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title: "Prerequisites"
url: https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/sdk/flutter/v2/prerequisites/
description: "This page defines the prerequisites you would need to fulfill to work with the Catalyst Flutter SDK."
last_updated: 2024-09-13T05:40:11Z
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related_links:
  - name: "Create Catalyst Projects"
    url: /en/getting-started/catalyst-projects
---

# Prerequisites

Before you begin working with Catalyst Flutter SDK, you must ensure that you meet the following prerequisites:

1. **Create Catalyst project:** You must [create a Catalyst project](https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/getting-started/catalyst-projects/) in the Catalyst console to host your mobile app in.

> **Note**: You can host one Android app and one iOS app in each project. The Android or iOS app can either be built natively with the Catalyst [Android](https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/sdk/android/v2/overview/) or [iOS](https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/sdk/ios/v2/overview/) SDKs, or with the Flutter SDK. 

2. **Install IDE:** Depending on the development target you choose, you must install a [supporting IDE or editor](https://docs.flutter.dev/get-started/editor?tab=vscode). You must install an IDE and its version that supports working with Flutter SDK, extensions, and plugins. The supported choices are: [Android Studio](https://developer.android.com/studio), [IntelliJ IDEA](https://www.jetbrains.com/idea/), and [Visual Studio Code](https://code.visualstudio.com/).

> **Note**: Flutter plugins will not work on IDEs other than these. For iOS apps, you can use one of these supported IDEs to develop the app, and then import it in [Xcode](https://developer.apple.com/xcode/) to build and deploy the iOS app. 

The minimum supported environments for Android and iOS are specified in the following sections.

3. **Install Flutter SDK:** You must install the following for your system's OS:
  * Flutter SDK 
  * Any supporting or required libraries, plugins, or extensions based on your requirements 
  * Platform-specific software and SDKs

You can find help for installing Flutter based on your system OS here: [Windows](https://docs.flutter.dev/get-started/install/windows), [macOS](https://docs.flutter.dev/get-started/install/macos), [Linux](https://docs.flutter.dev/get-started/install/linux), [ChromeOS](https://docs.flutter.dev/get-started/install/chromeos).