/flutter_desktop_launcher

Flutter Desktop Launcher for Mac OS/Linux, support hot reload via VS Code

Desktop Launcher

Flutter Desktop Mac OS Launcher

Getting Started

You can view how to setup this launcher on Youtube: Run Flutter on Desktop Platform without Emulator.

Flutter Desktop Hot Reload

How to setup:

  • Download for Linux/Debian or Mac OS

  • Extract zip archive

  • Copy Flutter.app (Mac) / linux_launcher + all files (Linux) to your project

  • Modify your main.dart add target platform to Fuchsia

    import 'package:flutter/foundation.dart'

show debugDefaultTargetPlatformOverride; // for desktop embedder

void main() {
  debugDefaultTargetPlatformOverride = TargetPlatform.fuchsia; // for desktop embedder
  runApp(MyApp());
}

  • Build flutter bundle inside your project flutter build bundle

  • Run Flutter.app or ./linux_launcher

  • In VS Code create Launch Configuration:

    {
  "version": "0.2.0",
  "configurations": [
    {
      "name": "Flutter Desktop",
      "request": "attach",
      "deviceId": "flutter-tester",
      "observatoryUri": "http://127.0.0.1:49494/",
      "type": "dart"
    }
  ]
}

  • Run Flutter Desktop now Hot Reload is working