Install

To install the flutter SDK,

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

  2. For macOS, download flutter_macos_3.22.0-stable.zip

cd ~/software
unzip /Users/fangjun/Downloads/flutter_macos_3.22.0-stable.zip
export PATH=/Users/fangjun/software/flutter/bin:$PATH

  1. It also installs dart. There is no need to install dart separately.

  2. Open Android Studio, and install the flutter plugin

    • Android studio settings, Plugins, Marketplace, search for flutter, click install

    • Install required plugings (the flutter plugin requires Dart to be installed), install

    • Restart IDE

    • Click File, New, New Flutter Project..

  1. export ANDROID_HOME=/Users/fangjun/software/my-android

    or use `` flutter config --android-sdk /Users/fangjun/software/my-android/``

  2. In the terminal, run flutter doctor -v.

[✓] Flutter (Channel stable, 3.22.0, on macOS 13.1 22C65 darwin-x64, locale en-CN)
    • Flutter version 3.22.0 on channel stable at /Users/fangjun/software/flutter
    • Upstream repository https://github.com/flutter/flutter.git
    • Framework revision 5dcb86f68f (8 days ago), 2024-05-09 07:39:20 -0500
    • Engine revision f6344b75dc
    • Dart version 3.4.0
    • DevTools version 2.34.3

[!] Android toolchain - develop for Android devices (Android SDK version 34.0.0)
    • Android SDK at /Users/fangjun/software/my-android
    • Platform android-34, build-tools 34.0.0
    • ANDROID_HOME = /Users/fangjun/software/my-android
    • Java binary at: /Applications/Android Studio.app/Contents/jbr/Contents/Home/bin/java
    • Java version OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 17.0.10+0-17.0.10b1087.21-11572160)
    ! Some Android licenses not accepted. To resolve this, run: flutter doctor --android-licenses

[!] Xcode - develop for iOS and macOS (Xcode 14.2)
    • Xcode at /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer
    • Build 14C18
    ! Flutter recommends a minimum Xcode version of 15.
      Download the latest version or update via the Mac App Store.
    ✗ CocoaPods not installed.
        CocoaPods is used to retrieve the iOS and macOS platform side's plugin code that responds to your plugin usage on the Dart side.
        Without CocoaPods, plugins will not work on iOS or macOS.
        For more info, see https://flutter.dev/platform-plugins
      To install see https://guides.cocoapods.org/using/getting-started.html#installation for instructions.

[✓] Chrome - develop for the web
    • Chrome at /Applications/Google Chrome.app/Contents/MacOS/Google Chrome

[✓] Android Studio (version 2023.3)
    • 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 17.0.10+0-17.0.10b1087.21-11572160)

[✓] IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition (version 2024.1.1)
    • IntelliJ at /Applications/IntelliJ IDEA CE.app
    • Flutter plugin can be installed from:
      🔨 https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/9212-flutter
    • Dart plugin version 241.15989.9
[✓] Connected device (2 available)
    • macOS (desktop) • macos  • darwin-x64     • macOS 13.1 22C65 darwin-x64
    • Chrome (web)    • chrome • web-javascript • Google Chrome 125.0.6422.60

[✓] Network resources
    • All expected network resources are available.

! Doctor found issues in 2 categories.

  1. In the terminal, run flutter doctor --android-licenses.

  2. for macos

sudo sh -c 'xcode-select -s /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer && xcodebuild -runFirstLaunch'
sudo xcodebuild -license
sudo gem install cocoapods