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 # Qt Creator
 
-Qt Creator is a cross-platform IDE for development with the Qt framework.
+Qt Creator is a cross-platform, integrated development environment (IDE) for
+application developers to create applications for multiple desktop, embedded,
+and mobile device platforms.
 
 ## Supported Platforms