Installing Flutter: a high-level overview
You can start developing Flutter apps without any installation or configuration. You can quickly create prototypes and simple apps and share your code with fellow developers with an online tool called DartPad, available here: https://dartpad.dev. It is an online open-source tool that runs on any browser.
However, if you are serious about programming with Flutter, there will come a time when you need to develop your apps locally and, therefore, will need to configure your system.
Configuring your Flutter development environment is rather easy. You can divide the process into three parts:
- First, you must install the Flutter software development kit (SDK). Currently, you can build Flutter apps from Windows, macOS, Linux, and ChromeOS.
- Then, depending on your target platform, you have to install a specific platform SDK: Android, iOS, and/or desktop. You can also develop for the web, without installing any specific SDK...