Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Learn how to install the Microsoft Quantum Development Kit (QDK) on Windows, macOS, and Linux.
In this video, Bill Ticehurst, Software Engineer at Microsoft Quantum, walks through setting up the QDK VS Code extension,
Python packages, virtual environments, Jupyter notebooks, and QDK Chemistry so you can start building quantum applications
quickly.
Whether you're new to quantum computing or setting up a complete development environment, this tutorial covers everything
you need to get started with Q#, OpenQASM, Azure Quantum, quantum simulation, Copilot development, resource estimation,
and more.
Subscribe for more QDK tutorials, Microsoft Quantum updates, quantum computing walkthroughs, Q# guides, QDK Chemistry
content, and developer-focused learning resources from the Microsoft Quantum team.
Chapters:
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
đź”— QDK: https://aka.ms/qdk
đź”— QDK Copilot: https://aka.ms/qdk.copilot
đź”— QDK Chemistry: https://aka.ms/qdk.chemistry
đź”— Microsoft Quantum: quantum.microsoft.com
đź”— Quantum Development Kit (QDK) source code: github.com/microsoft/qdk
đź”— Azure Quantum Documentation: learn.microsoft.com/azure/quantum
đź”— Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL): https://aka.ms/wsl
đź”— Visual Studio Code: code.visualstudio.com
Learn how to install the Microsoft Quantum Development Kit (QDK) on Windows, macOS, and Linux.
In this video, Bill Ticehurst, Software Engineer at Microsoft Quantum, walks through setting up the QDK VS Code extension,
Python packages, virtual environments, Jupyter notebooks, and QDK Chemistry so you can start building quantum applications
quickly.
Whether you're new to quantum computing or setting up a complete development environment, this tutorial covers everything
you need to get started with Q#, OpenQASM, Azure Quantum, quantum simulation, Copilot development, resource estimation,
and more.
Subscribe for more QDK tutorials, Microsoft Quantum updates, quantum computing walkthroughs, Q# guides, QDK Chemistry
content, and developer-focused learning resources from the Microsoft Quantum team.
Chapters:
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
đź”— QDK: https://aka.ms/qdk
đź”— QDK Copilot: https://aka.ms/qdk.copilot
đź”— QDK Chemistry: https://aka.ms/qdk.chemistry
đź”— Microsoft Quantum: quantum.microsoft.com
đź”— Quantum Development Kit (QDK) source code: github.com/microsoft/qdk
đź”— Azure Quantum Documentation: learn.microsoft.com/azure/quantum
đź”— Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL): https://aka.ms/wsl
đź”— Visual Studio Code: code.visualstudio.com
