Download qt creator for windows 10 64-bit

1. Download and install Java Development Kit (JDK) version 8

Go to Oracle's Java JDK download page and click on the blue button link that says JDK download. On the next page that appears, click the button to Accept the license agreement, then download the appropriate installer for your operating system. It will be either Windows x86 or Windows x64. If you are not sure which one to get, use "Windows x64". Once you have downloaded the Java JDK installer .exe file, double-click it to run it, which will install JDK on your computer. You can choose all default options during the installation.

2. Download and install Qt Creator

Go to the Qt Creator official download site to download this software. Near the middle of the page, there is a gray bar of links; in that bar, click the link named "Qt Offline Installers". Now scroll down to "Windows Host", and choose Qt 5.5.0 for Windows 32-bit (MinGW 4.9.2, 959 MB). (It is very important that you choose the download option that says "MinGW" in it, and not any of the other options!) Your download will begin. The file is very large, almost 1 GB in size. Once you have downloaded the Qt Creator installer .exe file, double-click it to run it, which will install Qt Creator on your computer. You can choose all default options during the installation.

3. Try to compile/run a sample project

Let's make sure that all the parts are working together properly by building and running a sample Qt Creator project that uses the Stanford C++ libraries. The Stanford C++ libraries also interact with Java, so if this project runs properly for you, then you will be sure that your Qt Creator and Java JDK are both set up properly. Here's what to do:

• Download the following project ZIP file to your computer.
  • 
    simple-project.zip (linked fixed 09/21 10:30pm; sorry!)
• Un-zip the file's contents to a directory of your choice. You should have a directory named SampleProject with several files and folders inside.
• Open the project. In Qt Creator, choose "File" → "Open File or Project..." or press Ctrl+O (or Command+O on Mac). Navigate to the SampleProject folder and open the file SampleProject.pro.
• Qt Creator will ask you a few questions about how to set up the build process for this project. You can just accept the defaults and click "Configure Project".

• Build it. Now you should be able to Build (Ctrl+B or Command+B) your project in Qt Creator. If it builds properly, your C++ compiler and the Stanford C++ libraries are at least compiling properly.
• Run it. Now that it's built, you should be able to Run (Ctrl+R or Command+R) your SampleProject. This is the part where Java is needed, so if your Java isn't properly installed, this is probably where it will fail. If it runs properly, you will see a window appear with a smiley face. Congratulations, you're done! Now your machine should work just fine for working on our homework assignments.

If you encounter any problems during your attempt to compile and run the sample project, check out our Qt Creator troubleshooting page. Otherwise, congratulations; you're done!

1) Download installer

The Qt Creator official download site is https://www.qt.io/download-qt-installer. When you go to this site, it should detect that your computer is running Windows and recommend the installer "Qt Online Installer for Windows". Click the green "Download" button to download the installer.

2) Run installer

The downloaded installer is named something like qt-unified-windows-version.exe. Double-click to run it.

The installer walks you through a set of steps. For most steps, you can use the default settings and simply click "Next" or "Agree" to move on, with the following exceptions:

• At the Qt Account step, you will have to create your own Qt Account.
• At the Select Components step:
  • Select the highest-numbered Qt version that starts with 5.x.x. For Summer 2021, the version number must be at least Qt 5.15.0. Do not select any version labeled "Preview" or "Alpha" or "Beta". Do not select any version that starts with 6.x.x.
  • IMPORTANT: You must also select the MinGW 32-bit kit component. Expand the "Qt" triangle, then expand the triangle with Qt version number, then click the checkbox labeled "MinGW 8.x.x 32 bit". You can un-check every other checkbox except for "MinGW 32 bit", as shown in the screenshot below.

This screenshot shows selecting the Mingw 32 component. Note that we scribbled out the version numbers to avoid confusion since the versions change frequently.

3) Install CS106 specific components

After installing Qt, you must install the CS106-specific components and do a complete build and run cycle to confirm all is working properly.

Download CS106 project and extract

• Download this archive file: 📦 CS106.zip
• Un-zip the download contents (on a Windows computer, click "Extract all") to a location of your choice. You should have a folder named CS106 with several files and folders inside.

Open and configure CS106 project

A Qt Creator project includes a file named with a .pro extension. Double-clicking the .pro file opens the project in Qt Creator.

• Find the CS106.pro file and open it now.

  • If your File Explorer options are set to hide filename extensions, the file CS106.pro will display the name CS106. You can change whether extensions are displayed in File Explorer by choosing menu item File->Options, select the "View" tab and under “Advanced settings”, uncheck "Hide extensions for known file types". Click "Apply" button.
• When opening a project for the first time, Qt Creator brings up a "Configure Project" panel for you to select the appropriate build kit (see screenshot below). The default kit should already be selected; it will match the component you selected when installing Qt Creator. Accept the default by clicking the "Configure Project" button.
• If no kits are shown as available, review the Qt install instructions. You can repeat the steps to re-install if you missed selecting the required components.

Build the program

C++ code must be compiled or built before it is run; this means converting the source code into executable binary code.

Run the program

Now that the program is built, you are ready to run it.

• Click the Play/Run icon
  in lower-left of window.

• As shown in the screenshot below, the welcome program prints a message to the console window and draws the Stanford logo on graphics window.

✔️ Congratulations, your installation is good to go! You may now discard the CS106 project, you will not need it again.

4) Configure settings (optional)

For a better experience, we suggest changing some of the default settings, see our recommended configuration settings.

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