Flutter Setup on macOS

Complete proper setup — Android Studio, Xcode, and everything required.

Flutter Stable macOS Intel Android Studio API 34 Java 17 Xcode CocoaPods

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Install Homebrew

Homebrew is required to install dependencies cleanly.

/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"

Install Git

brew install git
git --version

Install Flutter SDK

mkdir ~/development
cd ~/development
git clone https://github.com/flutter/flutter.git -b stable

Configure zshrc

nano ~/.zshrc

export PATH="$PATH:$HOME/development/flutter/bin"

source ~/.zshrc
flutter --version

Install Android Studio

Download from developer.android.com/studio and complete setup.

Android SDK Path

export ANDROID_HOME=$HOME/Library/Android/sdk
export ANDROID_SDK_ROOT=$ANDROID_HOME
export PATH=$PATH:$ANDROID_HOME/platform-tools

Install Java 17

brew install openjdk@17

export JAVA_HOME=$(brew --prefix openjdk@17)
export PATH=$PATH:$JAVA_HOME/bin

java -version

Install Xcode

sudo xcodebuild -license accept
sudo xcodebuild -runFirstLaunch
xcode-select --install

Install CocoaPods

sudo gem install cocoapods

Flutter Doctor

flutter doctor

Run First App

cd ~/development
flutter create myapp
cd myapp
flutter run

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Directory Structure

~/development/ └── flutter/ ~/Library/Android/sdk/ ├── platform-tools ├── platforms/android-34 ├── build-tools └── emulator

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Troubleshooting

Flutter setup on Mac | Xcode, Cocapods, Android Studio, Flutter