The power to shape the world

Empowering Developers. Driving Innovation. Everywhere.

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Develop smarter, launch faster, and prototype for free on QNX SDP 8.0.
QNX Everywhere - software for non-commercial projects
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Discover QNX Everywhere
QNX Everywhere provides free access to QNX software for students, hobbyists, and prototypers for non-commercial use. It gives you the same next-generation QNX® OS, tools, and real-time capabilities trusted in mission-critical systems, now available for learning, experimenting, and building. QNX Everywhere lets you explore and create high-performance embedded projects for today and tomorrow.

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Registered Online Training Learners
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To receive your license, you must have a myQNX account.

Step 1:

Login to your myQNX account

If you have an account, please login now. If you are new to QNX and do not have an account, please create a myQNX account.
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Complete the QNX Everywhere license form

Once you are logged in to your account, you will be asked to provide license data to initiate your request.
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Receive your license

After we’ve successfully processed your request, you will receive your QNX software license for non-commercial use.
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High performance meets safety and security with QNX® SDP 8.0.

Education and Training

QNX is building a world of open technology, your comprehensive resource hub. Empower your development journey with free online training courses designed exclusively for QNX OS developers. If you're taking your first steps into the realm of QNX or simply seeking to expand your existing expertise, our platform provides the essential tools and resources you need to advance your skills and understanding to the next level.
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Online Developer Community

Connect with fellow QNX engineers in the growing developer community. Join forces, share insights, and collaborate on open-source projects. Whether troubleshooting or brainstorming new ideas, the vibrant online community across developer platforms offers unwavering support throughout your development journey, fostering growth and innovation every step of the way.
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Built-in Support for Open-Source Components

As a POSIX-compliant OS, QNX supports any software developed for POSIX Operating Systems, meaning that many open-source projects can be compiled for QNX with little or no modification. QNX publishes source code for open-source ports under their original licenses, giving developers full access to build and innovate. In addition, QNX maintains a set of open-source ports on its GitHub repository ready for QNX developers to conveniently leverage for their own projects.

Explore the QNX Open-Source Dashboard for all ports, testing levels, and hosting details.

POSIX compliant embedded software
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QNX Everywhere Documentation

Tools and guidance to help you build everything from your first application to advanced QNX solutions.
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The Next-Generation QNX Software Development Platform 8.0

QNX® Software Development Platform (SDP) 8.0 is the foundational development platform for the next generation of Systems-on-Chip (SoCs). Featuring our next-generation QNX® Operating System, QNX SDP 8.0 is built on future-proof architecture, designed to leverage future silicon advancements. Develop compute-intensive systems across the Internet of Things, with consistent real-time performance. QNX SDP 8.0 also comes with advanced tooling ranging from an upgraded toolchain to new utilities for debugging and profiling, including open-source utilities.
QNX Software Development Platform 8.0
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QNX Everywhere Includes Access To:

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QNX SDP 8.0
High-performance, safety-ready microkernel RTOS platform.
QNX SDP 8.0
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QNX Developer Desktop
Build applications on QNX OS 8.0 using the self-hosted desktop.
QNX Developer Desktop
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QNX Hypervisor
Deterministic hypervisor for mixed-criticality.
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Academic Partners

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Carnegie Melon University logo

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Yale University logo

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University of Ottawa logo

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Concordia logo

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Resources

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QNX SDP 8.0 Quick Start Guide
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Get the QNX Quick Start Target Image for Raspberry Pi
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Get Started With QNX Everywhere
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Stay Connected with the QNX Developer Ecosystem

Don’t miss the latest from QNX Everywhere. Get monthly updates on community projects, collaborations, developer resources, and ecosystem news.

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General FAQs

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This initiative aims to provide engineers and developers with easy access to QNX software and resources for non-commercial use, fostering innovation and skills development in the embedded systems community. We want to enable you to learn and develop for the QNX platform, empowering you to take the performance of your projects and your career to the next level.
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What is the purpose of this initiative?
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Yes! QNX Everywhere has been designed to provide easy access to QNX software and resources for non-commercial use. Whether you're a hobbyist, student, or industry professional, you can quickly and easily get a QNX SDP 8.0 license as well as practical tools, comprehensive training, and a thriving community to support your embedded systems projects – all for free!
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Can I start developing on QNX SDP 8.0 for free?
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This license grants free access to QNX Software Development Platform 8.0 for individual non-commercial users. You can use it for educational purposes, personal projects, or any other activities that do not involve generating revenue or conducting business operations.

Non-commercial use includes academic environments, hobbyists, and those interested in learning about real-time operating systems. It does not cover evaluation or development for commercial purposes.

Please review the terms and conditions of the QNX Development License - Non-Commercial License (QDL) for Software Development Platform 8.0.

Commercial activities involve generating revenue or conducting business operations.

When you’re ready to commercialize your next great idea, we’re ready to work with you on the right licensing for your needs. For commercial 30-day evaluation licenses, apply here.

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What does "non-commercial use" mean?
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No. QNX SDP 8.0 is tailor-made for next-generation software platforms with SoCs that have four or more CPU cores. We want the next generation of developers and hobbyists to start their journey on the best possible footing, with the latest software development tools we have to offer.

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You can find instructions for samples and starter images ready for QNX developers on our GitHub repository and QNX Codelabs.
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Where can I find samples and demo images for developing with QNX?
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Multi-user licenses can be acquired and installed via the QNX in Education program for QNX Software Development Platform 8.0 and QNX Software Development Platform 7.1. If you’re just installing one instance at a time, we recommend getting a QNX Everywhere license.
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Troubleshooting FAQs

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Please contact myqnx@blackberry.com.
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I registered for a new myQNX account. Something went wrong. I can’t log in. How can I get help?
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You can view licenses and accept them via myQNX License Manager. Before you begin using the QNX Software Center, visit your myQNX account profile to view the products that have been deployed to you. The profile includes a Registered Products section, which shows at a glance the license key, serial number, license certificate, and license administrators for each deployed product.

Instructions on license management, allocation, and deployment are provided in the myQNX License Manager and QNX Software Center User's Guide. If the license does not exist in your myQNX License Manager, please contact us at myqnx@blackberry.com.

Note: Please allow up to 1 hour to see your QNX Everywhere, non-commercial license in your myQNX profile after initiating the deployment.

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In order to download QNX Software Center, you (myQNX user) need to have a QNX product license assigned. Instructions on license management, allocation, deployment are provided in the myQNX License Manager and QNX Software Center User's Guide.
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Community FAQs

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QNX offers a host of excellent documentation and demo projects to get you started. Read the QNX SDP 8.0 Quick Start Guide to learn about developing for QNX. When you’re ready to try it for yourself, take your Raspberry Pi 5 and flash our ready-made QNX SDP 8.0 image for the Raspberry Pi. It includes an assortment of open-source demo applications to try. Clone, modify, and rebuild them to kick-start your development.
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Join the QNX Discord community, join the discussion on Reddit through r/QNX, and don’t miss an update by signing up for the monthly QNX Everywhere newsletter.

Stay tuned for more updates!

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Visit and participate in our set of open-source repositories on Github. In the Wiki and Issues section for any repo, you can contribute to the conversation.

There are also many online communities dedicated to discussing QNX and QNX development, such as r/QNX or the QNX Discord community.

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