macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install qt@5local Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install qt5MacPorts ports tree · aqua/qt5/Portfile · source: api.github.com
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Install qt@5 with Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix, dnf
Cross-platform application and UI framework. Version 5.15.19 via Homebrew; verified 2026-09-10. Also installable with macports: sudo port install qt5.
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Linux
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#qt5nixpkgs package indexes · qt5 · source: raw.githubusercontent.com
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install qt5-filesystemFedora Rawhide package metadata · qt5-filesystem · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
overview
Package summary
Cross-platform application and UI framework
Project links
Commands and aliases
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history
Project history and usage
Qt 5 is the compatibility package for the fifth major generation of the cross-platform Qt application framework, first released in 2012.
Project history
Qt 5.0 was released in December 2012 following the establishment of the openly governed Qt Project and Digia's acquisition of Qt from Nokia.
The generation increased modularity and moved Qt's center of gravity toward Qt Quick, QML, JavaScript, and scene-graph rendering while retaining the mature Qt Widgets API.
Qt 6 succeeded the series in December 2020, turning Qt 5 into a compatibility line for established applications and dependencies.
Adoption history
Qt 5 offered existing C++ desktop applications a migration path while expanding Qt Quick and QML for embedded, mobile, and device-interface development.
Its long-lived maintenance lines made Qt 5 a durable target for commercial products and open-source desktop applications. It consequently remains packaged as a compatibility branch after the arrival of Qt 6.
How it is used
Developers install Qt 5 to build or maintain applications whose source, third-party modules, plugins, or deployment environments still target Qt 5.
Typical projects use qmake project files or CMake, link selected Qt modules, and employ tools such as moc, uic, and rcc during builds.
An optional qt.conf beside an executable, inside a macOS application's Resources directory, or embedded in the resource system can override Qt's runtime paths.
Why package nerds care
Versioned Qt 5 packages preserve an older but still widely encountered ABI and tool ecosystem. They are important when dependencies, plugins, or application source have not migrated to Qt 6.
Distribution packaging frequently splits Qt 5 into runtime, development, module, and tool packages; the Homebrew formula instead offers a convenient compatibility installation with qmake, moc, uic, rcc, Designer, Linguist, and QML tools.
Timeline
- 2011: The Qt Project introduces open governance for upstream development.
- 2012: Qt 5.0 is released.
- 2020: Qt 6.0 succeeds Qt 5 as the current major generation.
- Post-2020: Package managers retain Qt 5 as a versioned compatibility package.
Related projects
- Qt 6 is Qt 5's successor and maintains substantial source compatibility while changing some APIs, modules, and build assumptions.
- qmake is the project-oriented build tool historically central to Qt 5 workflows.
- Qt Creator supports projects using different Qt versions and both qmake and CMake.
Sources
security posture
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No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for qt@5. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 7 platform targets.
- Installs with 11 runtime dependencies.
- Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.
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Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Linux
:/qt/etc/qt.conf<application-executable-directory>/qt.conf- macOS
:/qt/etc/qt.conf<application-bundle>/Contents/Resources/qt.conf<application-executable-directory>/qt.conf- Windows
:/qt/etc/qt.conf<application-executable-directory>/qt.conf
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freshness
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page generated2026-11-04
manager version5.15.19
manager updated2026-09-10
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://www.qt.io/none confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:qt@5 |
|---|---|
| Version | 5.15.19 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/qt@5 |
| Homepage | https://www.qt.io/ |
| Upstream docs | https://www.qt.io/ |
| License | GFDL-1.3-only AND GPL-2.0-only AND GPL-3.0-only AND LGPL-2.1-only AND LGPL-3.0-only |
| Source archive | https://download.qt.io/archive/qt/5.15/5.15.19/single/qt-everywhere-opensource-src-5.15.19.tar.xz |
| Last updated | 2026-09-10T18:03:23Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | freetype, gettext, glib, jpeg-turbo, libpng, libtiff, md4c, pcre2, sqlite, webp, zstd |
| Build dependencies | pkgconf |
| Uses from macOS | krb5 |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_golden_gate, arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
| Caveats | We agreed to the Qt open source license for you. If this is unacceptable you should uninstall. You can add Homebrew's Qt to QtCreator's "Qt Versions" in: Preferences > Qt Versions > Link with Qt... pressing "Choose..." and selecting as the Qt installation path: $HOMEBREW_PREFIX/opt/qt@5 QtWebEngine is no longer included as its Chromium has unfixed vulnerabilities. |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
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| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | qt@5 |
| Aliases |
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| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
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| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | yes |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | yes |
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source database matches
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MacPorts94%
qt5
sudo port install qt5- package manager index match
- Matched by: Qt5
Nix92%
qt5
nix profile install nixpkgs#qt5- package manager index match
- Matched by: Qt5
dnf92%
qt5-filesystem 5.15.18-3.fc45
Filesystem for Qt 5 packages
sudo dnf install qt5-filesystem- License: GPL-3.0-only
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: qt5
- 1 provides
- package manager index match
- Matched by: Qt5
dnf92%
qt5-rpm-macros 5.15.18-3.fc45
RPM macros for building Qt5 and KDE Frameworks 5 packages
sudo dnf install qt5-rpm-macros- License: GPL-3.0-only
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: qt5
- 3 dependencies
- 2 provides
- package manager index match
- Matched by: Qt5
dnf92%
qt5-srpm-macros 5.15.18-3.fc45
RPM macros for source Qt5 packages
sudo dnf install qt5-srpm-macros- License: GPL-3.0-only
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: qt5
- 2 provides
- package manager index match
- Matched by: Qt5
dnf88%
qt 4.8.7-84.fc45
Qt toolkit
sudo dnf install qt- License: (LGPL-2.0-or-later WITH FLTK-exception OR LicenseRef-Callaway-GPLv3-with-exceptions) AND Apache-2.0 AND LicenseRef-Callaway-BSD AND FTL AND
- Category: Unspecified
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- 17 dependencies
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- versioned package alias match
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qt-assistant 4.8.7-84.fc45
Documentation browser for Qt 4
sudo dnf install qt-assistant- License: (LGPL-2.0-or-later WITH FLTK-exception OR LicenseRef-Callaway-GPLv3-with-exceptions) AND Apache-2.0 AND LicenseRef-Callaway-BSD AND FTL AND
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- versioned package alias match
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dnf88%
qt-common 4.8.7-84.fc45
Common files for Qt
sudo dnf install qt-common- License: (LGPL-2.0-or-later WITH FLTK-exception OR LicenseRef-Callaway-GPLv3-with-exceptions) AND Apache-2.0 AND LicenseRef-Callaway-BSD AND FTL AND
- Category: Unspecified
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- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- versioned package alias match
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qt-config 4.8.7-84.fc45
Graphical configuration tool for programs using Qt 4
sudo dnf install qt-config- License: (LGPL-2.0-or-later WITH FLTK-exception OR LicenseRef-Callaway-GPLv3-with-exceptions) AND Apache-2.0 AND LicenseRef-Callaway-BSD AND FTL AND
- Category: Unspecified
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- versioned package alias match
- Matched by: Qt
dnf88%
qt-demos 4.8.7-84.fc45
Demonstration applications for qt
sudo dnf install qt-demos- License: (LGPL-2.0-or-later WITH FLTK-exception OR LicenseRef-Callaway-GPLv3-with-exceptions) AND Apache-2.0 AND LicenseRef-Callaway-BSD AND FTL AND
- Category: Unspecified
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- 16 dependencies
- 2 provides
- versioned package alias match
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qt-devel 4.8.7-84.fc45
Development files for the Qt toolkit
sudo dnf install qt-devel- License: (LGPL-2.0-or-later WITH FLTK-exception OR LicenseRef-Callaway-GPLv3-with-exceptions) AND Apache-2.0 AND LicenseRef-Callaway-BSD AND FTL AND
- Category: Unspecified
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- 31 dependencies
- 9 provides
- versioned package alias match
- Matched by: Qt
dnf88%
qt-devel-private 4.8.7-84.fc45
Private headers for Qt toolkit
sudo dnf install qt-devel-private- License: (LGPL-2.0-or-later WITH FLTK-exception OR LicenseRef-Callaway-GPLv3-with-exceptions) AND Apache-2.0 AND LicenseRef-Callaway-BSD AND FTL AND
- Category: Unspecified
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- Source Package: qt
- 1 dependencies
- 4 provides
- versioned package alias match
- Matched by: Qt
dnf88%
qt-doc 4.8.7-84.fc45
API documentation for qt
sudo dnf install qt-doc- License: (LGPL-2.0-or-later WITH FLTK-exception OR LicenseRef-Callaway-GPLv3-with-exceptions) AND Apache-2.0 AND LicenseRef-Callaway-BSD AND FTL AND
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: qt
- 2 dependencies
- 2 provides
- versioned package alias match
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dnf88%
qt-examples 4.8.7-84.fc45
Programming examples for qt
sudo dnf install qt-examples- License: (LGPL-2.0-or-later WITH FLTK-exception OR LicenseRef-Callaway-GPLv3-with-exceptions) AND Apache-2.0 AND LicenseRef-Callaway-BSD AND FTL AND
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: i686
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- 22 dependencies
- 7 provides
- versioned package alias match
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dnf88%
qt-mysql 4.8.7-84.fc45
MySQL driver for Qt's SQL classes
sudo dnf install qt-mysql- License: (LGPL-2.0-or-later WITH FLTK-exception OR LicenseRef-Callaway-GPLv3-with-exceptions) AND Apache-2.0 AND LicenseRef-Callaway-BSD AND FTL AND
- Category: Unspecified
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- 8 dependencies
- 4 provides
- versioned package alias match
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dnf88%
qt-odbc 4.8.7-84.fc45
ODBC driver for Qt's SQL classes
sudo dnf install qt-odbc- License: (LGPL-2.0-or-later WITH FLTK-exception OR LicenseRef-Callaway-GPLv3-with-exceptions) AND Apache-2.0 AND LicenseRef-Callaway-BSD AND FTL AND
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: i686
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- 9 dependencies
- 4 provides
- versioned package alias match
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