- Qt Creator Manual
- Embedded Platforms
- Qt Creator Manual 13.0.0

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# Embedded Platforms

You can develop applications for the following embedded platforms:

- Bare Metal
- Boot2Qt
- Remote Linux
- Microcontroller Units (MCU)
- QNX

You must install the tool chain for building applications for the targeted embedded platform on the development PC and use Qt Maintenance Tool to install Qt libraries that are built for the platform. You can then add a kit with the tool chain and the Qt version for the device's architecture. When possible, Qt Maintenance Tool creates suitable kits for you.

You can connect embedded devices to the development PC to run, debug, and analyze applications built for them from Qt Creator.

## Bare Metal

You can run and debug applications on small devices that are not supported by the remote Linux device plugin by using GDB or a hardware debugger.

For more information about developing applications for Bare Metal devices, see Connecting Bare Metal Devices.

## Boot2Qt

The Boot2Qt stack runs on a variety of hardware. License holders can use tools to customize the contents of the stack and to take it into production hardware.

You need either Windows 10 64-bit or later or Ubuntu Linux 64-bit 20.04 LTS or later to install and use Boot2Qt.

The following topics have more information about developing applications for Boot2Qt devices:

- Boot2Qt: Supported Target Devices and Development Hosts
- Boot2Qt: Installation Guides
- Connecting Boot2Qt Devices
- Boot2Qt Run Settings
- Deploying to Boot2Qt
- Run in Qt Application Manager

## Remote Linux

You must have a tool chain for building applications for embedded Linux devices installed on the development PC.

The following topics have more information about developing applications for remote Linux devices:

- Adding Docker Devices
- Connecting Remote Linux Devices
- Deploying to Remote Linux
- Remote Linux Run Settings
- Run on remote Linux devices
- Run in Qt Application Manager

## Microcontroller Units (MCU)

You need the GNU Arm Embedded GCC compiler, libraries, and other GNU tools necessary for bare metal software development on devices based on the Arm Cortex-M processors.

The following topics have more information about developing applications for MCUs:

- Connecting MCUs
- Running Applications on MCUs
- Qt for MCUs

## QNX

The QNX Neutrino RTOS has more command-line tools and services, as described in Qt for QNX.

Note: In Qt 6, Qt Creator support for QNX is considered experimental.

The following topics have more information about developing applications for QNX devices:

- Connecting QNX Devices
- Deploying to QNX Neutrino
- QNX Run Settings
- Run on QNX devices
- Qt for QNX

See also Supported Platforms.