qtserialport ☆

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Description:
Provides classes to interact with hardware and virtual serial ports

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Developer tools

Tags: qt serial hardware embedded communication

Install: brew install qtserialport

About:
Qt Serial Port is a module that provides classes to interact with hardware and virtual serial ports. It enables developers to enumerate available ports, configure settings like baud rate and parity, and perform synchronous or asynchronous data I/O. This module simplifies cross-platform serial communication integration within Qt applications.

Key Features:

Cross-platform API for Windows, Linux, and macOS
Support for port enumeration and configuration
Synchronous and asynchronous (event-driven) I/O modes

Use Cases:

Developing applications for industrial automation control
Communicating with embedded devices and microcontrollers
Building firmware update tools via serial interfaces

Alternatives:

libserial – C++ library focused strictly on POSIX systems, whereas Qt Serial Port integrates natively with the Qt event loop.
Boost.Asio – A general-purpose networking library that requires more boilerplate for serial communication compared to Qt's dedicated API.

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Oct 9, 2025 7:08pm		0	VERSION_BUMP	2c4cccc5