How to install flutter (SDK) in your Windows OS and use it in Android Studio IDE?

Flutter is a tools to create and develop Apps for different platforms, such as Android, iOS, Windows, etc., using the same code base. Flutter supports many IDEs and editors such as Eclipse, Visual Studio, EMACs and Android Studio. In this page we will see how to install flutter (SDK) for your windows OS and configure it in your Android Studio environment.

Steps:

  • Navigate to flutter’s official website and download the SDK:

https://docs.flutter.dev/get-started/install

Click on your respective OS. Here, Windows OS is used.

  • Download the SDK

Download the zip file using the blue button

  • Once the zip file is downloaded, unzip it in a path which has no space or special character, like C:\Tools\Flutter
    Note: Downloading the Flutter SDK also downloads the compatible version of Dart.
Unzipped flutter SDK folder

  • Update the Windows “path” environemnt variable with flutter\bin folder:

After adding the flutter\bin path, click OK.

  • Install the flutter plugin in Android Studio. And restart the Android Studio IDE.
How to install flutter (plugin) in your Android studio development environment?

  • On creating a new Flutter project in the Android Studio IDE give the flutter SDK path:

Click Next

Enter the details and start working

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