Install Android SDK Command Line Tools for Flutter (Without Android Studio)

Published: (May 10, 2026 at 06:54 PM EDT)
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Source: Dev.to

Source: Dev.to


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This topic covers how to install the Android SDK needed for development without using Android Studio. Install Java SDK Choose your JDK version here: https://adoptium.net/temurin/releases (you can choose other web for preferences of installation). Set environment variables:

Set JAVA_HOME

setx JAVA_HOME “C:\Program Files\Eclipse Adoptium\jdk-17.0.17.10-hotspot”

Add to PATH

setx PATH “%PATH%;%JAVA_HOME%\bin”

Verify installation: java -version Install Android Command Line Tools Download: https://developer.android.com/studio#command-line-tools-only

Create directory & Extract here: C:\Android\sdk\cmdline-tools\latest Install Android SDK Components Open path C:\Android\sdk\cmdline-tools\latest\bin , then run in terminal:

sdkmanager.bat —sdk_root=C:\Android\sdk “platforms;android-36” “build-tools;28.0.3”

Configure Flutter

Add to PATH

setx PATH “%PATH%;C:\Flutter\flutter\bin”

Navigate Flutter to know the directory of our Android SDK

flutter config —android-sdk C:\Android\sdk

Show all Android licenses we need to accept

flutter doctor —android-licenses

Accept all licenses with y. Then, verify with flutter doctor. C:
├── Program Files
│ └── Eclipse Adoptium
│ └── jdk-17.0.17.10-hotspot
│ ├── bin
│ ├── lib
│ └── … │ ├── Android
│ └── sdk
│ ├── cmdline-tools
│ │ └── latest
│ │ └── bin
│ │ ├── sdkmanager.bat │ │ └── … │ ├── platform-tools
│ ├── platforms
│ │ └── android-36
│ └── build-tools
│ └── 28.0.3
│ └── Flutter
└── flutter
├── bin
│ └── flutter.bat ├── packages
└── …

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