Quantum Software Development Kits in 2024

Cem Dilmegani

Quantum Computing

Updated on Dec 22

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Quantum Software Development Kits in 2024

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What is a quantum software development kit?What are some quantum development kits?For more on quantum computing

In this short article, we explain what quantum software development kits are and what some examples of them are.

What is a quantum software development kit?

Quantum Software Development Kit is a tool for developing quantum algorithms that can be used in quantum computers or simulators and emulators.

A quantum simulator is an implementation of quantum gates by using classical gates. For example, Intel provides a Quantum Simulator that can simulate general quantum gates in order to test their software in simulation.

Some companies like Microsoft, IBM, Google and Rigetti, are developing open-source development kits. They provide the tools necessary for software developers to solve their own problems and enable them to access to simulators or quantum computers to implement their quantum algorithms through the cloud.

These kits often allow the use of classic programming languages, such as Python, or quantum software languages, such as Q# developed by Microsoft.

What are some quantum development kits?

Here are some examples of quantum development kits:

D-Wave-Ocean
Rigetti- Forest
IBM- Qiskit
Google- Cirq
Microsoft- Quantum Development Kit (QDK)
Zapata- Orquestra
1QBit- 1QBit SDK
Amazon- Braket SDK
ETH Zurich- ProjectQ
Xanadu- Strawberry Fields
Riverlane- Anian

For more on quantum software, feel free to read our article Quantum Software in 2022: What it is & How it works

For more on quantum computing

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Finally, if you are interested in learning more about QC hardware and software vendors, check out our list of quantum computing companies.

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