Assistant
Apple Silicon version · Reported by 9 Macs in the community.
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Assistant is a documentation viewer and help tool that is part of the Qt framework ecosystem, used primarily by C++ developers working with Qt. It displays offline documentation for Qt libraries, custom documentation sets, and development API references. The app provides indexed search across documentation, bookmark management, and integration with Qt Creator and other development environments. A native Apple Silicon build has been confirmed running on Macs in the Rosetta Check community.
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1 suggestionA native Apple Silicon build of Assistant is already available and has been confirmed in use. To upgrade from the Intel version to the native build, visit the official Qt download page at qt.io/download-open-source and select the latest LTS or current release for macOS — the installer will automatically serve the Universal Binary (which includes native Apple Silicon support) on M-series Macs. Alternatively, if you installed Qt via Homebrew, run `brew install qt` or `brew upgrade qt` to pull the native version. If you are using Qt Creator, updating Qt Creator itself will also update Assistant, as it ships as part of the framework. After the upgrade, your existing documentation bookmarks and search history will be preserved. You should see noticeably faster documentation search and lower CPU usage when browsing offline docs compared to running the old Intel build under Rosetta.
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