Qt Creator vs Xcode for Qt development on the Mac

Question

I'm about to start a Qt project on the Mac and I'm not sure which IDE to choose between:

• Qt Creator
• Xcode

Which are the advantages/disadvantages of these two IDEs for Qt development on the Mac?

Answer 1

Personally I'm using QtCreator in order to have the same on all platforms. The main advantage I give to it is that it have been developed for Qt.

The main advantage I give to XCode is its integration to MacOSX.

Now for you it depends:

• If you always use XCode, You should continue using it for Qt to keep your marks
• If you always use QtCreator, you should continue using it
• If you start developing on MacOSX (or you've never used XCode) you should use QtCreator

Then my advice is: use the IDE you prefer to use