QodeAssist is an AI-powered coding assistant plugin for Qt Creator. It provides intelligent code completion and suggestions for C++ and QML, leveraging large language models through local providers like Ollama. Enhance your coding productivity with context-aware AI assistance directly in your Qt development environment.
When using paid providers like Claude, OpenRouter or OpenAI-compatible services:
- These services will consume API tokens which may result in charges to your account
- The QodeAssist developer bears no responsibility for any charges incurred
- Please carefully review the provider's pricing and your account settings before use
- Overview
- Installation for using Ollama
- Installation for using Claude
- Configure Plugin
- Supported LLM Providers
- Recommended Models
- QtCreator Version Compatibility
- Development Progress
- Hotkeys
- Troubleshooting
- Support the Development
- How to Build
- AI-powered code completion
- Chat functionality:
- Side and Bottom panels
- Support for multiple LLM providers:
- Ollama
- Claude
- LM Studio
- OpenAI-compatible providers(eg. https://openrouter.ai)
- Extensive library of model-specific templates
- Custom template support
- Easy configuration and model selection
- Install Latest QtCreator
- Install Ollama. Make sure to review the system requirements before installation.
- Install a language models in Ollama via terminal. For example, you can run:
For standard computers (minimum 8GB RAM):
ollama run qwen2.5-coder:7b
For better performance (16GB+ RAM):
ollama run qwen2.5-coder:14b
For high-end systems (32GB+ RAM):
ollama run qwen2.5-coder:32b
- Download the QodeAssist plugin for your QtCreator.
- Launch Qt Creator and install the plugin:
- Go to MacOS: Qt Creator -> About Plugins... Windows\Linux: Help -> About Plugins...
- Click on "Install Plugin..."
- Select the downloaded QodeAssist plugin archive file
- Install Latest QtCreator
- Download the QodeAssist plugin for your QtCreator.
- Launch Qt Creator and install the plugin:
- Go to MacOS: Qt Creator -> About Plugins... Windows\Linux: Help -> About Plugins...
- Click on "Install Plugin..."
- Select the downloaded QodeAssist plugin archive file
- Select Claude provider
- Select Claude api
- Fill in api key for Claude
- Select Claude templates for code completion and chat
- Enjoy!
QodeAssist comes with default settings that should work immediately after installing a language model. The plugin is pre-configured to use Ollama with standard templates, so you may only need to verify the settings.
- Open Qt Creator settings (Edit > Preferences on Linux/Windows, Qt Creator > Preferences on macOS)
- Navigate to the "Qode Assist" tab
- On the "General" page, verify:
- Ollama is selected as your LLM provider
- The URL is set to http://localhost:11434
- Your installed model appears in the model selection
- The prompt template is Ollama Auto FIM
- Click Apply if you made any changes
You're all set! QodeAssist is now ready to use in Qt Creator.
QodeAssist currently supports the following LLM (Large Language Model) providers:
- Ollama
- LM Studio
- OpenRouter
- OpenAI compatible providers
QodeAssist has been thoroughly tested and optimized for use with the following language models:
- Qwen2.5-coder
- CodeLlama
- StarCoder2
- DeepSeek-Coder-V2
FIM models (codellama:7b-code, starcoder2:7b, etc.) - Optimized for code completion and suggestions
Instruct models (codellama:7b-instruct, starcoder2:instruct, etc.) - Better for chat assistance, explanations, and code review
For best results, use FIM models with code completion and Instruct models with chat features.
ollama run codellama:7b-code
ollama run starcoder2:7b
ollama run qwen2.5-coder:7b-base
ollama run deepseek-coder-v2:16b-lite-base-q3_K_M
ollama run codellama:7b-instruct
ollama run starcoder2:instruct
ollama run qwen2.5-coder:7b-instruct
ollama run deepseek-coder-v2
Template | Compatible Models | Purpose |
---|---|---|
CodeLlama FIM | codellama:code |
Code completion |
DeepSeekCoder FIM | deepseek-coder-v2 , deepseek-v2.5 |
Code completion |
Ollama Auto FIM | Any Ollama base model |
Code completion |
Qwen FIM | Qwen 2.5 models |
Code completion |
StarCoder2 FIM | starcoder2 base model |
Code completion |
Alpaca | starcoder2:instruct |
Chat assistance |
Basic Chat | Messages without tokens |
Chat assistance |
ChatML | Qwen 2.5 models |
Chat assistance |
Llama2 | llama2 model family , codellama:instruct |
Chat assistance |
Llama3 | llama3 model family |
Chat assistance |
Ollama Auto Chat | Any Ollama chat model |
Chat assistance |
Note:
- FIM (Fill-in-Middle) templates are optimized for code completion
- Chat templates are designed for interactive dialogue
- The Ollama Auto templates automatically adapt to most Ollama models
- Custom Template allows you to define your own prompt format
- QtCreator 15.0.0 - 0.4.x
- QtCreator 14.0.2 - 0.2.3 - 0.3.x
- QtCreator 14.0.1 - 0.2.2 plugin version and below
- Basic plugin with code autocomplete functionality
- Improve and automate settings
- Add chat functionality
- Sharing diff with model
- Sharing project source with model
- Support for more providers and models
- To call manual request to suggestion, you can use or change it in settings
- on Mac: Option + Command + Q
- on Windows: Ctrl + Alt + Q
- To insert the full suggestion, you can use the TAB key
- To insert word of suggistion, you can use Alt + Right Arrow for Win/Lin, or Option + Right Arrow for Mac
If QodeAssist is having problems connecting to the LLM provider, please check the following:
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Verify the IP address and port:
- For Ollama, the default is usually http://localhost:11434
- For LM Studio, the default is usually http://localhost:1234
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Check the endpoint:
Make sure the endpoint in the settings matches the one required by your provider - For Ollama, it should be /api/generate - For LM Studio and OpenAI compatible providers, it's usually /v1/chat/completions
- Confirm that the selected model and template are compatible:
Ensure you've chosen the correct model in the "Select Models" option Verify that the selected prompt template matches the model you're using
If you're still experiencing issues with QodeAssist, you can try resetting the settings to their default values:
- Open Qt Creator settings
- Navigate to the "Qode Assist" tab
- Pick settings page for reset
- Click on the "Reset Page to Defaults" button
- The API key will not reset
- Select model after reset
If you find QodeAssist helpful, there are several ways you can support the project:
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Report Issues: If you encounter any bugs or have suggestions for improvements, please open an issue on our GitHub repository.
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Contribute: Feel free to submit pull requests with bug fixes or new features.
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Spread the Word: Star our GitHub repository and share QodeAssist with your fellow developers.
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Financial Support: If you'd like to support the development financially, you can make a donation using one of the following:
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Create a build directory and run
cmake -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=<path_to_qtcreator> -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo <path_to_plugin_source>
cmake --build .
where <path_to_qtcreator>
is the relative or absolute path to a Qt Creator build directory, or to a
combined binary and development package (Windows / Linux), or to the Qt Creator.app/Contents/Resources/
directory of a combined binary and development package (macOS), and <path_to_plugin_source>
is the
relative or absolute path to this plugin directory.
QML code style: Preferably follow the following guidelines https://github.com/Furkanzmc/QML-Coding-Guide, thank you @Furkanzmc for collect them C++ code style: check use .clang-fortmat in project