QtCreator is a great IDE for C++/Qt development but once you compare how it looks like with VS Code it will be a lot off.
But what if you can make looks better by adding a few plugins.
This is How It Looks Like upon setup
This is how we want it to look like!
Set-UP your Build Environment
I assume you already have downloaded and installed Qt SDK and all development tools, but if not install it based on your OS. If you are in Ubuntu mostly you will need to install cmake from the snap store.
sudo snap install cmake --classic
Get QtCreator Source!
We will need to build and install Three PlugIns to QtCreator we have but before we do that we will need to get the source code for the same version we have.
Download QtCreator Source from here after choosing which version you are using! It should match the same version!
Extract it somewhere in your system.
Get plug-Ins sources.
We will need three plugins sources, download, and install them using the same commands as bellow.
Build and install the plug-ins
You will need now to extract and install each plug-in one by one using the same command bellow once you are in the Dir of the plugin apply the bellow after changing the path as explained.
mkdir build && cd build
cmake .. -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DQTCREATOR_SRC='/home/foxoman/qt-creator-opensource-src-4.11.1' -DQt5_DIR='/home/foxoman/Qt/5.14.2/gcc_64/lib/cmake/Qt5' -DQTCREATOR_BIN='/home/foxoman/Qt/Tools/QtCreator/bin/qtcreator' -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH='/home/foxoman/Qt/5.14.2/gcc_64'
make
make install
Set the environment for the CMake as follow:
-DQTCREATOR_SRC= QtCreator Source code the one you downloaded and extracted
-DQt5_DIR= Qt5 Cmake Dir in Qt SDK Dir if you did not use the system Qt SDK in Mac/Linux
DQTCREATOR_BIN= Qt Creator Binary File if you did not use the system Qt SDK in Mac/Linux
DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH= Qt Sdk Build Environment folder if you did not use the system Qt SDK in Mac/Linux and windows
Activate the PlugIns in QtCreator
As you will do normally you can activate the installed plugins from About Plugins Windows in QtCreator and restart QtCreator.
PlugIns Activation Window in QtCreator
Get to the Settings Window
Now you can change the settings of each plugin from the Options window.
Setting Window
Final Settings
Hide the side Mode Selector Panel from Window --> Mode Selector Style --> Hidden
Install OneDark Syntax Theme from Here using this easy command if supported in your system :
curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/busyluo/qtcreator-onedark/master/setup.sh -sSf | sh
And Here Is Our final Look
You May Like To Add qDarkSky Them
You Will Have to Re-Build and Re-Install All The Above Plugins For Every Majer Upgrade of QtCreator.
Any Bug Encounter using the Mentioned PlugIns Please contact the original Developers.
Thank you for your support!