Qt Creator 18 adds experimental support for development containers and other improvements
Qt Creator 18 is now available as the latest release of this cross-platform code editor supporting languages such as C++, QML, JavaScript, and Python. A key highlight is the introduction of development container support, which automates environment setup by detecting devcontainer.json files and creating a Docker container tailored for project needs.
Alongside this, users can choose to auto-detect kits or specify custom kits for development containers, and control aspects like the command bridge using dedicated Qt Creator settings. On the UI side, an Overview tab has been added in Welcome mode, consolidating content from other tabs and providing tailored tutorials, examples, and developer-focused blog posts.
With this version, an option for tabbed editors is now present in code editing to facilitate working with multiple files. For C++ development, the integrated Clangd/LLVM toolchain has been updated to version 21.1. QML developers now have the flexibility to use the latest QML Language Server regardless of their project's Qt version.
Developers using GitHub Copilot can connect through GitHub Enterprise environments. These updates are accompanied by enhancements to Projects mode, new tool configuration options for remote Linux devices, as well as various other improvements and bug fixes.
