plugins for more information")
 	if p.VendorName == "" {
 		// returned immediately because this is likely a programming error
 		return errors.New("PathProviderPlugin.VendorName must be set")
diff --git a/shared_preferences/plugin.go b/shared_preferences/plugin.go
index 0f4ce01..3cb0873 100644
--- a/shared_preferences/plugin.go
+++ b/shared_preferences/plugin.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package shared_preferences
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ var _ flutter.Plugin = &SharedPreferencesPlugin{} // compile-time type check
 
 // InitPlugin initializes the shared preferences plugin.
 func (p *SharedPreferencesPlugin) InitPlugin(messenger plugin.BinaryMessenger) error {
+	fmt.Println("The go-flutter 'shared_preferences' plugin has been deprecated in favor of the official pure Dart implementation. Please see https://github.com/go-flutter-desktop/plugins for more information")
 	if p.VendorName == "" {
 		// returned immediately because this is likely a programming error
 		return errors.New("SharedPreferencesPlugin.VendorName must be set")