View output

The output views show output from several sources, such as a list of errors and warnings encountered during a build, detailed output from the compiler, status of a program when it is executed, debug output, or search results.

You can open output views in all modes

• Select the output view.
• Select View > Output. The menu items also display the keyboard shortcuts that you can use.
• Select Alt (Cmd on macOS) and the number of the view.
• Select , and then select the view to open.

To maximize an open output view, select the (Maximize) button or press Alt+Shift+9.

To increase or decrease the output text size, select (Zoom In) or (Zoom Out), or press Ctrl++ or Ctrl+-. Zooming is not supported in all output views.

Change text encoding

If the text in the output is not displayed correctly, Qt Creator might be using a different codec from the one used by the tools that generate the output. To specify the codec to use, select Preferences > Environment > Interface, and then select the codec in the Text codec for tools field.

Find and filter output

To search in output, press Ctrl+F when the view is active. Enter search criteria in the Find field. For more information, see Search in current file.

To filter output, enter a string in the Filter field.

To specify filtering options, select the button. You can filter output by using regular expressions or case-sensitivity. Select Show Non-matching Lines to hide the lines that match the filter.

Some output views do not support finding and filtering.

Save output as a file

To save output as a text file, select Save Contents in the context menu.

To copy output to a temporary file, select Copy Contents to Scratch Buffer.