How do I open Flutter DevTools in a separate window in VSC?

2.2k Views Asked by davdog00 At 17 August 2025 at 02:13

How to open Flutter DevTools in a separate window when using Visual Studio Code, so one can debug on a second monitor?

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davdog00 On 07 March 2022 at 09:52 BEST ANSWER

To do this, go to VS Code settings (ctrl + ,) and type embed devtools:

Unchecking this will result in DevTools being opened in Chrome.

Ramin Mousavi On 13 December 2022 at 22:23

This option would accomplish that.

"dart.devToolsLocation": "external"