fvm

Flutter version manager

TLDR

Install Flutter version

$ fvm install [3.0.0]

Use version in project

$ fvm use [3.0.0]

List installed versions

$ fvm list

Set global default

$ fvm global [3.0.0]

Show available releases

$ fvm releases

SYNOPSIS

fvm command [options] [arguments]

fvm (Flutter Version Management) manages multiple Flutter SDK versions. It enables per-project version pinning, avoiding conflicts between projects requiring different Flutter versions.The tool downloads and caches Flutter versions, creating symlinks for fast switching. Project settings are stored in .fvm directory. IDE integration provides seamless development.fvm is essential for maintaining multiple Flutter projects with different SDK requirements.

PARAMETERS

COMMAND

Operation: install, use, list, global, remove, etc.

install VERSION

Install Flutter version.

use VERSION

Set project Flutter version.

global VERSION

Set global default.

list

List installed versions.

releases

Show available versions.

remove VERSION

Uninstall version.

--help

Display help information.

CONFIGURATION

.fvmrc (fvm 3+) or .fvm/fvm_config.json (legacy)

Project-level Flutter version pinning, committed alongside source.

~/fvm/versions

Directory containing cached Flutter SDK checkouts (symlinked from the project via `.fvm/flutter_sdk`).

INSTALL

sudo pacman -S fvm

brew install fvm

nix profile install nixpkgs#fvm

CAVEATS

Requires significant disk space per version. IDE configuration needed for integration. Some versions may be deprecated.

HISTORY

fvm was created to solve Flutter version management challenges faced by developers working on multiple projects or teams with different SDK requirements.

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