- Qt 6.11
- Product information
- Supported Platforms
- Qt for Windows
- Qt 6.11.0 Reference Documentation

Supported Platforms ◦ Building from source

# Qt for Windows

Qt's support for different Windows platforms is extensive and mature.

To download and install Qt for Windows, follow the instructions on the Getting Started with Qt page.

## Supported Configurations

The following Windows configurations are supported in Qt 6.11:

Operating System | Architecture | Compiler | Notes
--- | --- | --- | ---
Windows 10 (1809 or later) | `x86_64` | MSVC 2022, Mingw-w64 13.1 |
Windows 11 | `x86_64` | MSVC 2022, Mingw-w64 13.1 |
Windows on ARM | `ARM64` | MSVC 2022 |

Note: Currently Qt does not support ARM64EC on Windows on ARM devices.

## Building from Source

For details on how to build Qt itself from sources, see Qt for Windows - Building from Source.

## Deployment and Other Issues

The pages below covers specific issues and recommendations for creating Windows applications.

- Qt for Windows - Deployment
- Qt for Windows - Graphics Acceleration
- Qt for Windows - Specific Issues
- Qt for Windows - Windows App SDK

## Where to Go from Here

We invite you to explore the rest of Qt. We prepared overviews which help you decide which APIs to use and our examples demonstrate how to use our API.

- Qt Overviews - list of topics about application development
- Examples and Tutorials - code samples and tutorials
- Qt Reference Pages - a listing of C++ and QML APIs
- ActiveX in Qt

Qt's vibrant and active community site, https://qt.io houses a wiki, a forum, and additional learning guides and presentations.

### Visual Studio Tools

Qt VS Tools enables programmers to create, build, debug, and run Qt applications from Microsoft Visual Studio. It contains project wizards, Qt project import and export support, integrated Qt resource manager, and automated build setup for the Qt Meta-Object Compiler, User Interface Compiler, and Resource Compiler.

Supported Platforms ◦ Building from source