Qt (software)

For the company formerly known as Qt Software, see The Qt Company.
Not to be confused with QuickTime.

Qt
Original author(s)Haavard Nord and Eirik Chambe-Eng[1]
Developer(s)
Initial release20 May 1995; 29 years ago (1995-05-20)[1]
Stable release
6.8[2] Edit this on Wikidata / 8 October 2024; 43 days ago (8 October 2024)
Repository
Written inC++ (C++17)
Operating systemAndroid, iOS, Linux (embedded, Wayland, X11), macOS, Microsoft Windows, WebAssembly, ...[3]
PlatformCross-platform
TypeCross-platform software and Software development tools
License
Websitewww.qt.io

Qt (pronounced "cute"[7][8] or as an initialism) is a cross-platform application development framework for creating graphical user interfaces as well as cross-platform applications that run on various software and hardware platforms such as Linux, Windows, macOS, Android or embedded systems with little or no change in the underlying codebase while still being a native application with native capabilities and speed.

Qt is currently being developed by The Qt Company, a publicly listed company, and the Qt Project under open-source governance, involving individual developers and organizations working to advance Qt.[9][10][11] Qt is available under both commercial licenses[4] and open-source[12] GPL 2.0, GPL 3.0, and LGPL 3.0 licenses.[5][6]

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  2. ^ "Qt 6.8 LTS Released!". 8 October 2024. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Supported Platforms".
  4. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Qt Commercial Licenses was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Qt Licensing 2016 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ a b "Adding LGPL v3 to Qt". 20 August 2014.
  7. ^ "Qt - About Us". Archived from the original on 22 February 2017.
  8. ^ Ashlee Vance (16 February 2010). "That Smartphone Is So Qt". Retrieved 19 February 2010.
  9. ^ Pintscher, Lydia (21 October 2011). "KDE Applauds Qt's Move to Open Governance". KDE.News. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
  10. ^ Meyer, David (24 October 2011). "Nokia gives Qt open-source governance". ZDNet. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
  11. ^ Knoll, Lars (6 August 2014). "Defragmenting Qt and Uniting Our Ecosystem".
  12. ^ Cite error: The named reference Qt Licensing was invoked but never defined (see the help page).