Is it possible to use Qt Creator without qmake?

Question

I've heard that it is possible to build non-Qt applications (like simple C++ HelloWorld) with Qt Creator. I downloaded and installed Qt Creator, and tried to compile simple code with it. But I didn't succeed: Creator needs qmake to create makefile.

Although the package I downloaded includes MinGW, there is no qmake inside of it.

I still want to use it just like an IDE to create simple C++ sources and compile them with MinGW. Is it possible to use Qt Creator without installing whole platform?

Answer 1

Qt Creator support CMake projects, you just need to choose Open a file or project and select the root CMakeList.txt of your project.

If you want to define your own build workflow, you can remove the default build step and create your own custom build steps (Qt Creator Build Steps).