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Setup Flutter Environment for your system

Install Flutter SDK​

  • Install Flutter SDK depending on your OS.
  • Extract the Zip.
tip

To Keep Flutter SDK easily manageable we recommend few tips for Storing sdk.

  • Create flutter_sdk folder.
  • Extract the zip into the "flutter_sdk" directory.
  • Rename the extracted directory with relevant flutter_version (i.e If you have installed flutter 3.22.0 than rename the directory as "flutter_3_22_0")
  • Copy the Flutter path to the bin directory. (i.e - Right Click on bin directory and open properties/info, you can see the full path to Flutter "bin" directory)

Add SDK Path to your Environment​

Windows​

  • Open Search bar and Search for "Edit Environment variables for your account".
  • If "Path" variable exist in you environment variable than click on "Edit" else click on "New" and name the variable "Path"
  • paste the Path to the Flutter bin directory into "Path" variable.
  • Click "OK" on all windows to save the changes.
  • Open a new command prompt window and run flutter doctor to verify that Flutter is now accessible from anywhere.

macOS and Linux​

  • Open Terminal: Launch the Terminal application on your macOS or Linux system.

  • Navigate to Home Directory: You can navigate to your home directory by typing "cd ~" and pressing Enter.

  • Open or Create the Configuration File: Use a text editor like "Nano" or "Vim" to open or create the .bashrc or .zshrc file. For example:

nano ~/.bashrc  # For Bash
nano ~/.zshrc   # For Z shell (zsh)
  • Add Flutter to PATH: Add the following line at the end of the file, replacing [PATH_TO_FLUTTER_BIN] with the actual path to the Flutter bin directory:
export PATH="$PATH:[PATH_TO_FLUTTER_BIN]"

For example, if Flutter is located in your home directory under a folder named flutter_3_22_0, the line would look like this:


export PATH="$PATH:$HOME/flutter_sdk/flutter_3_22_0/bin"

Save Changes: Save the changes you made to the file. In Nano, you can do this by pressing Ctrl + X, then Y to confirm, and finally Enter to save.

Apply Changes: To apply the changes to the current Terminal session, run:

source ~/.bashrc  # For Bash
source ~/.zshrc   # For Z shell (zsh)

Verify Flutter Installation: Open a new Terminal window or tab, and run flutter doctor to verify that Flutter is now accessible from anywhere.