# qt-creator/qt-creator

A cross-platform Qt IDE

Repository: https://github.com/qt-creator/qt-creator
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/qt-creator
Language: C++
License Family: other
Last push: 2026-08-26T15:42:56+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 98/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 95, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4867, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 34, "gap_med": 14.0, "n_releases_24m": 31}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3065, forks 872 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:41.351661+00:00)

## What it is
Qt Creator is a cross-platform integrated development environment (IDE) built by the Qt project for developing applications in C++ (and other languages) targeting desktop, embedded, and mobile platforms. It includes a code editor, debugger, UI designer, and build system integration, and is itself written in C++ with Qt.

## Use cases
- ide for c++ development
- develop qt applications
- cross-platform desktop app development
- embedded linux development ide
- debug c++ code with a gui debugger
- design qt ui files visually

## When to choose
- you are developing Qt-based applications
- you need a full-featured C++ IDE on Windows, Linux, or macOS
- you target embedded or mobile devices from a Qt toolchain
- you want integrated UI design, editing, and debugging in one tool

## When to avoid
- you primarily work in languages other than C++/Qt
- you prefer lightweight editors like VS Code with plugins
- you need an IDE for web or JVM-centric development

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: editor, developer-tools, gui
- domain: developer-tools, cross-platform, desktop-applications, embedded-systems, mobile-development
- platform: windows, cpp, cross-platform
- tags: ide, qt, c++, code-editor, debugger, embedded-development, debugging, linux, macos, desktop

## Member repositories
- qt-creator/qt-creator (main) score 98

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:41.351661+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T07:28:17.474233+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/qt-creator/qt-creator (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:41.351661+00:00, sha 8a64286adfda)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.