streamerd / qt

Qt binding for Go (Golang) with support for Windows / macOS / Linux / FreeBSD / Android / iOS / Sailfish OS / Raspberry Pi / AsteroidOS / Ubuntu Touch / JavaScript / WebAssembly

Introduction

Qt is a free and open-source widget toolkit for creating graphical user interfaces as well as cross-platform applications that run on various software and hardware platforms with little or no change in the underlying codebase.

Go, also known as Golang, is a programming language designed at Google.

therecipe/qt allows you to write Qt applications entirely in Go, JavaScript/TypeScript, Dart/Flutter, Haxe and Swift

Beside the language bindings provided, therecipe/qt also greatly simplifies the deployment of Qt applications to various software and hardware platforms.

At the time of writing, almost all Qt functions and classes are accessible, and you should be able to find everything you need to build fully featured Qt applications.

Impressions

Gallery of example applications.

JavaScript Demo | source

Installation

The following instructions assume that you already installed Go and Git

(Experimental) cgo-less version (try this first, if you are new and want to test the binding)

Windows

go get -ldflags="-w" github.com/therecipe/examples/basic/widgets && for /f %v in ('go env GOPATH') do %v\bin\widgets.exe

macOS/Linux

go get -ldflags="-w" github.com/therecipe/examples/basic/widgets && $(go env GOPATH)/bin/widgets

Default version

Windows (more info)

set GO111MODULE=off
go get -v github.com/therecipe/qt/cmd/... && for /f %v in ('go env GOPATH') do %v\bin\qtsetup test && %v\bin\qtsetup -test=false

macOS (more info)

export GO111MODULE=off; xcode-select --install; go get -v github.com/therecipe/qt/cmd/... && $(go env GOPATH)/bin/qtsetup test && $(go env GOPATH)/bin/qtsetup -test=false

Linux (more info)

export GO111MODULE=off; go get -v github.com/therecipe/qt/cmd/... && $(go env GOPATH)/bin/qtsetup test && $(go env GOPATH)/bin/qtsetup -test=false

Resources

• Installation
• Getting Started
• Wiki
• Qt Documentation
• FAQ
• #qt-binding Slack channel (invite)

Deployment Targets

Target	Arch	Linkage	Docker Deployment	Host OS
Windows	32 / 64	dynamic / static	Yes	Any
macOS	64	dynamic	Yes	Any
Linux	arm / arm64 / 64	dynamic / static / system	Yes	Any
Android (+Wear)	arm / arm64	dynamic	Yes	Any
Android-Emulator (+Wear)	32	dynamic	Yes	Any
SailfishOS	arm	system	Yes	Any
SailfishOS-Emulator	32	system	Yes	Any
Raspberry Pi (1/2/3)	arm	dynamic / system	Yes	Any
Ubuntu Touch	arm / 64	system	Yes	Any
JavaScript	32	static	Yes	Any
WebAssembly	32	static	Yes	Any
iOS	arm64	static	No	macOS
iOS-Simulator	64	static	No	macOS
AsteroidOS	arm	system	No	Linux
FreeBSD	32 / 64	system	No	FreeBSD

License

This package is released under LGPLv3

Qt itself is licensed and available under multiple licenses.