Introducing Qt WebEngine

In this example project, we will explore the basic features of the WebEngine module in Qt and try building a simple working web browser. Since Qt 5.6, Qt's WebKit module has been deprecated and replaced by the WebEngine module, which is based on Google's Chromium engine.

How to do it...

First, let's set up our WebEngine project:

1. Download and install Microsoft Visual Studio if you do not have it installed on your computer. At the moment, Qt's WebEngine module only works with the Visual C++ compiler and not others, such as MinGW or Clang. This might change in the future, but it all depends on whether Qt developers want to make port it to other compilers or not. You can download the...