qt
brew install qt
v6.11.1
BSD-3-Clause AND GFDL-1.3-no-invariants-only AND GPL-2.0-only AND (GPL-3.0-only WITH Qt-GPL-exception-1.0) AND LGPL-3.0-only
Cross-platform C++ UI framework and application development toolkit with 2D/3D graphics, networking, and multimedia support.
Why you might care
Qt is a comprehensive framework for building native desktop and embedded applications across Windows, macOS, Linux, and other platforms. Use it when you need a mature, production-ready toolkit with extensive built-in modules (networking, database, graphics, declarative UI via QML) and strong IDE integration via Qt Creator. It's the industry standard for cross-platform C++ GUIs where you want unified codebases and don't need lightweight alternatives.
Runtime dependencies
Links
- https://www.qt.io/
- Brew formula source: Formula/q/qt.rb
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