# qt/qt5

Qt5 super module

Repository: https://github.com/qt/qt5
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/qt5
Language: Shell
License Family: other
Last push: 2026-08-26T19:41:37+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 79/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 40, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4867, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 701, "gap_med": 0.0, "n_releases_24m": 25}
- flags: prerelease_only, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1769, forks 690 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:33.752619+00:00)

## What it is
The qt/qt5 super-module repository, which orchestrates cloning and building the Qt framework's submodule repositories (now used to build Qt 6). It provides the configure script and CMake-based build workflow for assembling Qt from source.

## Use cases
- build the Qt framework from source
- build only qtdeclarative and its dependencies
- compile Qt with debug or release configuration
- build Qt documentation from source
- set up a developer build of Qt with tests enabled

## When to choose
- you need to build Qt itself from git sources
- you want a custom Qt build with specific modules or configure options
- you are contributing to Qt development

## When to avoid
- you just want to use Qt in your application - install prebuilt binaries via the Qt installer or package manager instead
- you need a lightweight GUI toolkit with minimal dependencies

## Facets
- artifact type: framework
- maturity: active
- function: build-tool, gui, developer-tools
- domain: cross-platform, developer-tools, desktop-applications, web-development, embedded-systems
- platform: windows, cross-platform, cpp
- tags: qt, cmake, super-module, meta-repository, application-framework, c-plus-plus, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- qt/qt5 (main) score 79

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:33.752619+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 2026-08-30T03:26:07.568099+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/qt/qt5 (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:33.752619+00:00, sha 1c00dd823b26)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.