Favorite IDE/editor for Qt

qtradar · wrote on 1 Sept 2010, 14:19

For any complex project, Eclipse is still my IDE of choice. Due to its extensibility you can rely on additional tools for a lot of tasks, e.g. you can add XML editing with automatic XSD validation and auto-complete support or seamless integration with bug tracking tools.

The only major feature I am missing in Eclipse compared to QtCreator is its automatic parsing of Qt objects into meaningful output when debugging. But apparently someone is working on that for the next CDT release.

ngrosjean · wrote on 1 Sept 2010, 22:31

I use vim : modulable, customisable, multi-platform with macro, plugin, color syntax.

szh1 · wrote on 25 Oct 2010, 12:53

I like Qt Creator.

Schneidi · wrote on 28 Oct 2010, 13:31

I use the Creator its just a perfect environment

Agroni · wrote on 16 Dec 2010, 06:57

Kdevelop 3.5 with Qt Designer plugin is the best most powerful combination ever. I am new to QT Creator and I like it's automatic slot/signal features and the really good and stable UI. However Kdevelop 3.5 is extremely powerful with integrating all kinds of documentation from whatever library. I sometimes deal with chip vendors and their libraries (on top of other proprietary and open source libraries). Being able to just plugin a documentation and have it appear as you type is awesome. Even Kdevelop 4 is not as good as Kdevelop 3.5. Kdevelop 4 left out many key features kdevelop 3.5 had. I hope KDevelop 4 and QT Creator inherit those features from 3.5.
With QT Creator I haven't figured how have the libc, boost and other common library functions and classes appear as I type. I am not even sure what kind of documentation formats it recognizes.

giesbert · wrote on 16 Dec 2010, 07:58

Hi,

at work we are using MSVS 2008. The IDE is very powerful and with the Qt integration (also into help) all is very good. At Home I use QtCreator...

But as ist's mostly MSVS, I voted MSVS

maciej · wrote on 16 Dec 2010, 09:23

For Qt I use QtCreator, for other (C mostly) vim (sometimes Kate) and I'm planning to check out KDevelop.

vcwong · wrote on 17 Dec 2010, 09:15

i normally use vi for simple coding. i will use ide tools like eclipse if i need to do some debug.

parancibia · wrote on 17 Dec 2010, 19:41

Qt Creator, my favorite feature is the integrated Qt documentation and with FakeVim I don't miss vim at all.

vsorokin · wrote on 18 Dec 2010, 01:13

I started use Qt Creator when it had 0.8 or 0.9 version. Then it similar on convenient notepad with highlighting, but time to go, and now It's very powerful tool, I like it.

AS.Sri · wrote on 21 Dec 2010, 12:48

I use Qt Creator for app development for Symbian on windows. It is simple and easy to use but, the best part is Qt doc usage inside the creator is really good. One problem is the IDE is not properly configured to recognize Qt Mobility APIs.

satyendra · wrote on 13 Feb 2013, 19:15

I have been using QtCreator for almost 3Years,and i can say i got addicted to it.Now the current projects requirement is MSVC2008 with CMake,i have convinced my manager with QtCreators ease of use,and now he started using it,Im using MSVC2010 at office,and CodeBlocks at Home.

satyendra · wrote on 13 Feb 2013, 19:20

Can someone compare KDevelop with QtCreator.i have never used KDevelop,but i heard KDevelop has also some nice features.

sptrakesh · wrote on 13 Feb 2013, 22:04

I normally develop on a Mac, and then test on Windows and Solaris. Qt Creator is about the only tool that works across all these platforms (Java IDE's NetBeans/Eclipse would work too, but they are too heavy). That said the editor features are very poor compared with MSVS especially VS 2012 (which frankly is the ultimate for C++).

qxoz · wrote on 14 Feb 2013, 05:59

[quote author="sptrakesh" date="1360793058"]I normally develop on a Mac, and then test on Windows and Solaris. Qt Creator is about the only tool that works across all these platforms (Java IDE's NetBeans/Eclipse would work too, but they are too heavy).[/quote]
I like QtCreator for the same reasons. At work i have a Windows at home two kinds of linux and one Windows. When i workin on some project i don't care about OS and just start develop on same project without any changes.

tobias.hunger · wrote on 14 Feb 2013, 10:38

sptrakesh: What makes MSVS better for C++ development than Creator? Which features do you miss the most? What should we improve to make it more appealing to MSVS users?

qxoz · wrote on 14 Feb 2013, 11:07

Can i tell few things about code editors(Not whole IDE)?
Code collapseing is still not perfect in QtCreator, frequently its lose entry points. Only reopen a file solves problem, but all code blocks are become expanded. Somehow MSVS remember all settings even if reopen whole project. Besides i didn't find commands for collapse all and expand all in QtCreator.
Next useful thing in MSVS editor is #regions, it is very convenient.

tobias.hunger · wrote on 14 Feb 2013, 11:57

I have to admit that I hardly even use code folding (except for the fold-initial-comment thing which I love!): I want to see my code at all times. There are some known issues in that area, yes:-/

Code folding is stored as part of your session, not as part of the project. That is where all the breakpoints, bookmarks and other non-project-related data is stored as well, so I think that is the best place to put it.

Expand All and Collapse All are both available. They are not bound to any key by default... you can do that in Tools>Options>Environment>Keyboard. Going through that list is always a good idea: We have a lot of functionality without any keyboard bindings.

Creator does indeed not support #regions.

Please consider to add a feature request to our bugtracker if you are missing this or something else. If enough people ask for it we might implement it;-)

andre · wrote on 14 Feb 2013, 11:59

The most annoying feature of the code folding is, IMHO, that it too easy to trigger it accidentally. And if you do, and then unfold again, your cursor is no longer where it was before you folded the code...

qxoz · wrote on 14 Feb 2013, 12:19

[quote author="Tobias Hunger" date="1360843035"]Expand All and Collapse All are both available.[/quote]
Thank you i was looking for this feature :)