SailfishOS SDK

SailfishOS SDK is a completely free, cross-platform and open source software implemented in Qt and designed from the offset to allow developers to easily and quickly develop mobile-optimized applications for the SailfishOS mobile operating system.

Based on the Qt Creator application

The Software Deveopment Kit is actually using the Qt Creator application as an IDE (Integrated Development Environment) platform for developing flexible, stable and cutting-edge mobile applications for Sailfish OS.

What is SailfishOS?

Sailfish OS is an open source Linux-based mobile operating system that will be used in upcoming smartphones produced by Jolla, the same company that develops this SDK (Software Development Kit).

Based on the Linux kernel and Mer

Both the SailfishOS SDK and SailfishOS platform are based on the Linux kernel and Mer. It uses various Qt APIs (Application Programming Interfaces), such as QtWebkit and QtQuick, and can be used to build applications for SailfishOS.

Works on Linux, Windows and Mac

SailfishOS SDK is a cross-platform software project. It is officially supported on the GNU/Linux, Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X operating systems, compatible with both 32 and 64-bit computer platforms.

What is new in this release:

• Updated Silica with Qt5, QtQuick2 and Wayland

Requirements:

• Qt