Qt for Windows¶

Platform support for Windows.

Qt’s support for different Windows platforms is extensive and mature.

To download and install Qt for Windows, follow the instructions on the Getting Started with Qt page.

Supported Configurations¶

The following Windows configurations are supported in Qt 6.12:

Operating System

Architecture

Compiler

Notes

Windows 10 (1809 or later)

x86_64

MSVC 2022, Mingw-w64 15.1

Windows 11

x86_64

MSVC 2022, Mingw-w64 15.1

Windows on ARM

ARM64

MSVC 2022

Windows on ARM

ARM64EC

MSVC 2026

No installer packages.

Missing support for some Qt modules (Qt WebView, Qt WebEngine, and Qt Quick 3D Physics).

Operating System	Architecture	Compiler	Notes
Windows 10 (1809 or later)	`x86_64`	MSVC 2022, Mingw-w64 15.1
Windows 11	`x86_64`	MSVC 2022, Mingw-w64 15.1
Windows on ARM	`ARM64`	MSVC 2022
Windows on ARM	`ARM64EC`	MSVC 2026	No installer packages. Missing support for some Qt modules (Qt WebView, Qt WebEngine, and Qt Quick 3D Physics).

Note

Qt 6.12 will be the last version to support Windows 10.

Building from Source¶

For details on how to build Qt itself from sources, see Qt-for-Windows—Building-from-Source .

Deployment and Other Issues¶

The pages below covers specific issues and recommendations for creating Windows applications.

Qt-for-Windows—Deployment

Qt for Windows - Graphics Acceleration

Qt for Windows - Specific Issues

Qt-for-Windows—Windows-App-SDK

Where to Go from Here¶

We invite you to explore the rest of Qt. We prepared overviews which help you decide which APIs to use and our examples demonstrate how to use our API.

All Overviews - list of topics about application development

Examples and Tutorials - code samples and tutorials

Qt Reference Pages - a listing of C++ and QML APIs

ActiveX in Qt

Qt’s vibrant and active community site, `https://qt.io`_ houses a wiki, a forum, and additional learning guides and presentations.

Visual Studio Tools¶

Qt VS Tools enables programmers to create, build, debug, and run Qt applications from Microsoft Visual Studio. It contains project wizards, Qt project import and export support, integrated Qt resource manager, and automated build setup for the Qt Meta-Object Compiler, User Interface Compiler, and Resource Compiler.