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November 21, 2011Companies & infrastructureSoftware releasesdocumented

Bitcoin-Qt v0.5 introduces a new desktop interface

Bitcoin v0.5 replaced the original wxWidgets interface with a Qt-based desktop application.

The redesigned client became known as Bitcoin-Qt and provided a more maintainable cross-platform user interface. Its architecture formed the desktop front end later distributed under the Bitcoin Core name.