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Add Windows as a target platform for Flutter from Android start

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

Install and configure Visual Studio

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  1. Allocate a minimum of 26 GB of storage for Visual Studio. Consider allocating 10 GB of storage for an optimal configuration.
  2. Install Visual Studio 2022 to debug and compile native C++ Windows code. Make sure to install the Desktop development with C++ workload. This enables building Windows app including all of its default components. Visual Studio is an IDE separate from Visual Studio Code.

Check your development setup

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Run Flutter doctor

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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.

    PS C:> flutter doctor

As you chose to develop for Windows, 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, 3.27.0, 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 (Android SDK version 35.0.1)
[!] Chrome - develop for the web
[✓] Visual Studio - develop Windows apps (version 2022)
[✓] Android Studio (version 2024.2)
[✓] VS Code (version 1.95)
[✓] Connected device (1 available)
[✓] Network resources


! Doctor found issues in 1 categories.

Troubleshoot Flutter doctor issues

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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.

PS 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.

Start developing Windows desktop apps with Flutter

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Congratulations. Having installed all prerequisites and the Flutter SDK, you can start developing Flutter apps for Windows desktop.

To continue on your learning journey, consult the following guides:

Unless stated otherwise, the documentation on this site reflects the latest stable version of Flutter. Page last updated on 2024-04-12. View source or report an issue.