Qt Development Tools

Qt Creator: Cross-Platform Qt IDE

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Qt Creator Icon Qt Creator is a cross-platform integrated development environment (IDE) tailored to the needs of Qt developers. It includes:

An advanced C++ code editor
Integrated GUI layout and forms designer
Project and build management tools
Integrated, context-sensitive help system
Visual debugger
Rapid code navigation tools
Supports multiple platforms

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Qt Tools at a Glance

Qt Creator: Cross-Platform IDE

Qt Creator Icon Qt Creator is a new cross-platform integrated development environment (IDE) tailored to the needs of Qt developers. Qt Creator is available bundled together with the latest Qt libraries and additional development tools as part of the Qt SDK, which provides everything you need to get started with cross-platform Qt development in a single install. The latest release of Qt Creator introduces preliminary support for development targeting the Symbian platform.

Qt Creator 2.0 – Mobile Development Made Easy

Qt Creator 2.0 includes a range of features specifically designed to make mobile development faster and easier. Qt Creator forms the core of the Nokia Qt SDK: a single package that contains Qt, Qt Creator and additional tools to code, simulate, debug and build cross-platform applications for Symbian, Maemo, and in the future, MeeGo devices. Visit ForumNokia.com to learn more.

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Features & Benefits

Qt Creator focuses on providing features that help new Qt users get up and running faster, and also boost the productivity of experienced Qt developers.

Code Faster with a Powerful C++ Code Editor

Syntax highlighting and code completion
Static code checking and style hints as you type
Support for source code refactoring
Context sensitive help
Code folding
Parenthesis matching and parenthesis selection modes
Advanced editing capabilities

Manage Source Code with Navigation Tools

Integrate with leading version control software, including Git, Perforce and Subversion
Open files without knowing exact names or locations
Search for classes and files
Follow symbols across several locations/files
Switch between headers and source files / declarations and definitions

Tailored to the Needs of Qt Cross-Platform Developers

Integrated Qt-specific features like Signals & Slots
Visual debugger aware of Qt class structures
Integrated Qt Designer visual layout and forms builder

Build and run Qt projects with a single click
Support for multi-core compilation on Windows with the Microsoft Visual C++ compiler
Support for simultaneous development on desktop, mobile device simulator and device targets

Additional Resources

Check out the following resources to learn more about Qt Creator:

View the Qt Creator video tutorials on YouTube
Read the Wiki and access the Qt Creator code repository at http://qt.gitorous.org
Dig into the Qt Creator technical documentation
Check out the Qt Creator blog channel on Qt Labs
Join the qt-creator mailing list at http://lists.trolltech.com
Join the discussion on the #qt-creator channel on irc.freenode.net
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Qt Creator Publicly Accessible Source Code Repository

The complete Qt Creator source code is available under the LGPL through a publicly accessible source code repository. The repository provides users with complete visibility into the Qt Creator source code and development process as the product evolves toward final release.

If you want to contribute to Qt Creator, please have a look at the doc/coding-style.qdoc document in the repository.

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