euler0 / mini-cmake-qt

A minimal CMake template for Qt 5 & 6 projects

Minimal CMake Template for Qt 6 Projects

This project is updated for Qt 6. Visit qt5 branch if you are looking for the Qt 5 template.

This is a minimal, but complete and production-ready CMake project template for Qt 6 projects. This may be a starting point for your new application. If that is not intent to be a cross-platform project, you can clean up that stuffs from the template.

Features

• Handling all possible Qt stuffs (UI, resources, translations)
• macOS bundle
• Windows executable icon

macOS Deployment

If you want to deploy your application on macOS, I would recommend you read below documents.

• Qt for macOS
  • Qt for macOS - Deployment
  • Qt for macOS - Specific Issues

Windows Deployment

If you want to deploy your application on Windows, I would recommend you read below documents.

• Qt for Winodws
  • Qt for Windows - Deployment
  • Qt for Windows - Specific Issues

References

• Building with CMake: https://doc.qt.io/qt-6/cmake-manual.html
• Qt and CMake: The Past, the Present and the Future: https://www.qt.io/blog/qt-and-cmake-the-past-the-present-and-the-future
• Using CMake with Qt 5: https://www.kdab.com/using-cmake-with-qt-5/