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QML Integration Basics

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QML Integration Basics

In this course, you will explore integrating C++ with QML to create Qt applications. You will learn how to bridge the gap between the QML front-end and the C++ back-end, enabling you to leverage the strengths of both languages. This course was updated in April 2025 to continually improve course content and address feedback from the Qt Community.  Change Log: Updated section explaining the include file for QML Type registration. Added snippet explaining use of QtQmlIntegration header for using the QML_ELEMENT Macro Refined explanation of the required arguments for using QML_PROPERTY Fixed wording on qmltypes recap in the step-by-step to be more explicit about its use.

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  • 2min
  • basic
Qt Quick 3D: Lighting & Cameras

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Qt Quick 3D: Lighting & Cameras

In this course, you will learn about lighting and cameras, which are the essential components of a 3D scene.  This course is for 3D and technical artists with some knowledge of real-time rendering who are looking to apply their skills within the Qt Framework. This course was updated in April 2025 to continually improve course content and address feedback from the Qt Community.  Change Log: Updated section explaining WasdController. 

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  • 1h 5min
  • advanced
Inter-Process Communication with Qt

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Inter-Process Communication with Qt

This course is for anyone interested in learning about inter-process communication with Qt. To get the most out of this course, you should understand the basic software development concepts; experience with QtCore, covering QObject, signals and slots, QJson, QProcess, and threads is required. Note! The material is tested with Qt 5.15 and Qt 6. 

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  • 10min
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How to Install Qt

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How to Install Qt

In this course, we'll install Qt using the Qt Online Installer.  This course is for anyone interested in using Qt who is at the beginning of their journey. It covers both commercial and open-source Qt installations.   This course was updated in October 2024 to continually improve course content and address feedback from the Qt Community.

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  • 20min
  • basic
Getting Started with Qt Creator

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Getting Started with Qt Creator

In this course, you will launch the Qt Creator IDE for the first time, go through its basic views, and create a new project that you can use to try out some of the basic functionalities. This course is for anyone interested in writing software with Qt Creator. To get the most out of this course, you should have some development experience and understand the basic software development concepts. You don't need any previous knowledge of Qt. This course was updated in February 2025 to continually improve course content and address feedback from the Qt Community.    Change Log: Fixed links at end of the course Added zoom to videos so UI elements are easier to read Added additional links at end of course to topics identified in feedback

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  • 30min
  • basic
Getting Started with Qt Design Studio

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Getting Started with Qt Design Studio

Our course, Getting Started with Qt Design Studio, is the second module in our FYI Frontend Learning Track, Getting Started With UI Design. In it, you will learn about: What Design Studio is and why it is a powerful tool supporting the collaboration of designers and developers  How to launch the Qt Design Studio for the first time, go through its basic views, and create a new project that you can use to try out some of the basic functionalities

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QML Integration Basics

QML Integration Basics

  • 45min
  • basic
  • 4.8(136)
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Course description

In this course, you will explore integrating C++ with QML to create Qt applications. You will learn how to bridge the gap between the QML front-end and the C++ back-end, enabling you to leverage the strengths of both languages.

This course was updated in April 2025 to continually improve course content and address feedback from the Qt Community. 

Change Log:

  • Updated section explaining the include file for QML Type registration.
  • Added snippet explaining use of QtQmlIntegration header for using the QML_ELEMENT Macro
  • Refined explanation of the required arguments for using QML_PROPERTY
  • Fixed wording on qmltypes recap in the step-by-step to be more explicit about its use.

Objectives

You will learn:

  • What are the roles of QML and C++ in Qt applications?
  • What are the benefits of combining QML and C++ in Qt applications?
  • How do you register and use C+ + classes so that they are usable within QML?
Qt Quick 3D: Lighting & Cameras

Qt Quick 3D: Lighting & Cameras

  • 2min
  • basic
  • 4.9(32)
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Course description

In this course, you will learn about lighting and cameras, which are the essential components of a 3D scene. 

This course is for 3D and technical artists with some knowledge of real-time rendering who are looking to apply their skills within the Qt Framework.

This course was updated in April 2025 to continually improve course content and address feedback from the Qt Community. 

Change Log:

  • Updated section explaining WasdController. 

Objectives

In this course, you will learn:

  • Why is light essential in a 3D scene?
  • What are the different types of lights, and how they differ from each others?
  • What is the goal and purpose of a camera in a 3D scene?
  • What are the different types of cameras?
  • What are the most common camera controls in Qt Quick 3D?
Inter-Process Communication with Qt

Inter-Process Communication with Qt

  • 1h 5min
  • advanced
  • 4.5(2)
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Course description

This course is for anyone interested in learning about inter-process communication with Qt.

To get the most out of this course, you should understand the basic software development concepts; experience with QtCore, covering QObject, signals and slots, QJson, QProcess, and threads is required.

Note! The material is tested with Qt 5.15 and Qt 6. 

Objectives

 

This course is divided into 10 parts, covering inter-process communication with Qt. You will learn four different technologies for inter-process communication: Sockets, DBus, REST, and SOAP, and when to use each. In all of these, you will learn about the difference between asynchronous and synchronous APIs, and the effect it has on graphical applications. In the end, there's a knowledge check, where you can check what you learned.

 

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Qt does not own the copyrights to this material, nor is it responsible for the content.

 

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About the instructor:

The videos are presented by David Faure, who started with Qt back in 1998 in the KDE project, where he's still active. This gives him 27 years of experience with Qt. Since 2003, he has taught many Qt training courses on topics such as Qt Widgets, Multithreading, Modern C++, and Debugging/Profiling on Linux. He has made many contributions to QtCore and QtDBus and has helped numerous customers, especially with Qt multithreading issues.

 
How to Install Qt

How to Install Qt

  • 10min
  • basic
  • 4.9(1694)
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Course description

In this course, we'll install Qt using the Qt Online Installer. 

This course is for anyone interested in using Qt who is at the beginning of their journey. It covers both commercial and open-source Qt installations.

 

This course was updated in October 2024 to continually improve course content and address feedback from the Qt Community.

Objectives

In this course, you'll learn how to install Qt to get started on your journey to learn Qt.
Getting Started with Qt Creator

Getting Started with Qt Creator

  • 20min
  • basic
  • 4.9(1317)
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Course description

In this course, you will launch the Qt Creator IDE for the first time, go through its basic views, and create a new project that you can use to try out some of the basic functionalities.

This course is for anyone interested in writing software with Qt Creator. To get the most out of this course, you should have some development experience and understand the basic software development concepts. You don't need any previous knowledge of Qt.


This course was updated in February 2025 to continually improve course content and address feedback from the Qt Community. 

 

Change Log:

  • Fixed links at end of the course
  • Added zoom to videos so UI elements are easier to read
  • Added additional links at end of course to topics identified in feedback

Objectives

In this course, you will … 

  • Launch Qt Creator IDE and explore its basic views
  • Create a new project to try out basic functionalities
Getting Started with Qt Design Studio

Getting Started with Qt Design Studio

  • 30min
  • basic
  • 4.9(608)
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Course description

Our course, Getting Started with Qt Design Studio, is the second module in our FYI Frontend Learning Track, Getting Started With UI Design.

In it, you will learn about:

  • What Design Studio is and why it is a powerful tool supporting the collaboration of designers and developers 
  • How to launch the Qt Design Studio for the first time, go through its basic views, and create a new project that you can use to try out some of the basic functionalities

Objectives

In this course, you will:

  • Learn what Design Studio is and why it is a powerful tool supporting the collaboration of designers and developers
  • Launch Qt Design Studio for the first time
  • Go through its basic views
  • Create a new project that you can use to try out some of the basic functionalities