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Haxelib vs Qt Creator

Both stand on cross-platform app development frameworks. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.

Haxelib

Free plan APILinuxMac+1

Choose Haxelib if you develop with Haxe and want a free library manager for central, private, or local libraries.

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Qt Creator covers editing, builds, testing, and debugging across several application targets. The open-source version and commercial licensing have different obligations, so developers should check which applies to their work.

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The facts

	Haxelib	Qt Creator
Free plan	Yes	Yes
Open source	Not published	Not published
Runs on	API, Linux, Mac, Windows	Android, iPhone, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
Lowest paid plan	Free or on request	Qt for Application Development Enterprise (ADE-SB): €546 a year
Plans published	1	4
Maker	Haxelib	Not published
Website	lib.haxe.org	qt.io
On cross-platform app development frameworks	#4 of 62	#8 of 62

Haxelib: what it does well

Included with any Haxe distribution.
Installs latest or specified library versions.
Can install dependencies from HXML files.
Supports Git and Mercurial, including private libraries.
Supports offline installation and dependency resolution.

What to know first

The documented client uses command-line commands and compiler arguments.
Setting HAXELIB_NO_SSL to 1 or true switches the client to HTTP.

Qt Creator: what it does well

Supports project work from setup through debugging.
Includes CMake, qmake, Qbs, and Autotools integrations.
Integrated testing supports several named frameworks.
Binary packages are available for Linux, macOS, and Windows.
An open-source version is available.

What to know first

Commercial evaluation lasts 10 days.
Commercial use requires an active license for each developer.
Qt-based devices may require distribution licenses.
External vendor extensions are not checked for security flaws or malicious intent.

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