Editors

When you open files, Qt Creator chooses a suitable editor according to the file type.

Beautifier	Format source code with Artistic Style, ClangFormat, or Uncrustify.
Behavior	Set preferences for indentation, typing, and file encoding in the text editor.
C++ Code Style	Set global code style for C++ files.
C++ Quick Fixes	Summary of quick fixes for C++ code.
Clang Code Model	Offers code editing services for C++.
Clangd	Sets global preferences for the clangd code model.
Code Model	Sets global preferences for the C++ code model.
Completion	Set preferences for code completion and inserting matching characters in the text editor.
Editing SCXML state charts	Edit state chart (.scxml) files.
Editing UML-style models	Create Universal Modeling Language (UML) style models with structured and behavioral diagrams.
Editing code	Edit and navigate code and other resources in your projects.
FakeVim	Set indentation for Vim-style editing and map vim commands to Qt Creator functions.
FakeVim Modes and Commands	Supported Vim modes and emulated commands.
Locator	Add and change locator filters.
Managing language servers	Get code completion, highlighting of the symbol under cursor, and jumping to the symbol definition in the editor for other programming languages besides C++, as well as diagnostics.
Nim	Set Nim code style and paths to tools.
QML Quick Fixes	Summary of quick fixes for QML code.
Quick Fixes	Set global preferences for C++ quick fixes.
Snippets	Add, change, and remove snippets in the snippet editor.
To-Do Entries	Lists to-do keywords from project files.

See also How to: Edit code and Editing code.