Flutter Installation on Windows

This article will guide you through the installation of Flutter on your local computer in detail.

Installation in Windows:

First, install Flutter SDK released by Google by using the below link:
https://flutter.dev/docs/get-started/install

Step 2: Unzip the zip archive in a folder, say C:\flutter\

Step 3: Update the system path to include the flutter bin directory.

Step 4: Flutter provides a tool for the flutter doctor command to ensure that all the flutter development requirements are met.

flutter doctor

Step 5: Running the above command will analyze the system and show its report as shown below:

[✓] Flutter (Channel stable, 2.2.3, on macOS 11.4 20F71 darwin-x64, locale en-GB)

• Flutter version 2.2.3 at /Users/techbrain/Documents/FlutterSDK/flutter

• Framework revision f4abaa0735 (6 weeks ago), 2021–07–01 12:46:11 -0700

• Engine revision 241c87ad80

• Dart version 2.13.4

[!] Android toolchain — develop for Android devices (Android SDK version 30.0.3)

• Android SDK at /Users/techbrain/Library/Android/sdk

• Platform android-30, build-tools 30.0.3

• Java binary at: /Applications/Android Studio.app/Contents/jre/jdk/Contents/Home/bin/java

• Java version OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_242-release-1644-b3–6915495)

✗ Android licenses not accepted. To resolve this, run: flutter doctor — android-licenses

[✓] Xcode — develop for iOS and macOS

• Xcode at /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer

• Xcode 12.5.1, Build version 12E507

• CocoaPods version 1.10.1

[✓] Chrome — develop for the web

• Chrome at /Applications/Google Chrome.app/Contents/MacOS/Google Chrome

[✓] Android Studio (version 4.1)

• Android Studio at /Applications/Android Studio.app/Contents

• Flutter plugin can be installed from:

🔨 https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/9212-flutter

• Dart plugin can be installed from:

🔨 https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/6351-dart

• Java version OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_242-release-1644-b3–6915495)

[✓] VS Code (version 1.59.0)

• VS Code at /Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents

• Flutter extension version 3.25.0

[✓] Connected device (3 available)

• Apple Watch Series 6–44mm (mobile) • 8F186323–7409–42F4-BA6E-4899AFDAA624 • ios • com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimRuntime.watchOS-7–4 (unsupported) (simulator)

• iPhone 12 Pro Max (mobile) • 17D6D52B-8632–40D3–8AFF-640AE6AB7C60 • ios • com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimRuntime.iOS-14–5 (simulator)

• Chrome (web) • chrome • web-javascript • Google Chrome 92.0.4515.131

! Doctor found issues in 1 category.

Step 6: Install the latest Android SDK, if reported by flutter doctor

Step 7: Install the latest Android Studio, if reported by flutter doctor

Step 8: Start an android emulator or connect a real android device to the system.

Step 9: Install Flutter and Dart plugin for Android Studio. It provides a startup template to create a new Flutter application, an option to run and debug Flutter application in the Android studio itself, etc.,

Open Android Studio. 

Click File > Settings > Plugins. 

Select the Flutter plugin and click Install.

Click Yes when prompted to install the Dart plugin. 

Restart Android studio.