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- Installation
- Getting started
- Overview
- Tutorials
- Tutorial: Build and run
- Tutorial: C++ debugging
- Tutorial: Mobile application
- Tutorial: Qt Quick and Python
- Tutorial: Qt Quick application
- Tutorial: Qt Quick debugging
- Tutorial: Qt Widgets UI and Python
- Tutorial: Qt Widgets and Python
- Tutorial: Qt Widgets application
- Tutorial: Use internal libraries with qmake
- How to
- Adapting the UI
- Assign keyboard shortcuts
- Change the UI language
- Detach views
- Find keyboard shortcuts
- Find preferences
- Import and export keyboard shortcuts
- Preview images
- Set high DPI scaling
- Set the number of recent files shown
- Show and hide sidebars
- Show and hide the main menu
- Show task list files in issues
- Switch UI themes
- Switch between modes
- Use info bars instead of pop-ups
- View Squish output
- View application output
- View call hierarchy
- View class hierarchy
- View compile output
- View file system
- View include hierarchy
- View issues
- View open documents
- View outline
- View output
- View projects
- View search results
- View type hierarchy
- Analyzing code
- Analyze CPU usage
- Analyze code with Clang-Tidy and Clazy
- Check code syntax
- Configure Clang diagnostics
- Connect to Axivion dashboard servers
- Create compiler explorer sessions
- Detect errors in C++ code with Cppcheck
- Detect memory leaks with Heob
- Detect memory leaks with Memcheck
- Explore compiler code
- Local analysis with Axivion
- Profile CMake code
- Profile QML applications
- Profile function execution
- Run Valgrind tools on external applications
- Set global preferences for Clang tools
- Set up code coverage from Coco
- Specify Valgrind settings for a project
- View Axivion static code analysis results
- View code coverage reports from Coco
- Building and running projects
- Activate custom output parsers
- Add custom output parsers
- Build for many platforms
- Configure development tools
- Configure projects for building
- Customize the build process
- Edit Qbs profiles
- Edit vcpkg manifest files
- Enable debugging
- Parse build output
- Set Qbs profile directory
- Set the default build and run directories
- Set up vcpkg package manager
- Use Development Containers
- Use MCP client
- Use compilation databases
- View compile output
- Building projects with CMake
- Add CMake tools
- Add libraries to CMake projects
- Complete CMake code
- Debug CMake project files
- Edit CMake configuration files
- Format CMake files
- Manage files in CMake projects
- Override CMake settings for a project
- Profile CMake code
- Read CMake documentation
- Use junction points on Windows
- View CMake project contents
- Building projects with qmake
- Managing kits
- Running applications
- Configuring Qt Creator
- Activate extensions
- Collect usage statistics
- Contact Qt
- Enable and disable plugins
- Inspect internal logs
- Install extensions
- Install plugins
- Manage extensions
- Manage sessions
- Open a terminal
- Record screens
- Reset Qt Creator settings
- Run Qt Creator from the command line
- Set up screen recording
- Set up version control systems
- Turn on crash reports
- Use Qt Linguist
- Use common VCS functions
- Use external text editors
- Use external tools
- Creating projects
- Add libraries to qmake projects
- Add subprojects to projects
- Add wizards
- Convert UI projects to applications
- Create Nimble projects
- Create Qt Interface Framework projects
- Create Qt Quick Applications
- Create Qt Quick UI Prototypes
- Create VCS repositories for new projects
- Develop Qt for Python applications
- Import an existing project
- Select the build system
- Use project wizards
- Adding files
- Configuring projects locally
- Activate kits for a project
- Apply filters before scanning for tests
- Configure C++ code model
- Configure language servers for projects
- Configure projects for building
- Configure projects for running
- Edit environment settings
- Enable debugging
- Exclude files from to-do lists
- Link projects with GitLab
- Open projects
- Override CMake settings for a project
- Share project settings
- Specify Clang tools settings
- Specify build and run settings
- Specify clangd settings
- Specify dependencies
- Specify editor settings
- Specify project contents
- Specify settings for quick fixes
- Specify the environment for projects
- Use Qt Creator variables
- Debugging
- Add breakpoints
- Attach the debugger to running applications
- Attach the debugger to starting processes
- Debug C++ applications on VxWorks devices
- Debug CMake project files
- Debug crashed processes on Windows
- Debug on Android devices
- Debug remotely with CDB
- Debug remotely with GDB
- Examine complex values in Debug views
- Inspect basic Qt objects
- Load core files to the debugger
- Manage breakpoints
- Set data breakpoints
- Show tooltips for simple values
- Start and debug an external application
- Start debugging
- Start debugging from the command line
- Step through code
- Use MCP client
- Designing UIs
- Designing Qt Quick UIs
- Add assets
- Annotate designs
- Convert UI projects to applications
- Create Qt Quick Applications
- Create Qt Quick UI Prototypes
- Design 2D UIs
- Load placeholder data
- Navigate component files
- Open UI files in Qt Design Studio
- Preview Qt Quick UIs on devices
- Preview a QML file on desktop
- Run QML files
- Use custom fonts
- Use workspaces
- Using UI components
- Add bindings between properties
- Add custom properties
- Add interaction to UIs
- Add text to UIs
- Change properties
- Connect components to signals
- Create buttons
- Create component instances
- Create custom components
- Create scalable buttons and borders
- Create shapes
- Import modules
- Insert UI controls
- Make layouts scalable
- Pick colors
- Pick gradients
- Set advanced component properties
- Set basic component properties
- Use images in UIs
- Use lists and other data models
- Use preset components
- Adding animation
- Working with states
- Designing widget-based UIs
- Designing Qt Quick UIs
- Developing for devices
- Developing for Android
- Add external libraries to Android packages
- Create Android packages
- Create an Android Virtual Device (AVD)
- Debug on Android devices
- Deploy applications to Android
- Edit Android manifest files
- Manage AVDs
- Manage Android NDK packages
- Manage Android SDK packages
- Set up Android development environment
- Sign Android packages
- Developing for Bare Metal devices
- Developing for Boot to Qt devices
- Developing for Docker
- Developing for iOS
- Developing for MCUs
- Developing for QNX Neutrino devices
- Developing for remote Linux devices
- Add remote Linux devices
- Build applications on remote Linux devices
- Configure SSH connections
- Configure development tools
- Connect remote Linux devices
- Debug remotely with GDB
- Deploy applications to remote Linux devices
- Generate SSH keys
- Manage device processes
- Run on remote Linux devices
- Specify remote Linux run settings
- Building applications for the web
- Developing for VxWorks
- Developing for the Windows desktop
- Developing for Android
- Editing code
- Add to-do keywords
- Apply quick fixes
- Automatically format QML/JS files
- Bookmark code
- Compare files
- Complete code
- Create Lua scripts
- Document code
- Download highlight definitions
- Edit Markdown files
- Edit properties of QML types
- Enclose code in brackets or quotes
- Highlight code blocks
- Indent text or code
- Insert multiple cursors
- Inspect the code model
- Locate files using the keyboard
- Move between files
- Move in QML code
- Move to symbols
- Parse files
- Paste and fetch code snippets
- Paste text from clipboard history
- Perform calculations
- Preview images
- Record text editing macros
- Select the current code block
- Specify Qt Quick code style
- Split the editor view
- Switch to Edit mode
- Use GitHub Copilot
- Use Qt AI Assistant
- Write down notes
- Editing SCXML state charts
- Editing UML-style models
- Getting help
- Testing
- Add tests to existing test projects
- Apply filters before scanning for tests
- Build and run tests
- Connect to Squish Server
- Create Boost tests
- Create CTest Based Tests
- Create Catch2 tests
- Create Google tests
- Create Qt Quick tests
- Create Qt tests
- Create Squish test suites
- Manage Squish test suites and cases
- Select Squish AUTs
- View Squish output
- View test results
- Using Git
- Apply actions to commits
- Commit your first change
- Create VCS repositories for new projects
- Create and apply patches
- Git Tools
- Initialize Git repositories
- Interactive rebase
- Review code with Gerrit
- Set up version control systems
- Show instant blame
- Stage changes
- Use Git for Windows
- Use Git with Subversion
- Use common VCS functions
- git am
- git blame
- git branch
- git clean
- git commit
- git diff
- git fetch
- git log
- git merge
- git pull
- git push
- git reflog
- git reset
- git stash
- git status
- Adapting the UI
- Reference
- Analyzers
- Build systems
- Command-Line Options
- Custom Wizards
- Debuggers
- CDB
- CDB Paths
- Debug mode views
- Debugger Log
- Debugging Helpers
- Debugging Qt Quick projects
- Evaluating expressions
- GDB
- General
- Local variables and function parameters
- Peripheral Registers
- Setting breakpoints
- Supported Debuggers
- Troubleshooting Debugger
- Viewing Disassembled Code
- Viewing Modules
- Viewing Source Files
- Viewing Threads
- Viewing and Editing Register State
- Viewing call stack trace
- Deploy settings
- Editors
- FAQ
- Glossary
- Keyboard shortcuts
- Known Issues
- Licenses and acknowledgments
- Platforms
- Qt Quick UI Design
- Run settings
- SDK Tool
- Technical support
- Version Control Systems