- I am stuck with a problem installing Qt5 on OSX. The Qt Requirements for Mac OSX are done - Xcode and command line are installed. Then I followed the steps: # mkdir.
- This PyQt5 tutorial shows how to use Python 3 and Qt to create a GUI on Windows, Mac or Linux. It even covers creating an installer for your app. PyQt is a library that lets you use the Qt GUI framework from Python. Qt itself is written in C.
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About the App
- App name: qt5
- App description: Version 5 of the Qt framework
- App website: https://www.qt.io/
Install the App
- Press
Command+Spaceand type Terminal and press enter/return key. - Run in Terminal app:
ruby -e '$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)' < /dev/null 2> /dev/null
and press enter/return key.
If the screen prompts you to enter a password, please enter your Mac's user password to continue. When you type the password, it won't be displayed on screen, but the system would accept it. So just type your password and press ENTER/RETURN key. Then wait for the command to finish. - Run:
brew install qt5
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Done! You can now use qt5.
Qt5 Mac Deployment
Similar Software for Mac
Two earlier blog posts (1) (2) covered how to set up Qt and Qt Creator on Windows and Linux systems. Let's look at installation on the remaining major desktop platform, macOS.
Thanks to the unified Qt installer, the process is very similar to that on Windows and Linux, so we'll just cover some of the differences and highlights of the Mac install.
Assumptions and Prerequisites
For this example we'll install Qt 5.7.1, which is supported on macOS version 10.8 and later.
The C++ compiler used by Qt on macOS is the Clang compiler, provided as part of the Xcode development tool. You will need to install Xcode from the Apple App Store. It is a free download, but you will need to have or create an Apple ID.
You can also use Qt and Qt Creator on macOS to develop for iOS (i.e. for iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad devices), or for Android (or both). These use different downloads of Qt and have more prerequisites and won't be covered here.
Installation Steps
Qt5 Macos Dark Mode
Download the Qt installer from http://download.qt.io. For Qt 5.7.1 you can navigate to official_releases / qt 5.7 / 5.7.1 and then download qt-opensource-mac-x64-clang-5.7.1.dmg. It is a reasonably large (1.2 GB) download.
Once it has downloaded, open the dmg file:
Qt For Mac
From the Qt Installer, follow the wizard screens in the same fashion as on Windows and Linux. Here were the screens I stepped through:
Once done, you can launch Qt Creator:
You can also use Qt and Qt Creator on macOS to develop for iOS (i.e. for iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad devices), or for Android (or both). These use different downloads of Qt and have more prerequisites and won't be covered here.
Installation Steps
Qt5 Macos Dark Mode
Download the Qt installer from http://download.qt.io. For Qt 5.7.1 you can navigate to official_releases / qt 5.7 / 5.7.1 and then download qt-opensource-mac-x64-clang-5.7.1.dmg. It is a reasonably large (1.2 GB) download.
Once it has downloaded, open the dmg file:
Qt For Mac
From the Qt Installer, follow the wizard screens in the same fashion as on Windows and Linux. Here were the screens I stepped through:
Once done, you can launch Qt Creator:
Qt4 For Mac
Cyberlink for mac. You should check that it correctly set up at an auto-detected kit with the compiler, Qt version, and debugger:
This is a good time to create some sample projects to test your installation. Use the New Project Wizard and confirm that you can create the project, build it and run the application. Testing both widget and QML-based projects is recommended.
You are now ready for Qt software development on macOS. If you want to update, add or remove any components, you can run the maintenance tool, which will be found under the Qt install directory as MaintenanceTool.
Summary
It's easy to get Qt up and running using the installer. I'm not a regular macOS user so on the occasions where I need to build a Qt application for the Mac, I appreciate that I can use the familiar Qt Creator IDE to do most of my work rather than having to learn another IDE.
Qt Creator Mac
References
Qt Designer Download Mac
- Getting Started with Qt and Qt Creator on Linux, ICS blog post, http://www.ics.com/blog/getting-started-qt-and-qt-creator-linux
- Getting Started with Qt and Qt Creator on Windows, ICS blog post, http://www.ics.com/blog/getting-started-qt-and-qt-creator-windows
- Qt for MacOS, Qt documentation web site, http://doc.qt.io/qt-5/osx.html
- Xcode 8, Apple Developer website, http://developer.apple.com/xcode
