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

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

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 07 '22 at 09:52

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

Unchecking this will result in DevTools being opened in Chrome.

answered Mar 07 '22 at 09:52

davdog00

The name of the setting changed to "Dev Tools Location" and the desired option is "external". – MoonKillCZ Aug 30 '23 at 20:06

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 13 '22 at 22:23

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This option would accomplish that.

"dart.devToolsLocation": "external"

answered Dec 13 '22 at 22:23

Ramin Mousavi

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