Set up web development for Flutter from Windows start

To add Web as a Flutter app target for Windows desktop, follow this procedure.

1. Allocate a minimum of 1 GB of storage for Google Chrome. Consider allocating 2 GB of storage for an optimal configuration.

2. Download and install the Windows version of Google Chrome to debug JavaScript code for web apps.

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The flutter doctor command validates that all components of a complete Flutter development environment for Windows.

1. Open PowerShell.

2. To verify your installation of all the components, run the following command.

   C:> flutter doctor

As you chose to develop for Web, you do not need all components. If you followed this guide, the result of your command should resemble:

Running flutter doctor...
Doctor summary (to see all details, run flutter doctor -v):
[✓] Flutter (Channel stable, 3.19.6, on Microsoft Windows 11 [Version 10.0.22621.3155], locale en)
[✓] Windows version (Installed version of Windows is version 10 or higher)
[!] Android toolchain - develop for Android devices
[✓] Chrome - develop for the web
[✓] Visual Studio - develop Windows apps (version 2022)
[!] Android Studio (not installed)
[✓] VS Code (version 1.89)
[✓] Connected device (1 available)
[✓] Network resources


! Doctor found issues in 2 categories.

When the flutter doctor command returns an error, it could be for Flutter, VS Code, Visual Studio, the connected device, or network resources.

If the flutter doctor command returns an error for any of these components, run it again with the verbose flag.

C:> flutter doctor -v

Check the output for other software you might need to install or further tasks to perform.

If you change the configuration of your Flutter SDK or its related components, run flutter doctor again to verify the installation.

Congratulations! Now that you have installed all prerequisites and the Flutter SDK, you should be able to start developing Flutter apps for Web on Windows.