User interface | Qt Creator Documentation

- Qt Creator Documentation
- Getting Started
- User interface
- Qt Creator 17.0.1

Overview ◦ Configuring Qt Creator

# User interface

When you start Qt Creator, it opens to the Welcome mode.

Number | UI Control | Purpose | Read More
--- | --- | --- | ---
| Mode selector | Perform a particular task, such as designing the UI, writing code, or debugging the application. | Switch between modes
| Kit selector | Select the appropriate kit for building the project and running it on particular hardware. | Activate kits for a project
| Run button | Run the application on the selected target platform. | Run on many platforms
| Debug button | Debug the application on the selected target platform. | Debugging
| Build button | Build the application using the selected kit. | Build for many platforms
| Locator | Find a particular project, file, class, or function. | Navigate with locator
| Output | View output from building, running, and other actions. | View output

To see where the above controls are in the UI, select Help > UI Tour.

## Take courses at Qt Academy

To learn more about the parts of the UI and the Welcome mode, take the Qt Academy: Getting Started with Qt Creator course.

To enroll to a course, go to Courses, and then select a course in the list.

## What's new?

For information about new features and bug fixes in each Qt Creator release, select Help > Change Log.

See also How To: Use the UI and Reference.

Overview ◦ Configuring Qt Creator