How to Install Flutter in Eclipse?

Flutter is a framework for building cross-platform applications (android, ios, web) which use Dart as its programming language. Before IDEs like Android Studio and VS code became popular, Eclipse used to be heavily used by developers. Now we can install dart inside our Eclipse IDE with the help of the Dartboard plugin. So in this article, we will learn how to install flutter in eclipse.

Install flutter in eclipse

To install flutter in eclipse follow the following steps:

Step 1: Open your Eclipse IDE. You should see the welcome page on starting the application. On the welcome page you will be able to see an option: Launch the Eclipse Marketplace. Click on it and you'll be redirected to another window.

Step 2: Now you should see the Eclipse Marketplace for plugins (refer to screenshot below). Search for flutter or dart in the search box.

Step 3: Once you get your search result you can see the Dart plugin for Eclipse 0.1.0. To install the plugin press on install.

Step 4: Press confirm to finish the installation.

You are recommended to do necessary software updates if prompted by Eclipse for a smooth experience.

Step 5: Now click on the file and then new to see options on creating a dart project. There you have your Eclipse ready for a flutter project.