<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en"> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /> <!-- windows.qdoc --> <title>Qt for Windows | Qt 5.11</title> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="style/offline-simple.css" /> <script type="text/javascript"> document.getElementsByTagName("link").item(0).setAttribute("href", "style/offline.css"); // loading style sheet breaks anchors that were jumped to before // so force jumping to anchor again setTimeout(function() { var anchor = location.hash; // need to jump to different anchor first (e.g. none) location.hash = "#"; setTimeout(function() { location.hash = anchor; }, 0); }, 0); </script> </head> <body> <div class="header" id="qtdocheader"> <div class="main"> <div class="main-rounded"> <div class="navigationbar"> <table><tr> <td ><a href="index.html">Qt 5.11</a></td><td >Qt for Windows</td></tr></table><table class="buildversion"><tr> <td id="buildversion" width="100%" align="right">Qt 5.11.2 Reference Documentation</td> </tr></table> </div> </div> <div class="content"> <div class="line"> <div class="content mainContent"> <div class="sidebar"> <div class="toc"> <h3><a name="toc">Contents</a></h3> <ul> <li class="level1"><a href="#downloading-and-installing-qt">Downloading and Installing Qt</a></li> <li class="level2"><a href="#building-qt-5-from-source">Building Qt 5 from Source</a></li> <li class="level1"><a href="#deployment-and-other-issues">Deployment and Other Issues</a></li> <li class="level1"><a href="#where-to-go-from-here">Where to Go from Here</a></li> <li class="level2"><a href="#visual-studio-tools">Visual Studio Tools</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="sidebar-content" id="sidebar-content"></div></div> <h1 class="title">Qt for Windows</h1> <span class="subtitle"></span> <!-- $$$windows-support.html-description --> <div class="descr"> <a name="details"></a> <p>Qt's support for different Windows platforms is extensive and mature. Before you get started, ensure that your development environment fulfills the <a href="windows-requirements.html">requirements</a>.</p> <p>The <i>Reference Configuration</i> section of the <a href="supported-platforms.html#reference-configurations">supported platforms</a> page contains a list of Windows versions and compilers tested to work with Qt.</p> <a name="downloading-and-installing-qt"></a> <h2 id="downloading-and-installing-qt">Downloading and Installing Qt</h2> <p>There are two ways to install Qt:</p> <ol class="1" type="1"><li>through the Qt Installers - downloads and installs Qt</li> <li>through the <i>Qt sources</i>.</li> </ol> <p>You can download the Qt 5 installers and sources from the <a href="http://qt.io/download">Downloads</a> page. For more information, visit the <a href="gettingstarted.html">Getting Started with Qt</a> page.</p> <a name="building-qt-5-from-source"></a> <h3 >Building Qt 5 from Source</h3> <p>You can also build Qt 5 from the source package and configure it according to your target platform. The source packages are obtained from <a href="http://www.qt.io/download/">http://www.qt.io/download/</a>.</p> <p>Below, you will find more information about building Qt from source.</p> <ul> <li><a href="windows-requirements.html">Qt for Windows - Requirements</a></li> <li><a href="windows-building.html">Qt for Windows - Building from Source</a></li> </ul> <a name="deployment-and-other-issues"></a> <h2 id="deployment-and-other-issues">Deployment and Other Issues</h2> <p>The pages below covers specific issues and recommendations for creating Windows applications.</p> <ul> <li><a href="windows-deployment.html">Qt for Windows - Deployment</a></li> <li><a href="windows-issues.html">Qt for Windows - Specific Issues</a></li> </ul> <a name="where-to-go-from-here"></a> <h2 id="where-to-go-from-here">Where to Go from Here</h2> <p>We invite you to explore the rest of Qt. 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