How to Add Flutter to Your PATH on macOS

To use Flutter commands from the Terminal on macOS, you need to add Flutter to your PATH environment variable. Here’s a step-by-step guide to help you set this up using the default zsh shell.

Step 1: Open Terminal

Launch the Terminal application on your Mac. You can find it in Applications > Utilities or by searching for it using Spotlight.

Step 2: Create or Edit the ~/.zshenv File

1. Check for Existing File: First, check if the ~/.zshenv file exists:

ls -al ~/.zshenv

If the file does not exist, you’ll need to create it.

2. Create or Edit the File:

Open the file in a text editor. You can use nano for simplicity:

nano ~/.zshenv

This above command create new .zshenv file

Step 3: Add Flutter to Your PATH

export PATH=$HOME/src/flutter/bin:$PATH

This above line appends the Flutter binary path to your existing PATH variable. Considering i have the flutter folder inside Home path srcfolder

1. Save and Exit:

• If you’re using nano, save the file by pressing Ctrl + O, then press Enter to confirm. Exit by pressing Ctrl + X.
• If using vim, press Esc to enter command mode, type :wq, and press Enter to save and exit.

Step 4: Apply the Changes

To make the changes take effect, you need to refresh your Terminal session. Run the following command:

source ~/.zshenv

Step 5: Verify Flutter Installation

To ensure that Flutter is correctly added to your PATH, run:

flutter --version

This command should display the Flutter version if everything is set up correctly.