[PR #3733] [MERGED] Remove Qt from emulator #3689

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opened 2026-02-27 22:04:38 +03:00 by kerem · 0 comments

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📋 Pull Request Information

Original PR: https://github.com/shadps4-emu/shadPS4/pull/3733
Author: @georgemoralis
Created: 10/13/2025
Status: ✅ Merged
Merged: 10/31/2025
Merged by: @georgemoralis

Base: main ← Head: qt_removal

📝 Commits (10+)

8982714 actions removal
8a5dc49 removed qt dir
d54864b removed CMakePresets for qt builds
6a35f0f clear cmakelists from qt
4c3865b sync config file with qtlauncher
583972d fixing review stuff
e65434f Merge branch 'main' into qt_removal
ec2e5a0 Remove Qt code from memory patcher and add non-Qt fallback for automatic loading of patches
59ef3af Add json submodule
3031f15 More Qt removal

📊 Changes

115 files changed (+175 additions, -103620 deletions)

View changed files

➖ .github/linux-appimage-qt.sh (+0 -33)
📝 .github/workflows/build.yml (+1 -208)
📝 .gitmodules (+3 -0)
📝 CMakeLists.txt (+18 -178)
📝 CMakePresets.json (+0 -27)
📝 CMakeSettings.json (+0 -36)
📝 README.md (+19 -12)
📝 REUSE.toml (+1 -7)
➖ cmake/DetectQtInstallation.cmake (+0 -28)
➖ dist/qt.conf (+0 -2)
📝 documents/building-linux.md (+7 -23)
📝 documents/building-macos.md (+0 -17)
📝 documents/building-windows.md (+0 -22)
📝 externals/CMakeLists.txt (+4 -0)
➕ externals/json (+1 -0)
📝 shell.nix (+0 -8)
📝 src/common/config.cpp (+32 -57)
📝 src/common/config.h (+11 -14)
📝 src/common/memory_patcher.cpp (+71 -222)
📝 src/common/memory_patcher.h (+1 -1)

...and 80 more files

📄 Description

As from 0.12.0 release qt will be removed from emulator. We have already 2 possible launchers on production to be used.

https://github.com/shadps4-emu/shadps4-qtlauncher/ -> extracted from shadps4 src

https://github.com/shadps4-emu/shadPS4-launcher/ ->vinicius launcher

This pr will stay open until launchers will be ready for production (sometime this month)

_{🔄 This issue represents a GitHub Pull Request. It cannot be merged through Gitea due to API limitations.}

## 📋 Pull Request Information **Original PR:** https://github.com/shadps4-emu/shadPS4/pull/3733 **Author:** [@georgemoralis](https://github.com/georgemoralis) **Created:** 10/13/2025 **Status:** ✅ Merged **Merged:** 10/31/2025 **Merged by:** [@georgemoralis](https://github.com/georgemoralis) **Base:** `main` ← **Head:** `qt_removal` --- ### 📝 Commits (10+) - [`8982714`](https://github.com/shadps4-emu/shadPS4/commit/89827147b44134b5a8e34699280eaf6dd3d4cf05) actions removal - [`8a5dc49`](https://github.com/shadps4-emu/shadPS4/commit/8a5dc49c299d2d802f6d2a5dd5eecd26d28e98d9) removed qt dir - [`d54864b`](https://github.com/shadps4-emu/shadPS4/commit/d54864b67b020e46162717b345d6fe31c822e2c5) removed CMakePresets for qt builds - [`6a35f0f`](https://github.com/shadps4-emu/shadPS4/commit/6a35f0f512308be38531f4132fb07e8106680515) clear cmakelists from qt - [`4c3865b`](https://github.com/shadps4-emu/shadPS4/commit/4c3865b6c56036ac9b0310eda445c1b899590d95) sync config file with qtlauncher - [`583972d`](https://github.com/shadps4-emu/shadPS4/commit/583972dd4ab4b2e0322e46d71f772ccc38b020da) fixing review stuff - [`e65434f`](https://github.com/shadps4-emu/shadPS4/commit/e65434fa6e7e093447dbb536cdcafc3e8ec5c4cc) Merge branch 'main' into qt_removal - [`ec2e5a0`](https://github.com/shadps4-emu/shadPS4/commit/ec2e5a065d590a1c77ab42fa1948f2ff1eb4c4aa) Remove Qt code from memory patcher and add non-Qt fallback for automatic loading of patches - [`59ef3af`](https://github.com/shadps4-emu/shadPS4/commit/59ef3affd0f3c22145092ba406bcf8adca1d684e) Add json submodule - [`3031f15`](https://github.com/shadps4-emu/shadPS4/commit/3031f1568b0f19f3d02657ee11927745f768277c) More Qt removal ### 📊 Changes **115 files changed** (+175 additions, -103620 deletions) <details> <summary>View changed files</summary> ➖ `.github/linux-appimage-qt.sh` (+0 -33) 📝 `.github/workflows/build.yml` (+1 -208) 📝 `.gitmodules` (+3 -0) 📝 `CMakeLists.txt` (+18 -178) 📝 `CMakePresets.json` (+0 -27) 📝 `CMakeSettings.json` (+0 -36) 📝 `README.md` (+19 -12) 📝 `REUSE.toml` (+1 -7) ➖ `cmake/DetectQtInstallation.cmake` (+0 -28) ➖ `dist/qt.conf` (+0 -2) 📝 `documents/building-linux.md` (+7 -23) 📝 `documents/building-macos.md` (+0 -17) 📝 `documents/building-windows.md` (+0 -22) 📝 `externals/CMakeLists.txt` (+4 -0) ➕ `externals/json` (+1 -0) 📝 `shell.nix` (+0 -8) 📝 `src/common/config.cpp` (+32 -57) 📝 `src/common/config.h` (+11 -14) 📝 `src/common/memory_patcher.cpp` (+71 -222) 📝 `src/common/memory_patcher.h` (+1 -1) _...and 80 more files_ </details> ### 📄 Description As from 0.12.0 release qt will be removed from emulator. We have already 2 possible launchers on production to be used. https://github.com/shadps4-emu/shadps4-qtlauncher/ -> extracted from shadps4 src https://github.com/shadps4-emu/shadPS4-launcher/ ->vinicius launcher This pr will stay open until launchers will be ready for production (sometime this month) --- <sub>🔄 This issue represents a GitHub Pull Request. It cannot be merged through Gitea due to API limitations.</sub>