Should I download the SDK or Qt Creator?

[N3wb]

I would like to get started writing simple applications using Qt, but I'm confused on what I should download. On this page, http://qt.nokia.com/downloads/, there is a huge SDK installer, and then below that a very small download for Qt Creator. Which should I download and install?

Thanks :)

[ChrisW67]

Assuming you mean for Windows based on your profile.

If you download the SDK then you get everything you need to develop applications on Windows, including a set of Qt libraries, the Qt Creator IDE, and sufficient parts of the MingW tool chain and compiler to produce your application. These versions tend to lag a little behind bleeding edge.

If you download only Qt Creator you will need to supply a suitable C++ compiler tool chain:

Microsoft Visual Studio,
one of the Windows SDKs (which include a compiler),
MingW/MSys, or
another Qt supported tool chain.

You will also need to download either,

a pre-built Qt library matching your compiler, or
the Qt sources from which to build the libraries for yourself.

This option will give the latest version of everything. At the cost of more setup work you get a better understanding of the distinctions between IDE, compiler and library. These distinctions tend to be a common confusion for complete beginners if the questions asked here are anything to go by.