Qt Creator Alternatives

Qt Creator is described as 'Cross-platform integrated development environment (IDE) built for the maximum developer experience. Qt Creator runs on Windows, Linux, and macOS desktop operating systems and allows developers to create software across desktop, mobile, and embedded platforms' and is a very popular IDE in the development category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Qt Creator for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, BSD and Web-based apps. The best Qt Creator alternative is Eclipse, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Qt Creator are Microsoft Visual Studio, Geany, Apache NetBeans and PyCharm.

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Qt Creator alternatives are mainly Code Editors but may also be IDEs or Text Editors.  Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Qt Creator.
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Qt Creator alternatives page was last updated Mar 6, 2024
  1. wxWidgets icon
     21 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+.

    31 wxWidgets alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    wxWidgets Features

    1.  C++
    wxWidgets iconQt Creator Icon

    wxWidgets VS Qt Creator

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  2. Orwell Dev-C++ icon
     43 likes

    Orwell Dev-C++ is a Portable (IDE) Integrated Development Environment and Compiler for the C++ programming language.

    43 Orwell Dev-C++ alternatives
    Orwell Dev-C++ 5.1.1.0 default layout

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Orwell Dev-C++ Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  C++
    Discontinued

    The latest version is from April 2015. Project inactive for a while, see https://sourceforge.net/p/orwelldevcpp/forums/general/thread/ce51da27/

    Orwell Dev-C++ iconQt Creator Icon

    Orwell Dev-C++ VS Qt Creator

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  3. Appcelerator Titanium icon
     28 likes

    Appcelerator Titanium, offered for free by Appcelerator, lets web developers use web technologies, open source and cloud computing to build native apps for iPhone, Android, Windows, Mac OSX and Linux.

    73 Appcelerator Titanium alternatives
    Appcelerator Titanium screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted

    Appcelerator Titanium Features

    1.  No Coding Required
    2.  Cross-Platform
    3.  Native application
    4.  Code Completion
    5.  Mobile friendly
    Discontinued

    On February 2021, Axway announced that Appcelerator Titanium has been discontinued, with support ending on March 1, 2022. All private source code will be made open source by this date. https://www.axway.com/en/appcelerator-end-of-life

    Appcelerator Titanium iconQt Creator Icon

    Appcelerator Titanium VS Qt Creator

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  4. WebDGap icon
     10 likes

    WebDGap allows you to convert any website or HTML/CSS/JavaScript web application to a native Windows, Mac, Linux, and Chrome application.

    52 WebDGap alternatives
    WebDGap running on Windows 10

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • Self-Hosted

    WebDGap Features

    1.  Supports Zip files
    2.  Lightweight wrapper
    Discontinued

    This app was discontinued on April 13, 2018.

    WebDGap iconQt Creator Icon

    WebDGap VS Qt Creator

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  5. WeBuilder icon
     21 likes

    WeBuilder is a faster, smarter and more powerful all-in-one code editor for web developers. Clean interface, quick startup, superb flexibility and powerful features allow you to create and manage code written in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, Ruby, Python, ASP, SSI, Perl and other...

    44 WeBuilder alternatives
    WeBuilder screenshot 1

    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    WeBuilder Features

    1.  Syntax Highlighting
    2.  Portable
    3.  Support for Unicode
    WeBuilder iconQt Creator Icon

    WeBuilder VS Qt Creator

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  6. Xed Editor icon
     2 likes

    Xed Editor is a versatile text and code editor designed specifically for Android devices, offering users the ability to create, edit, and manage their text and code files with ease on their mobile devices.

    52 Xed Editor alternatives
    Xed Editor screenshot 1
    Xed Editor screenshot 2
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    Xed Editor screenshot 3

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid

    Xed Editor Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  Syntax Highlighting
    Xed Editor iconQt Creator Icon

    Xed Editor VS Qt Creator

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  7. Cambalache icon
     1 like

    Cambalache is a new RAD tool that allow development of user interfaces for Gtk 4 and Gtk 3 toolkit. It was born as a substitute for Glade.

    7 Cambalache alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Cambalache Features

    1.  Live Preview
    2.  Rad
    3.  C++
    4.  Gtk
    5.  C-sharp
    Cambalache iconQt Creator Icon

    Cambalache VS Qt Creator

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  8. Glade icon
     11 likes

    Glade is a RAD (Rapid Application Development) tool to enable quick & easy development of user interfaces for the GTK+ toolkit.

    17 Glade alternatives
    Login ui using glade

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Glade Features

    1.  Gtk
    2.  Rad
    Discontinued

    The tool is not developed anymore as it cannot handle Gtk4.Instead Cambalache UI Maker is being developed but it still needs funding.

    Glade iconQt Creator Icon

    Glade VS Qt Creator

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  9. Komodo IDE icon
     52 likes

    Code smarter and faster with Komodo IDE, the cross-platform professional development environment for dynamic languages and open technologies. Komodo's award-winning feature set includes standard editor functionality like code formatting, commenting, auto-indent and syntax...

    72 Komodo IDE alternatives
    UI with dark theme

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Komodo IDE Features

    1.  Syntax Highlighting
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    3.  Autocompletion
    4.  Multiple Cursors
    5.  Code Completion
    6.  Python IDE
    7.  Package Control
    8.  Debugging
    9.  Embedded debugger
    Komodo IDE iconQt Creator Icon

    Komodo IDE VS Qt Creator

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  10. Runestone icon
     3 likes

    A performant, lightweight, and simple plain text editor with syntax highlighting, line numbers, search and replace, page guide, and much more.

    54 Runestone alternatives
    Runestone screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad

    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes
    2.  Privacy focused
    3.  Distraction-free
    4.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Syntax Highlighting
    2.  Code Formatting
    3.  No Tracking
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  Dark Mode
    6.  Support for MarkDown
    7.  Ad-free
    8.  No registration required
    Runestone iconQt Creator Icon

    Runestone VS Qt Creator

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  11. Anjuta icon
     37 likes

    Anjuta is a versatile Integrated Development Environment (IDE) for C and C++ on GNU/Linux. It has been written for GTK/GNOME and features a number of advanced programming facilities including project management, application wizards, an interactive debugger and a powerful source...

    67 Anjuta alternatives
    Anjuta is very powerful, customizable and yet simple to use Integrated Development Environment for GNOME.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • GNOME

    Anjuta Features

    1.  C++
    2.  Gtk
    Anjuta iconQt Creator Icon

    Anjuta VS Qt Creator

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  12. Avalonia UI icon
     8 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.

    27 Avalonia UI alternatives
    Control Catalog app running on macOS.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone

    Avalonia UI Features

    1.  Graphical User Interface
    Avalonia UI iconQt Creator Icon

    Avalonia UI VS Qt Creator

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