This project was originally created to develop Windows, macOS, and Linux implementations of Flutter. That work has since become part of the Flutter engine repository, and this project is now just an example of, and test environment for, building applications using those libraries.
For information about the shells themselves, see the Flutter page about desktop support.
If you have an existing Flutter app and just want to get it running, see the quick start page before continuing.
Ensure that you are on the latest version of the Flutter master channel.
You will need developer tools for your platform:
- Linux: A recent version of GCC
- macOS: Make sure
flutter doctorreports no issues for the "Xcode" section. - Windows: Visual Studio 2017 or 2019, including the "Desktop development with C++" workload.
The example directory contains an example application built using the library
for each platform. See its README to get started.
The plugins directory has early-stage plugins, which provide access to
additional platform functionality. These follow a similar structure to
Flutter plugins. See the
README for details.
Debugging of the Flutter side of a desktop application is possible, but requires setup.
For bug reports and specific feature requests, you can file GitHub issues. For general discussion and questions there's a project mailing list.
When submitting issues related to build errors or other bugs, please make sure to include the git hash of the Flutter checkout you are using. This will help speed up the debugging process.
- This is not an officially supported Google product.
- The code and examples here, and the desktop Flutter libraries they use, are in early stages, and not intended for production use.
- There is currently no versioning system for coordinating the version of this project with the required version of Flutter. For now the expectation is that anyone experimenting with this project will be tracking Flutter's master branch. If you encounter build issues, try using a newer version of Flutter. If your issues are specific to the latest Flutter master, please file a bug!