Unlock the power of cross-platform mobile development with this comprehensive guide to setting up Flutter on your Windows machine, transforming your computer into a mobile app creation powerhouse.
Setting up Flutter
Download Flutter SDK
To download Flutter SDK (Software Development Kit), go to the Flutter Archive and click on the latest version of the SDK.
Extraction and Setup
After downloading the SDK, extract the archive and move the Flutter SDK to your preferred location. For example, you can move it to a Developer folder in C drive.
NOTE: Don’t install Flutter to a directory or path that meets one or both of the following conditions:
- The path contains special characters or spaces.
- The path required elevated privilages. For example,
C:\Program Filesfails both conditions.
Search and open Edit the system environment variables in the Windows search bar. Click on Edit the system environment variables and click on Environment Variables... button in the lower right corner.
Double click on Path variable and then double click on an empty field and then add the path to bin folder in the Flutter SDK. For example, if you have extracted the Flutter SDK to C:\Developer then the full path would be C:\Developer\flutter\bin.
Click on OK to save the changes.
Open a new terminal window and run the following command to verify that Flutter is installed correctly:
flutter doctorIf the command runs without any errors, you have successfully installed Flutter on your Mac.
Additional Steps for Windows Development
If you are developing Windows apps, you will need to install Visual Studio. You can download Visual Studio from the official website.
Make sure to install the Desktop development with C++ workload.
Additional Steps for Android Development
If you are developing Android apps, you will need to install Android Studio. You can download Android Studio from the official website.
While installing Android Studio, make sure to install the following components:
- Android SDK Platform
- Android SDK Command-line Tools
- Android SDK Build-tools
- Android SDK SDK Platform-tools
- Android Emulator
Conclusion
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Flutter on your Mac. Now you can start building your mobile and desktop apps with Flutter.