Microsoft Quantum Development Kit (QDK) Installation

Name: Microsoft Quantum Development Kit (QDK) Installation
Uploaded: 2026-08-19T13:31:01+00:00
Description: Bill Ticehurst walks through installing the Microsoft Quantum Development Kit (QDK) across Windows, macOS, and Linux, including the VS Code extension,...

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Bill Ticehurst walks through installing the Microsoft Quantum Development Kit (QDK) across Windows, macOS, and Linux, including the VS Code extension, Python packages, virtual environments, Jupyter support, and optional components like QDK Chemistry so you can start building and testing quantum applications.

Overview

This video shows how to set up a complete local development environment for Microsoft Quantum Development Kit (QDK), including:

Installing the QDK tooling and editor support
Setting up Python and a virtual environment
Enabling Jupyter notebook support for QDK
Installing optional QDK Chemistry components
Verifying the installation so you can start quantum development with Q# and OpenQASM

What the tutorial covers

Platforms supported

Windows
macOS
Linux

Tools and components mentioned

Visual Studio Code and the QDK VS Code extension
Python packages for QDK
Python virtual environments
Jupyter notebooks / Jupyter support
QDK Chemistry

Quantum development topics called out

Q#
OpenQASM
Quantum simulation
Resource estimation
Azure Quantum (for cloud-based quantum workflows and documentation)

Chapter outline (from the video)

00:00 Introduction
00:25 Quick QDK Setup Overview
01:26 Installing the QDK Python Packages
02:06 Installing QDK Chemistry
02:28 Full Setup Walkthrough
02:42 Installing VS Code
04:00 Installing Python
05:49 Creating a Virtual Environment
06:33 Installing QDK and Jupyter Support
07:18 Configuring VS Code Extensions
08:04 Testing Your QDK Installation
08:27 Ready for Quantum Development