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Getting started?

Welcome to Qt! We assume that you already know C++ and will be using it for development with the Qt cross-platform application framework.  This page is meant to provide you with some links to get you started programming with Qt.

 Installing Qt

The installation procedure is a bit different on each Qt platform.  The Qt documentation provides step-by-step installation instructions for each platform.

Find out how to install Qt on your platform

Qt Tutorials

A collection of tutorials and "walkthrough" guides are provided with Qt to help new users get started with Qt development. These documents cover a range of topics, from basic use of widgets to step-by-step tutorials that show how an application is put together.

 

Check out all the tutorials

Qt Examples

Qt LogoThe examples demonstrate Qt features in small, self-contained programs. They are not all designed to be impressive when you run them, but their source code is carefully written to show good Qt programming practices.


Check out all the examples

Read the Official Qt Book

Book Cover: Programming with Qt 4The best way to learn Qt is to read the official Qt book, C++ GUI Programming with Qt 4, Second Edition (ISBN 0-13-235416-0). This book provides comprehensive coverage of Qt programming all the way from "Hello Qt" to advanced features such as multithreading, 2D and 3D graphics, networking, item view classes, and XML. (The first edition, which is based on Qt 4.1, is available online.)

Additional Resources

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