Qt Creator 2.7.1 / 2.8.0 Beta

Qt Creator is a new cross-platform integrated development environment (IDE) tailored to the needs of Qt developers.

Qt Creator is available bundled together with the latest Qt libraries and additional development tools as part of the Qt SDK, which will provide you with everything you need to get started with cross-platform Qt development in a single install.

Qt Creator runs on Mac OS X, Windows, and Linux/X11 desktop operating systems, and allows developers to create applications for multiple desktop and mobile device platforms.

Here are some key features of "Qt Creator":

Code Faster with a Powerful C++ Code Editor:
· Syntax highlighting and code completion
· Static code checking and style hints as you type
· Context sensitive help
· Code folding
· Parenthesis matching and parenthesis selection modes
· Advanced editing capabilities

Manage Source Code with Navigation Tools:
· Integrate with leading version control software, including Git, Perforce and Subversion
· Open files without knowing exact names or locations
· Search for classes and files
· Follow symbols across several locations/files
· Switch between headers and source files / declarations and definitions

Tailored to the Needs of Qt Cross-Platform Developers:
· Integrated Qt-specific features like Signals & Slots
· Visual debugger aware of Qt class structures
· Integrated Qt Designer visual layout and forms builder
· Build and run Qt projects with a single click

What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]

GENERAL:
· Moved progress information from mode selector to the bottom-right of the main window
· Added option to hide detailed progress information and show summary progress bar instead
· Added "-block" command line option that opens files in a running Qt Creator and blocks the command line until the editors are closed
· Made mode selector hideable (Window > Show Mode Selector)

EDITING:
· Added option to open extra editor windows (Window > Split New Window)
· Fixed that mouse cursor was hidden when pressing modifier key
· Added support for jumping to column with locator and Go to Line menu
· Added that clicking on line and column display opens locator with line and column filter (QTCREATORBUG-8811)
· Added option to show file encoding next to line and column display (QTCREATORBUG-8376)

MANAGING PROJECTS:
· Fixed opening projects created with wizard even if version control creation fails (QTCREATORBUG-8892)

COMPILERS:
· Fixed detection of PowerPC ABI
· Fixed detection of ARM-based Windows CE ABI
· Fixed co...