Qt Alternatives

Qt is described as 'Cross-platform application framework that is widely used for developing application software that can be run on various software and hardware platforms with little or no change in the underlying codebase, while having the power and speed of native applications' and is a very popular app in the development category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Qt for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and Self-Hosted apps. The best Qt alternative is GTK, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Qt are Flutter, Electron, Tauri and React Native.

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  1. GTK icon

    GTK

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    GTK is a multi-platform toolkit for creating graphical user interfaces. Offering a complete set of widgets, GTK is suitable for projects ranging from small one-off tools to complete application suites.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Chrome OS
    GTK screenshot 1
     
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    GTK vs Qt Comments
    Mino Developer
    0

    the interface is more linux styled, not very recommended for windows or macos apps

    Guest
    Positive
    -11

    GTK+ is more portable (including embedded systems) and includes wrappers to more languages than Qt.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • GTK is Free and Open SourceQt is Freemium and Open Source
    • GTK is Privacy focusedQt is not according to our users
  2. Flutter icon

    Flutter

     65 likes

    Build apps for any screen. Flutter transforms the app development process. Build, test, and deploy beautiful mobile, web, desktop, and embedded apps from a single codebase.

    45 Flutter alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Dart
    • Flutter
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  4. Electron icon

    Electron

     114 likes

    If you can build a website, you can build a desktop app. Electron is a framework for creating native applications with web technologies like JavaScript, HTML, and CSS. It takes care of the hard parts so you can focus on the core of your application.

    43 Electron alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Create menubar apps
     
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    Electron vs Qt Comments
    Nuncio Bitis
    Negative
    0

    GUI design isn't just for making web pages.

    Guest
    Negative
    1

    Electro is a completely different kind of software. It's like comparing a car to a bicycle, for real.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Negative
    1

    It is very ineficient compared to qt and not as crossplatform

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Electron is Free and Open SourceQt is Freemium and Open Source
  5. Tauri icon

    Tauri

     26 likes

    Tauri is a toolkit that helps developers make applications for the major desktop platforms - using virtually any frontend framework in existence. The core is built with Rust and the CLI leverages Node.js making Tauri a genuinely polyglot approach to creating and maintaining...

    12 Tauri alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    Landing page
     
  6. React Native icon

    React Native

     41 likes

    React Native enables you to build world-class application experiences on native platforms using a consistent developer experience based on JavaScript and React. The focus of React Native is on developer efficiency across all the platforms you care about — learn once, write...

    45 React Native alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
    • React
     
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    React Native vs Qt Comments
    Guest
    Positive
    -1

    Because transform into native (Android and iOS) code

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • React Native is Free and Open SourceQt is Freemium and Open Source
  7. wxWidgets icon

    wxWidgets

     22 likes

    wxWidgets is a C++ library that lets developers create applications for Windows, OS X, Linux and UNIX on 32-bit and 64-bit architectures as well as several mobile platforms including Windows Mobile, iPhone SDK and embedded GTK+.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  9. Mono icon

    Mono

     39 likes

    Mono is a free and open source project led by Xamarin (formerly by Novell and originally by Ximian) to create an Ecma standard compliant .NET Framework-compatible set of tools including, among others, a C# compiler and a Common Language Runtime.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Oracle Solaris
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Self-Hosted
    • Mono
     
  10. Kivy icon

    Kivy

     17 likes

    Kivy is a Python library for development of multi-touch enabled media rich applications. The aim is to allow for quick and easy interaction design and rapid prototyping, while making your code reusable and deployable.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPad
    Kivy screenshot 1
     
  11. Photino icon

    Photino

     4 likes

    Photino is a lightweight open-source framework for building native, cross-platform desktop applications with Web UI technology.

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Photino screenshot 1
     
  12. Svelte Native icon

    Svelte Native

     1 like

    Svelte Native is a new approach to building mobile applications using NativeScript. Where other JavaScript mobile development frameworks like React Native and NativeScript-Vue do the bulk of their work on the mobile device, Svelte Native shifts that work into a compile step that...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • NativeScript
    Svelte Native screenshot 1
     
  13. Avalonia UI icon

    Avalonia UI

     10 likes

    Avalonia is a WPF-inspired cross-platform XAML-based UI framework providing a flexible styling system and supporting a wide range of platforms including: Windows, Linux (desktop & embedded), macOS, Android, iOS and Browser.

    26 Avalonia UI alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    Control Catalog app running on macOS.
     
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    Avalonia UI vs Qt Comments
    Mino Developer
    Negative
    0

    not well maintained, the documentation that says to be for version v11 is the same as for version 10, and the actual packages are completely different. NOT RECOMMENDED

    • Avalonia UI is Free and Open SourceQt is Freemium and Open Source
  14. MauiKit icon

    MauiKit

     4 likes

    MauiKit is a framework based on QQC2 and Kirigami, that helps to create convergent applications that run on GNU Linux and Android, based on the Maui HIG. MauiKit is an open source framework to make the applications look good, made by .

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Android
     
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