Qt Creator project wizards create projects that are configured to use qmake. Most of the instructions in this manual apply to using qmake.
CMake is an alternative to qmake for automating the generation of build configurations.
Qt Creator can open projects that use the Autotools build system. You can build and run the projects directly from Qt Creator.
Qt Creator supports generic projects, so you can import existing projects that do not use qmake or CMake. This enables you to use Qt Creator as a code editor and to fully control the steps and commands used to build the project.