# Install qbs with Homebrew, apk, chocolatey, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper

Build tool for developing projects across multiple platforms. Version 3.3.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-30. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install libqbscore2.6.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:qbs
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install qbs
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install qbs
```

  Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: devel/qbs/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

### Linux

- apk (92%):

```sh
sudo apk add qbs
```

  Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: qbs from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install qbs
```

  Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: qbs from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

- dnf (92%):

```sh
sudo dnf install qbs
```

  Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: qbs from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#qbs
```

  Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/qb/qbs/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

- pacman (92%):

```sh
sudo pacman -S qbs
```

  Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: qbs from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

- zypper (92%):

```sh
sudo zypper install qbs
```

  Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: qbs from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst

### Windows

- Chocolatey (92%):

```sh
choco install qbs
```

  Evidence: Chocolatey community package catalog: qbs from http://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/Packages?$filter=IsLatestVersion&$select=Id&$top=1000&$skiptoken='11','python.pypy'

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:qbs
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Version:** 3.3.1
- **Source summary:** Build tool for developing projects across multiple platforms
- **Homepage:** <https://wiki.qt.io/Qbs>
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-30T14:16:18Z
- **Generated:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00

## Executables

- clang-format-test (alias)
- qbs (alias)
- qbs-config (alias)
- qbs-config-ui (alias)
- qbs-create-project (alias)
- qbs-setup-android (alias)
- qbs-setup-qt (alias)
- qbs-setup-toolchains (alias)
- qbs_benchmarker (alias)
- qbs_fuzzy-test (alias)
- qbs_lspclient (alias)
- tst_api (alias)
- tst_blackbox (alias)
- tst_blackbox-android (alias)
- tst_blackbox-apple (alias)
- tst_blackbox-baremetal (alias)
- tst_blackbox-clangdb (alias)
- tst_blackbox-java (alias)
- tst_blackbox-joblimits (alias)
- tst_blackbox-providers (alias)
- tst_blackbox-qt (alias)
- tst_blackbox-tutorial (alias)
- tst_blackbox-windows (alias)
- tst_cmdlineparser (alias)

## Install behavior

- Bottle: not available

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-08-03
- Package-manager version: 3.3.1

## Security Notes

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for qbs. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.


## Other Package-Manager Records

- Debian apt - libqbscore2.6 - 2.6.1-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libqbscore2.6 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Qbs core library | https://wiki.qt.io/Qbs
- Debian apt - qbs - 2.6.1-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: qbs from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | cross-platform build tool | https://wiki.qt.io/Qbs
- Debian apt - qbs-common - 2.6.1-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: qbs-common from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Qbs static files | https://wiki.qt.io/Qbs
- Debian apt - qbs-dev - 2.6.1-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: qbs-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Qbs development files | https://wiki.qt.io/Qbs
- Debian apt - qbs-doc - 2.6.1-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: qbs-doc from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Qbs documentation | https://wiki.qt.io/Qbs
- Debian apt - qbs-doc-html - 2.6.1-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: qbs-doc-html from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Qbs HTML documentation | https://wiki.qt.io/Qbs
- Debian apt - qbs-examples - 2.6.1-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: qbs-examples from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | examples for Qbs build tool | https://wiki.qt.io/Qbs
- Nix - qbs: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/qb/qbs/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Ubuntu apt - libqbscore2.1t64 - 2.1.2-2.1build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libqbscore2.1t64 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Qbs core library | https://wiki.qt.io/Qbs
- Ubuntu apt - qbs - 2.1.2-2.1build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: qbs from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | cross-platform build tool | https://wiki.qt.io/Qbs
- Ubuntu apt - qbs-common - 2.1.2-2.1build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: qbs-common from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Qbs static files | https://wiki.qt.io/Qbs
- Ubuntu apt - qbs-dev - 2.1.2-2.1build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: qbs-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Qbs development files | https://wiki.qt.io/Qbs
- Ubuntu apt - qbs-doc - 2.1.2-2.1build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: qbs-doc from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Qbs documentation | https://wiki.qt.io/Qbs
- Ubuntu apt - qbs-doc-html - 2.1.2-2.1build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: qbs-doc-html from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Qbs HTML documentation | https://wiki.qt.io/Qbs
- Ubuntu apt - qbs-examples - 2.1.2-2.1build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: qbs-examples from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | examples for Qbs build tool | https://wiki.qt.io/Qbs
- apk - qbs - 3.3.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: qbs from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Cross platform Qt build tool | https://wiki.qt.io/Qbs


## Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/qbs.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/qbs.yml)


## Sources

- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation
- external package-manager database matches
- cross-ecosystem install command graph