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{{Short description|Object-oriented framework for software development}}

'''Qt''' ({{IPA|/ˈkjuːt/}} or {{IPA|/ˈkjuː&nbsp;ˈtiː/}}; (pronounced "cute"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.qt.io/about-us/|title=Qt - About Us|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170222172844/https://www.qt.io/about-us/|archive-date=22 February 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/02/16/that-smartphone-is-so-qt/ |title=That Smartphone Is So Qt |date=16 February 2010 |author=Ashlee Vance |author-link=Ashlee Vance |access-date=19 February 2010 }}</ref> or as an [[initialism]]) is a cross-platform application development framework for creating [[graphical user interfaces]] as well as [[Cross-platform software|cross-platform]] applications that run on various software and hardware platforms such as [[Linux]], [[Windows]], [[macOS]], [[Android (operating system)|Android]] or [[embedded system]]s with little or no change in the underlying codebase while still being a native application with native capabilities and speed.

Qt is currently being developed by [[The Qt Company]], a publicly listed company, and the [[Qt Project]] under [[open-source governance]], involving individual developers and organizations working to advance Qt.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dot.kde.org/2011/10/21/kde-applauds-qts-move-open-governance |title=KDE Applauds Qt's Move to Open Governance |publisher=KDE.News |first=Lydia|last=Pintscher |date=21 October 2011 |access-date=8 May 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Meyer |first=David |url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/nokia-gives-qt-open-source-governance/ |title=Nokia gives Qt open-source governance |work=ZDNet |date=24 October 2011 |access-date=8 May 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://blog.qt.io/blog/2014/08/06/defragmenting-qt-and-uniting-our-ecosystem/|title=Defragmenting Qt and Uniting Our Ecosystem|first1=Lars|last1=Knoll|date=6 August 2014}}</ref> Qt is available under both commercial licenses<ref name="Qt Commercial Licenses" /> and [[open-source]]<ref name="Qt Licensing" /> [[GNU General Public License|GPL]] 2.0, GPL 3.0, and [[GNU Lesser General Public License|LGPL]] 3.0 licenses.<ref name="Qt Licensing 2016" /><ref name="Adding LGPLv3" />