Supported Platforms: Difference between revisions

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Qt can be used for application development for a wide range of target platforms, like:

Desktop: Linux, macOS, Windows
Embedded and RTOS: Linux, QNX, VxWorks, Windows
Mobile: Android, iOS, Windows

For in depth information and more exotic platforms see the official documentation: Supported Platforms. See also Supported Devices.

Even if not listed there, with some extra work you may also be able to target platforms like:

Various BSDs
Haiku
Windows versions older than Windows XP

Depending on your target you'll need a suitable host platform. For specific information see the lists of supported platforms mentioned above. For a quick overview see the following table:

Target	Host
Desktop
Desktop Linux	Desktop Linux
macOS	macOS
Windows 7 or higher	Windows 7 or higher
Embedded, RTOS
Embedded Linux	Desktop Linux
QNX	Desktop Linux Windows 7 or higher
VxWorks	Desktop Linux Windows 7 or higher
Windows Embedded 7	Windows 7 or higher
Mobile
Android	Desktop Linux macOS Windows 7 or higher
iOS	macOS
Windows Phone	Windows 8 or higher
Windows RT	Windows 8 or higher

If your host platform is Desktop Linux but your favorite Linux distribution is not listed in the official documentation then don't worry: Many distributions have ready compiled packages and in case not, you can compile Qt from source. Almost all modern Desktop Linux distributions are suitable host and target platforms.

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-[[Category:Developing_Qt]]
+[[Category:Qt Supported Platforms]]
+{{LangSwitch}}
-= Supported Platforms =
+Qt can be used for application development for a wide range of '''target platforms''', like:
-'''This is a draft and open for discussion, which should happen in the development list.'''
+*Desktop: Linux, macOS, Windows
+*Embedded and RTOS: Linux, QNX, VxWorks, Windows
+*Mobile: Android, iOS, Windows
-Here we attempt to list compilers and platforms the project aims to support. This is meant as guidance for developers of Qt and it should support informed decisions on the use of compiler, language and platform features.
+For in depth information and more exotic platforms see the official documentation: [https://doc.qt.io/qt-6/supported-platforms.html Supported Platforms].  See also [[Supported Devices]].
-For comparison, also check the "list of supported platforms for Qt 4.8":http://doc.qt.nokia.com/4.8/supported-platforms.html.
+Even if not listed there, with some extra work you may also be able to target platforms like:
-=== Compilers ===
+*Various BSDs
+*Haiku
+*Windows versions older than Windows XP
-Excluding platform-specific code which should be clearly protected through the use of appropriate <code>#ifdef</code>'s, all code contributed to Qt should be fully supported by these compilers:
-* GCC 4.2 and up (Mac OS uses 4.2, Debian stable is at 4.4)
+Depending on your target you'll need a suitable '''host platform'''. For specific information see the lists of supported platforms mentioned above. For a quick overview see the following table:
-* Clang (trunk?)
-* MSVC 2008
-* ICC (which version?)
-=== Platforms ===
+{| class="wikitable"
+! style="color:white; background-color:#80C342;" |Target
-{|
+! style="color:white; background-color:#80C342;" |Host
-!'''Platform'''
+|-
-!'''Compiler'''
+! colspan="2" style="font-weight:normal; background-color:lightgrey;" |Desktop
+|-
+|Desktop Linux
+|Desktop Linux
+|-
+|macOS
+|macOS
 |-
-|'''Desktop'''
+|Windows 7 or higher
-|
+|Windows 7 or higher
-|Linux
-|gcc 4.4 (Debian stable) and up
 |-
-|Mac OS X Lion
+! colspan="2" style="font-weight:normal; background-color:lightgrey;" |Embedded, RTOS
-|As provided by Apple (gcc 4.2.1, clang 2.9)
 |-
-|Microsoft Windows 7
+|Embedded Linux
-|MSVC 2008
+|Desktop Linux
+|-
+|QNX
+|Desktop Linux<br />Windows 7 or higher
 |-
-|'''Embedded'''
+|VxWorks
+|Desktop Linux<br />Windows 7 or higher
 |-
-|Raspberry PI
+|Windows Embedded 7
-|?? (just a placeholder)
+|Windows 7 or higher
 |-
-|Mobile
+! colspan="2" style="font-weight:normal; background-color:lightgrey;" |Mobile
 |-
 |Android
-|?? (just a placeholder)
+|Desktop Linux<br />macOS<br />Windows 7 or higher
+|-
+|iOS
+|macOS
+|-
+|Windows Phone
+|Windows 8 or higher
+|-
+|Windows RT
+|Windows 8 or higher
 |}
+If your host platform is Desktop Linux but your favorite Linux distribution is not listed in [https://doc.qt.io/qt-6/supported-platforms.html the official documentation] then don't worry: Many distributions have ready compiled packages and in case not, you can compile Qt from source. Almost '''all modern Desktop Linux distributions are suitable host and target platforms'''.

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