How to change a project's name in QtCreator?

Is there a way to change a .pro , .ui and .h names if the project is done? How to do it?

Solution 1:

Names for .ui, .h and .cpp files can just be changed inside Qt Creator.

The name of the .pro file is a bit more involved. The simplest is probably to copy the project, rename the .pro file, and reopen.

Qt Creator also uses its own config file, .pro.user, for changes you do in the project and build settings. You can just delete the .pro.user-file, and it'll generate a new one. If you've made changes to the settings and the build process, you can rename that file as well, but remember to read through it and check build paths etc.

Edit by anonymous: Run qmake to generate a new Makefile with updated references to the project name

Solution 2:

• Open the terminal or folder structure where the current project is stored; e.g. in Linux you may right click on .pro file and "open in terminal"
• Close the Qt creator completely
• Rename the containing folder also to new_name
• Rename the old_name.pro to new_name.pro
• Inside the new_name.pro, rename the TARGET = new_name
• You may delete the debug & release folders of old_name project which were stored in parallel to the old_name folder
• Restart the Qt creator; Open the project new_name.pro

This answer is inspired from this answer.