# Qt Quick Extras Overview | Qt Quick Extras 5.5

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# Qt Quick Extras Overview

Qt Quick Extras provide a set of UI controls to create user interfaces in Qt Quick.

## Getting Started

### Building

If you are building Qt Quick Extras from source, you can follow the steps used for most Qt modules:

    qmake
    make
    make install

### Using the Controls

The QML types can be imported into your application using the following import statement in your `.qml` file.

    import QtQuick.Extras 1.4

## Interactive controls

DelayButton | A checkable button that triggers an action when held in long enough
Dial | A circular dial that is rotated to set a value
PieMenu | A popup menu that displays several menu items along an arc
ToggleButton | A push button that toggles between two states
Tumbler | A control that can have several spinnable wheels, each with items that can be selected

## Non-interactive controls

CircularGauge | A gauge that displays a value within a range along an arc
Gauge | A straight gauge that displays a value within a range
Picture | An indicator that displays a colorized QPicture icon
StatusIndicator | An indicator that displays active or inactive states

## Creating a basic example

A basic example of a QML file that makes use of controls is shown here:

    import QtQuick 2.2
    import QtQuick.Extras 1.4

    Rectangle {
        DelayButton {
            anchors.centerIn: parent
        }
    }

For an interactive showcase of the controls provided by Qt Quick Extras, you can look at the Gallery example.

## Related information

- Qt Quick
- Qt Quick Extras
- Qt Quick Extras Examples