January 23, 2025 by Pedro Bessa | Comments
Qt in 2024
2024 was another outstanding year for Qt, filled with exciting milestones and achievements! Highlights of the year include the Qt 6.7 and Qt 6.8 releases, Qt Creator 15 release, and the Qt Contributor Summit.
Through forums, mailing lists, technical advice, bug reports, patches, and much more, you’ve helped Qt thrive.
Thank you! Your dedication is what makes Qt so remarkable.
Qt Project Contributions: By the Numbers
Here’s a quick look at the incredible contributions made to the Qt Project this year:
Overall Contributions: 14903
External Contributions: 2681
External Contributors: 180
That means external contributors were responsible for 17% of all commits this year! This achievement reflects the amazing collaboration between Qt Group and our global community.
Top External Contributors
It's time to acknowledge and reward the top external contributors to Qt repositories in 2024 (not employed by Qt Group)!
Here is a table of contributors ranked by the number of patches:
Contributor | Commits |
Thiago Macieira | 455 |
Christian Ehrlicher | 299 |
Ahmad Samir | 232 |
Giuseppe D'Angelo | 135 |
Vladimir Belyavsky | 93 |
Peter Varga | 64 |
Oswald Buddenhagen | 63 |
David Edmundson | 48 |
Jannis Völker | 46 |
David Faure | 42 |
Welcoming New Contributors
This year, we welcomed 62 new contributors, who collectively submitted 133 commits. Thank you for joining us in building a better Qt! We can’t wait to see what you’ll achieve in the years ahead.
New contributors are also rewarded for completing the very important milestone of getting their first patch merged!
Qt Champions
And don't forget our Qt Champions of 2024!—if you missed the announcement, you can check it here.
Acknowledments
Qt thrives thanks to the incredible ecosystem of individuals, organizations, and companies that share our commitment to open-source values, transparency, and collaboration.
Special thanks to the KDE community, one of our longest partners in Qt history.
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