However, to efficiently utilize Qt on these operating systems, and especially on those embedded devices-special as they often are-it has sometimes been challenging and time consuming to configure Qt to efficiently use the different hardware components, available libraries, and strip out the parts of Qt and the OS that are not needed. It didn’t take long before embedded Linux was as important for Qt as its desktop counterpart, but many other embedded operating systems have also followed this trend, and Qt has supported a wide range of Linux, Microsoft and various real time operating systems (RTOS). As such, many of these changes will benefit all Qt users, but especially those targeting resource-constrained devices.įor the past 20 years, Qt has been used on a massively wide range of operating systems and embedded devices. This is a whole range of changes to Qt, allowing you to strip Qt down and bring in exactly what you need in order to create your device for more or less any platform and any thing - regardless of size. Qt Lite is neither a separate product nor a fork of Qt-it is all built into Qt allowing us to efficiently develop and maintain it as part of the whole Qt framework. We have taken action and are now unveiling the Qt Lite Project.

As the requirements and the world of software development is changing so does Qt. The amount of devices and things surrounding us are rapidly increasing, becoming more intelligent and requiring software that runs on a greater variety of hardware-everything from IoT devices with or without a screen, smart watches through to high end smart TVs and industrial grade PCs. Embedded development should be just as simple as all other software development, and you should immediately see the result of your ideas running on your device. We believe in a future of great software and hardware, developed together, delivered quickly, and that you can have fun in the process.

Introducing the Qt Lite project-Qt for any platform, any thing, any sizeĪugby Nils Christian Flinder Roscher-Nielsen

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