Qt 4.6 is now available featuring new platform support, powerful new graphical capabilities and support for multi-touch applications and gestures. The new version includes support for Symbian. and adds Windows 7, Apple Mac OS 10.6 and the upcoming Maemo 6 to the list of Qt-supported platforms. Also available is community support for real-time operating systems QNX and VxWorks. Support for Maemo 5 is currently in development. Being able to share code across platforms means that the applications you create could, get to market faster and reach a broader audience of device users.

Qt 4.6 enhances graphical improvements with the addition of the new Animation Framework, plus new advanced graphics effects like opacity. drop shadows. glow, and filtering. One of the most exciting new features is the ability to create multi-touch applications. Key performance improvements come in the form of a highly optimised, re-written Qt GraphicsView rendering algorithm, a new OpenGL paint engine. WebKit, 2D vector graphic support using OpenVG, and new DirectFB support.