--- title: Qt Extension 1.16.0 for VS Code Released | daily.dev description: Qt Extension for VS Code version 1.16.0 adds a QML Profiler and Trace Viewer for profiling QML applications directly in the editor, a new Welcome page with... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/qt-extension-1-16-0-for-vs-code-released-q3gbdsknw twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Qt Extension 1.16.0 for VS Code Released | daily.dev og:description: Qt Extension for VS Code version 1.16.0 adds a QML Profiler and Trace Viewer for profiling QML applications directly in the editor, a new Welcome page with... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/qt-extension-1-16-0-for-vs-code-released-q3gbdsknw og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/q3GBDsknW.png og:image:alt: Qt Extension 1.16.0 for VS Code Released og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Qt Extension 1.16.0 for VS Code Released **[Qt](https://daily.dev/sources/qt)** · 2 min read · 5 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Qt Extension for VS Code version 1.16.0 adds a QML Profiler and Trace Viewer for profiling QML applications directly in the editor, a new Welcome page with browsers for Qt examples and Qt Academy courses, and improved PySide support including QML Live Preview and uv virtual environment creation. The trace viewer is a standalone tool that replaces the old built-in flame graph and is installed automatically. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What's new in the Qt Extension 1.16.0 for VS Code? Qt Extension 1.16.0 for VS Code adds a QML Profiler and Trace Viewer for profiling QML applications from within the editor, a new Welcome page with browsers for Qt examples and Qt Academy courses, and better PySide support with QML Live Preview and uv virtual environment creation. The trace viewer replaces the old built-in flame graph and installs automatically. _Developers tracking Qt tooling updates can follow VS Code extension releases like this on daily.dev._ ### Does QML Live Preview in the Qt VS Code extension work with PySide projects? Yes, QML Live Preview, originally introduced in Qt Extension 1.14.0 for VS Code, now also works with PySide projects as of version 1.16.0. This lets developers edit QML files and see changes reflected in real time while working on PySide-based applications. _PySide developers weighing editor tooling options can track these workflow updates on daily.dev._ ### How do I profile a QML application in VS Code? Use the QML Profiler client in the Qt Extension for VS Code version 1.16.0, which collects trace events from a running QML application and opens the results in the QML Trace Viewer, a standalone tool that replaces the old built-in flame graph. The extension downloads and installs the trace viewer automatically, requiring no manual setup. _Developers debugging QML performance issues can keep up with tooling like this via daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Qt Extension 1.14.0 for VS Code Released](https://daily.dev/posts/qt-extension-1-14-0-for-vs-code-released-homirpep9) · Qt · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Qt Extension 1.10.0 for VS Code Released](https://daily.dev/posts/qt-extension-1-10-0-for-vs-code-released-hl39hm2gr) · Qt · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Qt Extension 1.12.0 for VS Code Released](https://daily.dev/posts/qt-extension-1-12-0-for-vs-code-released-acszollcz) · Qt · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#vscode](https://daily.dev/tags/vscode), [#qt](https://daily.dev/tags/qt), [#qml](https://daily.dev/tags/qml) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/qt-extension-1-16-0-for-vs-code-released-q3gbdsknw) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Qt Extension 1.16.0 for VS Code Released","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/qt-extension-1-16-0-for-vs-code-released-q3gbdsknw","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/qt-extension-1-16-0-for-vs-code-released-q3gbdsknw"},"datePublished":"2026-08-31T14:28:33.156Z","dateModified":"2026-08-31T14:28:58.265Z","description":"Qt Extension for VS Code version 1.16.0 adds a QML Profiler and Trace Viewer for profiling QML applications directly in the editor, a new Welcome page with...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/c9db7ee29f813a506d02a8d36509b8fc?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/c9db7ee29f813a506d02a8d36509b8fc?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"Qt","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Qt","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/fe6d7c1f4f824966befd58ee13f9de40","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/qt"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/qt-extension-1-16-0-for-vs-code-released-q3gbdsknw","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":5},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"vscode,qt,qml","timeRequired":"PT2M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Qt","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/qt"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Qt Extension 1.16.0 for VS Code Released"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/qt-extension-1-16-0-for-vs-code-released-q3gbdsknw#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"What's new in the Qt Extension 1.16.0 for VS Code?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Qt Extension 1.16.0 for VS Code adds a QML Profiler and Trace Viewer for profiling QML applications from within the editor, a new Welcome page with browsers for Qt examples and Qt Academy courses, and better PySide support with QML Live Preview and uv virtual environment creation. 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