# Flutter Setup for the Windows system

## Flutter Setup for Windows

**You can watch the full video tutorial describing the process of Android app building for Windows users.**

Or follow the instructions and steps described in this manual.

Download the Flutter zip file for Windows system: <https://flutter.dev/docs/get-started/install/windows#get-the-flutter-sdk>

Extract the zip file and place it in the desired installation location for **Flutter SDK** (for example, C:\src\flutter).

After that, you also need to download Dart SDK. Use this link to download the file - <https://dart.dev/get-dart>

Extract the downloaded file to the same folder you extracted Flutter, you will need this folder for the further Android Studio setup.

> Do not install Flutter in a directory like **C:\Program Files\\** that requires elevated privileges.

Using the **Start search bar** on your computer, enter “*env*” in the search field and select the option **Edit environment variables for your account**.

![](https://support.stylemixthemes.com/storage/stm-manuals/June2020/env.jpg)

Next, in the **Environment variables** in the **User Variables** field check if there is an entry called **Path**.

* If the entry exists, add a full path to **flutter\bin.**
* If the entry doesn’t exist, create a new user variable named Path with the full path to **flutter\bin**.

![](https://support.stylemixthemes.com/storage/stm-manuals/June2020/path1.jpg)

![](https://support.stylemixthemes.com/storage/stm-manuals/June2020/path2.jpg)

After that, you need to run the command **flutter doctor**, which will help you to identify if there are any dependencies you need to install in order to complete the setup.

Run this command:

```
C:\src\flutter>flutter doctor
```

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When the flutter doctor finishes checking, you can complete the installation of **Flutter SDK**.