Qt for Windows

Qt's support for different Windows platforms is extensive and mature.

To download and install Qt for Windows, follow the instructions on the Getting Started with Qt page.

Supported Configurations

The following Windows configurations are supported in Qt 6.2:

Operating System	Architecture	Compiler
Windows 10 (1809 or later)	x86_64	MSVC 2019, MinGW 11.2
Windows on ARM	arm64	MSVC 2019	Technology Preview

Building from Source

For details on how to build Qt itself from sources, see Qt for Windows - Building from Source.

Deployment and Other Issues

The pages below covers specific issues and recommendations for creating Windows applications.

• Qt for Windows - Deployment
• Qt for Windows - Graphics Acceleration
• Qt for Windows - Specific Issues

Where to Go from Here

We invite you to explore the rest of Qt. We prepared overviews which help you decide which APIs to use and our examples demonstrate how to use our API.

• Qt Overviews - list of topics about application development
• Examples and Tutorials - code samples and tutorials
• Qt Reference Pages - a listing of C++ and QML APIs
• ActiveX in Qt

Qt's vibrant and active community site, http://qt.io houses a wiki, a forum, and additional learning guides and presentations.

Visual Studio Tools

The Qt VS Tools allows programmers to create, build, debug and run Qt applications from within non-Express versions of Microsoft Visual Studio 2013 and later. The add-in contains project wizards, Qt project import/export support, integrated Qt resource manager and automated build setup for the Qt Meta-Object Compiler, User Interface Compiler, and Resource Compiler.