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\brief A quick guide for developers
You can install the Qt Framework and tools by using an online or offline
- installer or by building the source packages yourself. In the
- \e{online installer}, you can select the Qt versions, tools, and Add-On
- components to download and install depending on the license attached to your
- \l{Qt Account}.
+ installer or by building the source packages yourself.
+
+ In the \e{online installer}, you can select commercial or open source
+ versions of Qt, tools, and Add-On components to install. Using the online
+ installer requires signing in to your \l{Qt Account}. The installer
+ retrieves the license attached to the account from a server and provides a
+ list of available components corresponding to the license.
An \e{offline installer} is a single package that contains all of Qt and
- Add-Ons relevant for a target platform.
+ Add-Ons relevant for a target platform. Users with a commercial license
+ can either sign in with their Qt account or with their Qt license key
+ during the installation process. The license key is available in the
+ \l {Qt Account} Web portal.
You can download Qt 5 installers from the \l Downloads page.