The cross-platform framework Qt 6.5 has been released, three months after its first beta. This latest version includes Qt Grpc, Qt Location, and Qt Quick Effects modules, as well as platform-specific additions for iOS, Android, and Windows. Qt 6.5 is scheduled for six-month releases, and it is the second LTS release of the 6.x series after Qt 6.2.
One of the notable additions is the newcomer module, Qt Quick Effects that provides ready-made graphic effects that can be combined. It replaces the Qt Graphical Effects from Qt 5 and is a more flexible and performant option. The Qt Quick Effect Maker tool, which is a hybrid editor for design and code, was also introduced.
The Qt Grpc module is used for communication via Google’s framework gRPC for Remote Procedure Calls (RPC). The Qt Location module can now be used to integrate map data for location-based services and in Qt Quick applications render. Another exciting feature of Qt 6.5 is the addition of dark mode to Windows.
With these new developments and improvements, Qt 6.5 shows that it is always looking to expand its capabilities and features for users.
