How To Setup And Run Flutter App In Visual Studio on Windows

Use flutter doctor command to verify if flutter is installed then run flutter run

How to setup first Flutter App in Visual Studio

To install Flutter and run your first Flutter application in Visual Studio on Windows, follow these steps:

Step 1: Download and install Flutter

Download and install the latest version of Flutter from the official website:

https://flutter.dev/docs/get-started/install/windows

Step 2: Download and install Visual Studio

Download and install the latest version of Visual Studio from the official website:

https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads/

Step 3: Install Visual Studio's Flutter Extension

Open Visual Studio and install the Flutter extension by going to the Extension Marketplace (Ctrl + Q and type "extension") and searching for "Flutter".

Click on "Install" to install the extension.

Important: Restart Visual Studio after the extension is installed.

Step 4: Verify Flutter Is Installed

Open the terminal in Visual Studio (Ctrl + `) and run the following command to verify that Flutter is installed and set up correctly:

flutter doctor

If there are any issues, follow the instructions provided by the flutter doctor command to resolve them.

Step 5: Create new Flutter project

Once Flutter is set up correctly, create a new Flutter project by going to File > New > Project in Visual Studio and selecting the "Flutter" project template.

Follow the prompts to specify a name and location for your project, and then wait for the project to be created.

Step 6: Run your first Flutter app

Once the project is created, you can run the default Flutter application by going to the terminal and running the following command:

flutter run

This will build and run the Flutter application, and you should see the default Flutter application running in an emulator or on a physical device.

You can now start modifying the default Flutter application and adding your own code to create your own Flutter application.