A comparison of Qt Creator (as may be packaged by your distribution), Nokia Qt SDK and MeeGo SDK.
| Feature | Qt Creator | MeeGo SDK | Nokia Qt SDK |
|---|---|---|---|
| Runs on Windows | o | o | o |
| Runs on Linux | o | o | o |
| Runs of Mac OS X | |||
| Qt version supported (4.6/4.7/4.8) | |||
| Supports Qt Quick | o[1] | - | |
| Supports Qt Components | |||
| Allows creation of desktop Qt apps | o | /[2] | |
| Allows creation of Symbian Qt apps | /[3] | ||
| Allows creation of Maemo Qt apps | - | o | |
| Allows creation of MeeGo Core apps | |||
| Allows creation of MeeGo Netbook apps | |||
| Allows creation of MeeGo Handset apps | |||
| Allows creation of MTF apps | |||
| Supports Symbian packaging | |||
| Supports Maemo packaging (binary) | |||
| Supports Maemo packaging (source) | |||
| Supports MeeGo packaging (binary) | |||
| Supports MeeGo packaging (OBS) | |||
| Features Symbian^3 UI simulator | |||
| Features Maemo 5 UI simulator | |||
| Features MeeGo Handset UI simulator | |||
| Features MeeGo Handset UI simulator | |||
| Features Symbian^3 device emulator | |||
| Features Maemo device emulator | |||
| Features MeeGo Netbook device emulator | |||
| Features MeeGo Handset device emulator |
[M]aking a distinction with Qt SDK/Qt Creator and NQS will be a bit artificial in the long run, since the biggest difference is the installer and component maintenance tool. Qt Creator is essentially what you get if you install NQS with the online installer and disable the extra components. -- Ville Vainio, 2010-11-11