Downloading and installing Qt

Without wasting any time, let's begin with our installation! To get the free installer for Open Source Qt, first go to their website at https://www.qt.io. There, look for the button that says Download Qt (the website might look different if they have updated it). Do note that you might be downloading the free trial version for the Commercial Qt, which you cannot use after 30 days. Make sure that you are downloading the open source version of Qt instead. Also, you may want to pick the right installer for your platform, since there are many different installers of Qt for different operating systemsWindows, macOS, and Linux.

You might wonder why the installer is so small in size—it is only around 19 MB. This is ...

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