# Tutorials {#tutorials}

## What is QSkinny?

QSkinny is a UI framework based on the Qt graphic stack and written in
{cpp}. It allows users to write their UIs in {cpp} and/or QML.

**The Fendt Tractor GUI**

![Fendt Tractor GUI](https://www.fendt.com/at/geneva-assets/widget/28282/news-3-low.jpg)

It is currently being used in the Fendt Tractor GUI project, see the
picture above. For the Fendt Tractor GUI there is no QML used at all;
the whole codebase is written in {cpp}. An overview of how QSkinny fits
into the Qt architecture is depicted below:

**QSkinny sits on top of QtQuick, while QML is optional**

![QSkinny architecture](/doc/tutorials/images/architecture-simple.png)