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Self-Hosted Developer Desktop Guide
This guide provides instructions for building applications on QNX OS 8 using the self-hosted desktop, without the need for cross-compilation. It's built on the XFCE (XForms Common Environment) desktop environment, allowing QNX Everywhere users to start building QNX apps with minimal setup and friction.
Customizing the QNX Developer Desktop
Customizing Geany
Developing with Geany

Introduction
This introduction provides an overview of QNX Everywhere, how to get a QNX Software Development Platform license, and where to get support.
Self-Hosted Developer Desktop Guide
This guide provides instructions for building applications on QNX OS 8 using the self-hosted desktop, without the need for cross-compilation. It's built on the XFCE (XForms Common Environment) desktop environment, allowing QNX Everywhere users to start building QNX apps with minimal setup and friction.
Quick Start Target Image (QSTI) for QEMU Guide
This guide provides instructions on how to set up the Quick Start Target Image (QSTI) on QEMU.
Quick Start Target Image (QSTI) for Raspberry Pi Guide
This guide provides instructions on how to set up the Quick Start Target Image (QSTI) on a Raspberry Pi 4 and 5.
Custom Target Image (CTI) Guide
This guide provides instructions on how to set up the Custom Target Image (CTI) on a Raspberry Pi 4, Raspberry Pi 5, or QEMU (x86_64).
Hardware Interfacing Guide
This guide describes how to communicate with your given hardware.
QNX Porting Guide
This guide provides comprehensive information on porting software from Linux to QNX.
Driver Development Kit (DDK) Developer's Guide
This guide is targeted towards developers who build device drivers for the QNX OS.

Developing with Geany

This section describes how to write C, C++, and Python programs in Geany.

Page updated: March 27, 2026