Creator
Creator is a development tool bundled with the Qt framework, used by developers to write, build, debug and manage Qt applications across desktop and embedded platforms. Qt Creator provides a code editor, project management, visual UI designer, integrated debugging, and build system integration for C++ development targeting macOS, iOS, Linux, Windows and embedded systems. It is widely used by Qt developers ranging from hobbyists to professional software engineers building cross-platform applications.
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1 suggestionQt Creator remains an Intel-only binary despite Qt itself having shipped Apple Silicon support since version 6.2 (released in late 2021). The Qt project has maintained this limitation for several years without shipping a native Apple Silicon build of the IDE itself — developers using Apple Silicon Macs must either run Creator under Rosetta 2 (with reduced performance) or use an alternative IDE. With Apple removing Rosetta 2 in macOS 28 (September 2028), an Intel-only Creator will stop launching entirely on that release. If you rely on Qt Creator for development, contact the Qt Company now to request a native Apple Silicon build before the Rosetta 2 deadline. As a contingency, consider switching to a more actively maintained cross-platform IDE: Visual Studio Code (free, fully native on Apple Silicon) with the C++ and Qt extensions provides comparable functionality, or CLion (from JetBrains, paid but fully native) offers a richer IDE experience with professional-grade debugging and code analysis. Both are actively developed and run at full native speed on M-series Macs.
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