elements/src/qt
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android qt: Drop no longer supported Android architecture 2022-06-04 11:42:26 +02:00
forms Merge d2b8c5e123 into merged_master (Bitcoin PR bitcoin-core/gui#764) 2025-08-06 16:01:45 +02:00
locale Merge 6f03c45f6b into merged_master (Bitcoin PR bitcoin/bitcoin#28383) 2025-07-05 18:52:51 +02:00
res Merge 623745ca74 into merged_master (Bitcoin PR bitcoin/bitcoin#23912) 2023-06-14 15:44:11 +00:00
test Merge 7ef2d4ee4d into merged_master (Bitcoin PR bitcoin/bitcoin#28244) 2025-07-04 17:24:18 +02:00
addressbookpage.cpp Merge 8369467c94 into merged_master (Bitcoin PR bitcoin-core/gui#757) 2025-08-06 15:10:22 +02:00
addressbookpage.h gui: Add wallet name to address book page 2023-10-04 17:01:49 -03:00
addresstablemodel.cpp Merge 8369467c94 into merged_master (Bitcoin PR bitcoin-core/gui#757) 2025-08-06 15:10:22 +02:00
addresstablemodel.h gui: Add wallet name to address book page 2023-10-04 17:01:49 -03:00
askpassphrasedialog.cpp gui: Optionally return passphrase after unlocking 2023-06-23 14:24:31 -04:00
askpassphrasedialog.h clang-tidy, qt: Fix modernize-use-default-member-init in headers 2022-12-16 11:58:38 +00:00
bantablemodel.cpp gui: fix comments for BanTableModel and BanTablePriv::refreshBanlist() 2023-03-06 16:07:08 +01:00
bantablemodel.h gui: fix comments for BanTableModel and BanTablePriv::refreshBanlist() 2023-03-06 16:07:08 +01:00
bitcoin.cpp Merge 9561e497e9 into merged_master (Bitcoin PR bitcoin-core/gui#749) 2025-07-05 17:15:55 +02:00
bitcoin.h gui: return EXIT_FAILURE on post-init fatal errors 2023-06-10 11:10:29 -03:00
bitcoin.qrc
bitcoin_locale.qrc qt: Translation updates from Transifex 2023-09-01 07:39:00 +01:00
bitcoinaddressvalidator.cpp
bitcoinaddressvalidator.h
bitcoinamountfield.cpp Merge b7f6a89a3e into merged_master (Bitcoin PR bitcoin-core/gui#686) 2025-04-03 08:42:10 +02:00
bitcoinamountfield.h ci: use 24.04 instead of lunar for tidy and fuzz ci 2025-04-29 13:49:55 +02:00
bitcoingui.cpp Merge d2b8c5e123 into merged_master (Bitcoin PR bitcoin-core/gui#764) 2025-08-06 16:01:45 +02:00
bitcoingui.h Merge d2b8c5e123 into merged_master (Bitcoin PR bitcoin-core/gui#764) 2025-08-06 16:01:45 +02:00
bitcoinstrings.cpp qt: Update translation source file 2023-09-01 08:08:36 +01:00
bitcoinunits.cpp Merge 669af32632 into merged_master (Bitcoin PR bitcoin/bitcoin#27419) 2025-05-09 11:47:45 +02:00
bitcoinunits.h lint: fix lint issues 2024-12-03 14:02:33 +02:00
clientmodel.cpp refactor: Move system from util to common library 2023-05-20 12:08:13 +02:00
clientmodel.h Remove reindex special case from the progress bar label 2023-02-07 11:02:01 +01:00
coincontroldialog.cpp Merge 7446cb186c into merged_master (Bitcoin PR bitcoin-core/gui#719) 2025-06-30 15:39:33 +02:00
coincontroldialog.h qt: remove confusing "Dust" label from coincontrol / sendcoins dialog 2023-07-03 18:06:48 +02:00
coincontroltreewidget.cpp
coincontroltreewidget.h
createwalletdialog.cpp gui: remove legacy wallet creation 2023-10-06 17:20:54 -03:00
createwalletdialog.h gui: remove legacy wallet creation 2023-10-06 17:20:54 -03:00
csvmodelwriter.cpp clang-tidy, qt: Fix modernize-use-default-member-init in headers 2022-12-16 11:58:38 +00:00
csvmodelwriter.h clang-tidy, qt: Fix modernize-use-default-member-init in headers 2022-12-16 11:58:38 +00:00
editaddressdialog.cpp Merge cae0608ad4 into merged_master (Bitcoin PR bitcoin/bitcoin#27217) 2025-04-12 17:04:51 +02:00
editaddressdialog.h clang-tidy, qt: Fix modernize-use-default-member-init in headers 2022-12-16 11:58:38 +00:00
guiconstants.h Merge e9262ea32a into merged_master (Bitcoin PR bitcoin/bitcoin#26750) 2025-03-31 16:37:52 +02:00
guiutil.cpp Merge 7ef2d4ee4d into merged_master (Bitcoin PR bitcoin/bitcoin#28244) 2025-07-04 17:24:18 +02:00
guiutil.h Merge 369d4c03b7 into merged_master (Bitcoin PR bitcoin/bitcoin#27254) 2025-04-12 12:19:09 +02:00
initexecutor.cpp refactor: Extract util/exception from util/system 2023-03-13 17:09:47 +01:00
initexecutor.h qt: Keep InitExecutor in main gui thread 2021-09-27 13:05:40 +01:00
intro.cpp Merge fc06881f13 into merged_master (Bitcoin PR bitcoin/bitcoin#27491) 2025-06-19 16:08:36 +02:00
intro.h clang-tidy, qt: Fix modernize-use-default-member-init in headers 2022-12-16 11:58:38 +00:00
macdockiconhandler.h
macdockiconhandler.mm
macnotificationhandler.h
macnotificationhandler.mm
macos_appnap.h
macos_appnap.mm
main.cpp scripted-diff: Bump copyright headers 2022-12-24 23:49:50 +00:00
Makefile
modaloverlay.cpp Merge bitcoin-core/gui#686: clang-tidy: Force checks for headers in src/qt 2023-01-17 09:54:56 +00:00
modaloverlay.h Merge bitcoin-core/gui#686: clang-tidy: Force checks for headers in src/qt 2023-01-17 09:54:56 +00:00
networkstyle.cpp Merge fc06881f13 into merged_master (Bitcoin PR bitcoin/bitcoin#27491) 2025-06-19 16:08:36 +02:00
networkstyle.h refactor: Replace string chain name constants with ChainTypes 2023-05-09 15:49:14 +02:00
notificator.cpp Merge bitcoin-core/gui#686: clang-tidy: Force checks for headers in src/qt 2023-01-17 09:54:56 +00:00
notificator.h Merge bitcoin-core/gui#686: clang-tidy: Force checks for headers in src/qt 2023-01-17 09:54:56 +00:00
openuridialog.cpp scripted-diff: Bump copyright headers 2021-12-30 19:36:57 +02:00
openuridialog.h scripted-diff: Bump copyright headers 2021-12-30 19:36:57 +02:00
optionsdialog.cpp Merge 71300489af into merged_master (Bitcoin PR bitcoin/bitcoin#26261) 2025-06-25 13:04:33 +02:00
optionsdialog.h Merge bitcoin-core/gui#686: clang-tidy: Force checks for headers in src/qt 2023-01-17 09:54:56 +00:00
optionsmodel.cpp Merge 153a6882f4 into merged_master (Bitcoin PR bitcoin/bitcoin#27576) 2025-06-27 13:00:41 +02:00
optionsmodel.h Merge bitcoin/bitcoin#26889: refactor: wallet, remove global 'ArgsManager' dependency 2023-02-17 12:47:52 -05:00
overviewpage.cpp Merge 1313b90735 into merged_master (Bitcoin PR bitcoin-core/gui#701) 2025-04-05 15:55:48 +02:00
overviewpage.h Correctly limit overview transaction list 2023-01-26 14:56:12 -05:00
paymentserver.cpp Merge 669af32632 into merged_master (Bitcoin PR bitcoin/bitcoin#27419) 2025-05-09 11:47:45 +02:00
paymentserver.h clang-tidy, qt: Fix modernize-use-default-member-init in headers 2022-12-16 11:58:38 +00:00
peertablemodel.cpp Merge bitcoin-core/gui#686: clang-tidy: Force checks for headers in src/qt 2023-01-17 09:54:56 +00:00
peertablemodel.h Merge bitcoin-core/gui#686: clang-tidy: Force checks for headers in src/qt 2023-01-17 09:54:56 +00:00
peertablesortproxy.cpp scripted-diff: Bump copyright headers 2022-12-24 23:49:50 +00:00
peertablesortproxy.h scripted-diff: Bump copyright headers 2021-12-30 19:36:57 +02:00
platformstyle.cpp clang-tidy: Add performance-no-automatic-move check 2022-12-27 15:25:51 +00:00
platformstyle.h scripted-diff: Bump copyright headers 2021-12-30 19:36:57 +02:00
psbtoperationsdialog.cpp Merge 57b8336dfe into merged_master (Bitcoin PR bitcoin-core/gui#740) 2025-07-01 13:24:54 +02:00
psbtoperationsdialog.h
qrimagewidget.cpp Merge b7f6a89a3e into merged_master (Bitcoin PR bitcoin-core/gui#686) 2025-04-03 08:42:10 +02:00
qrimagewidget.h clang-tidy, qt: Fix modernize-use-default-member-init in headers 2022-12-16 11:58:38 +00:00
qvalidatedlineedit.cpp Merge bitcoin-core/gui#686: clang-tidy: Force checks for headers in src/qt 2023-01-17 09:54:56 +00:00
qvalidatedlineedit.h Merge bitcoin-core/gui#686: clang-tidy: Force checks for headers in src/qt 2023-01-17 09:54:56 +00:00
qvaluecombobox.cpp clang-tidy, qt: Fix modernize-use-default-member-init in headers 2022-12-16 11:58:38 +00:00
qvaluecombobox.h clang-tidy, qt: Fix modernize-use-default-member-init in headers 2022-12-16 11:58:38 +00:00
README.md
receivecoinsdialog.cpp Merge bc49a477de into merged_master (Bitcoin PR bitcoin-core/gui#724) 2025-04-12 11:49:36 +02:00
receivecoinsdialog.h Merge b7f6a89a3e into merged_master (Bitcoin PR bitcoin-core/gui#686) 2025-04-03 08:42:10 +02:00
receiverequestdialog.cpp Merge b7f6a89a3e into merged_master (Bitcoin PR bitcoin-core/gui#686) 2025-04-03 08:42:10 +02:00
receiverequestdialog.h clang-tidy, qt: Fix modernize-use-default-member-init in headers 2022-12-16 11:58:38 +00:00
recentrequeststablemodel.cpp Merge 79e007d1d6 into merged_master (Bitcoin PR bitcoin/bitcoin#25296) 2025-04-04 13:36:08 +00:00
recentrequeststablemodel.h clang-tidy, qt: Fix modernize-use-default-member-init in headers 2022-12-16 11:58:38 +00:00
rpcconsole.cpp Merge 0e3de3b83e into merged_master (Bitcoin PR bitcoin-core/gui#754) 2025-08-06 15:10:30 +02:00
rpcconsole.h Fix RPCConsole wallet selection 2023-07-03 12:07:30 -04:00
sendcoinsdialog.cpp Merge 7446cb186c into merged_master (Bitcoin PR bitcoin-core/gui#719) 2025-06-30 15:39:33 +02:00
sendcoinsdialog.h Merge 7446cb186c into merged_master (Bitcoin PR bitcoin-core/gui#719) 2025-06-30 15:39:33 +02:00
sendcoinsentry.cpp Merge b7f6a89a3e into merged_master (Bitcoin PR bitcoin-core/gui#686) 2025-04-03 08:42:10 +02:00
sendcoinsentry.h Merge b7f6a89a3e into merged_master (Bitcoin PR bitcoin-core/gui#686) 2025-04-03 08:42:10 +02:00
sendcoinsrecipient.h Merge 623745ca74 into merged_master (Bitcoin PR bitcoin/bitcoin#23912) 2023-06-14 15:44:11 +00:00
signverifymessagedialog.cpp Merge bitcoin-core/gui#686: clang-tidy: Force checks for headers in src/qt 2023-01-17 09:54:56 +00:00
signverifymessagedialog.h clang-tidy, qt: Fix modernize-use-default-member-init in headers 2022-12-16 11:58:38 +00:00
splashscreen.cpp Merge 9564f98fee into merged_master (Bitcoin PR bitcoin/bitcoin#27636) 2025-06-25 11:40:46 +02:00
splashscreen.h Merge bitcoin-core/gui#686: clang-tidy: Force checks for headers in src/qt 2023-01-17 09:54:56 +00:00
trafficgraphwidget.cpp clang-tidy: Add performance-type-promotion-in-math-fn check 2023-03-26 20:18:03 +01:00
trafficgraphwidget.h Merge bitcoin-core/gui#686: clang-tidy: Force checks for headers in src/qt 2023-01-17 09:54:56 +00:00
transactiondesc.cpp Merge b565485c24 into merged_master (Bitcoin PR bitcoin/bitcoin#28186) 2025-07-03 20:58:01 +02:00
transactiondesc.h scripted-diff: Bump copyright headers 2022-12-24 23:49:50 +00:00
transactiondescdialog.cpp scripted-diff: Bump copyright headers 2021-12-30 19:36:57 +02:00
transactiondescdialog.h
transactionfilterproxy.cpp Correctly limit overview transaction list 2023-01-26 14:56:12 -05:00
transactionfilterproxy.h Correctly limit overview transaction list 2023-01-26 14:56:12 -05:00
transactionoverviewwidget.cpp scripted-diff: Bump copyright headers 2022-12-24 23:49:50 +00:00
transactionoverviewwidget.h scripted-diff: Bump copyright headers 2022-12-24 23:49:50 +00:00
transactionrecord.cpp Merge b000ed5ee5 into merged_master (Bitcoin PR bitcoin-core/gui#119) 2025-08-04 12:39:51 +02:00
transactionrecord.h Merge b000ed5ee5 into merged_master (Bitcoin PR bitcoin-core/gui#119) 2025-08-04 12:39:51 +02:00
transactiontablemodel.cpp Merge b000ed5ee5 into merged_master (Bitcoin PR bitcoin-core/gui#119) 2025-08-04 12:39:51 +02:00
transactiontablemodel.h Merge b7f6a89a3e into merged_master (Bitcoin PR bitcoin-core/gui#686) 2025-04-03 08:42:10 +02:00
transactionview.cpp Merge 460e394625 into merged_master (Bitcoin PR bitcoin-core/gui#708) 2025-04-10 08:37:30 +02:00
transactionview.h qt: mask values on transactions view 2023-03-10 14:52:01 -03:00
utilitydialog.cpp Merge 669af32632 into merged_master (Bitcoin PR bitcoin/bitcoin#27419) 2025-05-09 11:47:45 +02:00
utilitydialog.h
walletcontroller.cpp Merge d2b8c5e123 into merged_master (Bitcoin PR bitcoin-core/gui#764) 2025-08-06 16:01:45 +02:00
walletcontroller.h Merge bitcoin-core/gui#738: Add menu option to migrate a wallet 2023-09-20 22:32:31 +01:00
walletframe.cpp refactor: Move fs.* to util/fs.* 2023-03-23 12:55:18 +01:00
walletframe.h scripted-diff: Bump copyright headers 2021-12-30 19:36:57 +02:00
walletmodel.cpp Merge 669af32632 into merged_master (Bitcoin PR bitcoin/bitcoin#27419) 2025-05-09 11:47:45 +02:00
walletmodel.h Merge 7ef2d4ee4d into merged_master (Bitcoin PR bitcoin/bitcoin#28244) 2025-07-04 17:24:18 +02:00
walletmodeltransaction.cpp Merge b7f6a89a3e into merged_master (Bitcoin PR bitcoin-core/gui#686) 2025-04-03 08:42:10 +02:00
walletmodeltransaction.h Merge b7f6a89a3e into merged_master (Bitcoin PR bitcoin-core/gui#686) 2025-04-03 08:42:10 +02:00
walletview.cpp Merge 460e394625 into merged_master (Bitcoin PR bitcoin-core/gui#708) 2025-04-10 08:37:30 +02:00
walletview.h Merge 460e394625 into merged_master (Bitcoin PR bitcoin-core/gui#708) 2025-04-10 08:37:30 +02:00
winshutdownmonitor.cpp qt: Silence -Wcast-function-type warning 2023-09-11 16:30:58 +01:00
winshutdownmonitor.h scripted-diff: Bump copyright headers 2021-12-30 19:36:57 +02:00

This directory contains the source code for the Bitcoin Core graphical user interface (GUI). It uses the Qt cross-platform framework.

The current precise version for Qt 5 is specified in qt.mk.

Compile and run

See build instructions: Unix, macOS, Windows, FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD

When following your systems build instructions, make sure to install the Qt dependencies.

To run:

./src/qt/bitcoin-qt

Files and Directories

forms/

  • A directory that contains Designer UI files. These files specify the characteristics of form elements in XML. Qt UI files can be edited with Qt Creator or using any text editor.

locale/

  • Contains translations. They are periodically updated and an effort is made to support as many languages as possible. The process of contributing translations is described in doc/translation_process.md.

res/

  • Contains graphical resources used to enhance the UI experience.

test/

  • Functional tests used to ensure proper functionality of the GUI. Significant changes to the GUI code normally require new or updated tests.

bitcoingui.(h/cpp)

  • Represents the main window of the Bitcoin UI.

*model.(h/cpp)

  • The model. When it has a corresponding controller, it generally inherits from QAbstractTableModel. Models that are used by controllers as helpers inherit from other Qt classes like QValidator.
  • ClientModel is used by the main application bitcoingui and several models like peertablemodel.

*page.(h/cpp)

  • A controller. :NAMEpage.cpp generally includes :NAMEmodel.h and forms/:NAME.page.ui with a similar :NAME.

*dialog.(h/cpp)

  • Various dialogs, e.g. to open a URL. Inherit from QDialog.

paymentserver.(h/cpp)

  • (Deprecated) Used to process BIP21 payment URI requests. Also handles URI-based application switching (e.g. when following a bitcoin:... link from a browser).

walletview.(h/cpp)

  • Represents the view to a single wallet.

Other .h/cpp files

  • UI elements like BitcoinAmountField, which inherit from QWidget.
  • bitcoinstrings.cpp: automatically generated
  • bitcoinunits.(h/cpp): BTC / mBTC / etc. handling
  • callback.h
  • guiconstants.h: UI colors, app name, etc.
  • guiutil.h: several helper functions
  • macdockiconhandler.(h/mm): macOS dock icon handler
  • macnotificationhandler.(h/mm): display notifications in macOS

Contribute

See CONTRIBUTING.md for general guidelines.

Note: Do not change local/bitcoin_en.ts. It is updated automatically.

Using Qt Creator as an IDE

Qt Creator is a powerful tool which packages a UI designer tool (Qt Designer) and a C++ IDE into one application. This is especially useful if you want to change the UI layout.

Download Qt Creator

On Unix and macOS, Qt Creator can be installed through your package manager. Alternatively, you can download a binary from the Qt Website.

Note: If installing from a binary grabbed from the Qt Website: During the installation process, uncheck everything except for Qt Creator.

macOS
brew install qt-creator
Ubuntu & Debian
sudo apt-get install qtcreator

Setup Qt Creator

  1. Make sure you've installed all dependencies specified in your systems build instructions
  2. Follow the compile instructions for your system, run ./configure with the --enable-debug flag
  3. Start Qt Creator. At the start page, do: New -> Import Project -> Import Existing Project
  4. Enter bitcoin-qt as the Project Name and enter the absolute path to src/qt as Location
  5. Check over the file selection, you may need to select the forms directory (necessary if you intend to edit *.ui files)
  6. Confirm the Summary page
  7. In the Projects tab, select Manage Kits...

macOS

  • Under Kits: select the default "Desktop" kit
  • Under Compilers: select "Clang (x86 64bit in /usr/bin)"
  • Under Debuggers: select "LLDB" as debugger (you might need to set the path to your LLDB installation)

Ubuntu & Debian

Note: Some of these options may already be set

  • Under Kits: select the default "Desktop" kit
  • Under Compilers: select "GCC (x86 64bit in /usr/bin)"
  • Under Debuggers: select "GDB" as debugger
  1. While in the Projects tab, ensure that you have the bitcoin-qt executable specified under Run
  • If the executable is not specified: click "Choose...", navigate to src/qt, and select bitcoin-qt
  1. You're all set! Start developing, building, and debugging the Bitcoin Core GUI