Qt 4.5 Release Candidate Available
Available now for download, testing and feedback.
Oslo - 05 February 2009 - Qt Software today issued a Release Candidate of Qt 4.5 – the upcoming version of its
cross-platform application framework for desktop and embedded development.
Preview packages are now available for download, testing and feedback. Qt 4.5 is scheduled for final release in March 2009.
The Release Candidate provides a final chance for testing and feedback of major new features in Qt 4.5:
- Broad improvements to the runtime performance of Qt based applications
- Upgrade to the latest version of WebKit, allow Qt users to realize the web rendering engine's full potential
- Futureproofing Qt users' investments on the Mac® platform with added 64-bit support
For more details, please visit the Qt 4.5 preview downloads page.
Download the Release Candidate
The Qt 4.5 Release Candidate is available under both the GPL and a special Beta license. LGPL licensed Qt 4.5 packages will not be available until the final release of Qt 4.5.0 in March. Source packages are available for all supported platforms. To download the Release Candidate, please go to the Qt 4.5 preview downloads page.
How to Provide Feedback
All feedback from the Qt user community is highly valued, and extensive testing of the new features in Qt 4.5 is encouraged. To collect this feedback, a special mailing list has been set up: qt4-preview-feedback@trolltech.com. To subscribe, send a message containing just the word subscribe to qt4-preview-feedback-request@trolltech.com. For more information on all Qt mailing lists, and to view archived discussions, please visit http://lists.trolltech.com/.
