Console application: a desktop applications that must be called from the command line and/or display plain text only
GUI application: a desktop applications that displays not just plain text, but, for example, images

Determining the project type

There are multiple ways to determine the project type:

select the project type
modify the project file

Determining the project type: select the project type

When creating a new project, the project type can be selected in the 'New Project' screen:

Selecting a project type only lets Qt Creator help in writing a project file. This project file can always be modified to change the project type.

Determining the project type: modify the project file

The project file determines the project type.

The project file of a console application:


#-------------------------------------------------

#

# Project created by QtCreator 2011-01-14T13:36:30

#

#-------------------------------------------------

QT       += core

QT       -= gui

TARGET = CppConsoleApplication

CONFIG   += console

CONFIG   -= app_bundle

TEMPLATE = app

SOURCES += main.cpp

The project file of a GUI application:


#-------------------------------------------------

#

# Project created by QtCreator 2011-01-14T13:37:45

#

#-------------------------------------------------

QT       += core gui

TARGET = CppGuiApplication

TEMPLATE = app

SOURCES += main.cpp\

        mainwindow.cpp

HEADERS  += mainwindow.h

FORMS    += mainwindow.ui

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Determining the project type

Determining the project type: select the project type

Determining the project type: modify the project file