Qt Creator is an integrated software development environment that supports both traditional C++ application development and development using the Qt project's libraries (collectively called Qt and pronounced as cute).
Qt is available under a commercial license as well as under GPL v3 and LGPL v2. Its development dates all the way back to 1991. For the first 10 years of its life, it was a cross-platform toolkit for Windows and X11; by 2001, support for macOS X had been added.
In this chapter, we will take a look at everything you need to get started, as follows:
- Where to download Qt Creator for Linux, macOS X, and Windows
- New features in the latest version of Qt
- How to ensure that your basic configuration is ...