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Qt Educational license for students and teachers

Make Qt an asset of your future. Start building today with Qt's industry-leading software development tools.

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Unleash your creativity 

The power of Qt is all around us – in your car, on your phone, in the sky, or even saving someone’s life.

Developing digital products is a creative process. With the right tools, you can design, prototype and deploy with ease – and that’s exactly why industry-leading companies like Mercedes-Benz, LG, and Autodesk use Qt.

With a Qt Educational license, you can get access to Qt's commercial, professional-level features, at no cost. Get a boost in your career - all you need is an email address from a higher educational institution.

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In the project, the students recognized Qt’s capabilities as a software development framework, especially with embedded systems. Qt framework provided a useful and easy environment for learning purposes.

Tuomo Ryynänen
Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences

 

The students who like programming like to program Qt, and they love how easy it can be to create an user interface with almost no effort.

Michael Trummer
Eastern Switzerland University of Applied Sciences

 

Qt Educational license packages

Everything you need for your software development lifecycle. For learning purposes.

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Qt Edu for Designers

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12 months. Renewal is granted automatically upon request.

All Qt Design Studio Enterprise features.

You can create functional and visually appealing applications, and import your UI from design tools like Figma, Sketch, Adobe XD, etc.

No commercial use. The license is for learning purposes only.

Sharing and distribution of the created applications allowed for learning purposes only.

No technical support. Access to learning materials and Qt Forum.

Licensing Terms and Conditions (Qt LA 4.4.1 + Appendix 1 + Appendix 5) here.

Qt Edu for Developers

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12 months. Renewal is granted automatically upon request.

All Qt Device Creation Professional features with Raspberry Pi support.

You get access to full Python, C++ and JavaScript, HTML5, and QML framework. You can create applications and Raspberry Pi based devices. The package includes Qt Design Studio Professional.

No commercial use. The license is for learning purposes only.

Sharing and distribution of the created applications allowed for learning purposes only.

No technical support. Access to learning materials and Qt Forum.

Licensing Terms and Conditions (Qt LA 4.4.1 + Appendix 1 + Appendix 5) here.

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All you need is an email address from a higher educational institution.

  • 1: Fill out the form
  • 2: Verify your email address
  • 3: Install Qt
  • 4: Start your learning journey with Qt

1: Fill out the form

Start by filling out and submitting the form found below.

Select which Qt educational products you are interested in. You can find the product descriptions above.

You need an email address from a higher educational institution to get the license.

After submitting the form, you need to create a password for your Qt Account, which is created as part of the process. The account shows you the details about your license.

2: Verify your email address

After submitting the form, check your email inbox for a verification link. If you don't see it, be sure to also check your spam folder.

Click the link in the message and verify your email.

3: Install Qt

After verifying your email, you can install the software.

Instructions will be sent to your email.

4: Start your learning journey with Qt

Now, you're ready to go!

You can start learning Qt by exploring our learning materials, documentation, and the Qt forum.

Apply for Qt Educational license

Fill out the form and get your Qt Educational license today.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • 13.1. What is the purpose of the Qt for Educational license?

    The educational license allows students and teachers to use commercial Qt for learning purposes – for free.

  • 13.11. Does the educational license come with professional support?

    The educational license does not come with professional support from Qt engineers. However, you can get access to our free learning materials.

  • 13.12. Do Qt Educational Licenses include MCUs?

    Qt Educational Licenses don't currently support MCUs. However, we are considering adding MCUs to the educational license packages. With this survey, you can give us feedback on which MCU target boards you would like to have in the educational licenses.

  • 13.13. What if my learning project turns into a commercial product?

    In case you start developing a learning project with a Qt Educational license, and it later turns into a commercial product, you need to either get a commercial Qt license or start using Open Source Qt and comply with the corresponding open source terms and conditions.

  • 13.2. What do I get in the Qt Educational license package?

    You can choose from two license packages or have both:

    1. Qt Edu for Designers includes Qt Design Studio Enterprise for creating functioning user interfaces.
    2. Qt Edu for Developers includes Qt for Device Creation Professional license (including Qt for Application Development and Qt Design Studio Professional) with one target device (Rasberry Pi).
  • 13.3. Who is eligible for the Qt Educational license?

    Students and teachers (and other staff) with an active email address from a higher educational institute. 

  • 13.4. How can I get Qt Educational license?

    By filling in the form that you can find on this page. You need to have an active edu email address. After verifying the email address, you will be automatically granted access to the products and get installation instructions.

  • 13.5. What if my email address is not recognised as an edu address?

    You get an error message if their email address is not valid. The error message contains a link to another form where you can request that your educational institution is added to the list. This will be processed manually. You can also always use Qt Open Source.

  • 13.6. How much does the Qt Educational license cost?

    The licenses are free of charge.

  • 13.7. How long does the educational license last?

    12 months. After that, you can renew the license through the same process.

  • 13.8. What happens at the end of the license term?

    Qt Educational license is a term-based license and needs to be renewed at the end of the term to continue use. You can renew the license through the same process as initially.

  • 13.9. How many educational licenses may I get?

    The educational license is personal. You can have one license per product.

  • 13.9. What are other limitations of the Qt Educational license?

    The educational licenses are for learning purposes only. You cannot commercially use the licenses or distribute the applications you have created with them. Professional support of Qt is not included.

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