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Quantum Framework Dictionaries

Key classes, gates, and patterns for every major quantum computing SDK. Pick a framework to jump straight to its API cheat sheet.

  • Qiskit python

    IBM's open-source quantum computing SDK for Python

    pip install qiskit qiskit-aer →
  • Cirq python

    Google's Python framework for quantum circuits and algorithms

    pip install cirq →
  • Pennylane python

    Xanadu's framework for quantum machine learning and differentiable quantum computing

    pip install pennylane →
  • Braket python

    AWS's fully managed quantum computing service and Python SDK

    pip install amazon-braket-sdk →
  • Pyquil python

    Rigetti's Python library for quantum programming with Quil

    pip install pyquil →
  • Qiskit-aer python

    High-performance quantum circuit simulator for Qiskit

    pip install qiskit-aer →
  • Qiskit-nature python

    Quantum chemistry and natural science algorithms for Qiskit

    pip install qiskit-nature →
  • Q# qsharp

    Microsoft's domain-specific language for quantum algorithms

    pip install qsharp →
  • Ocean python

    D-Wave's SDK for quantum annealing and hybrid solvers

    pip install dwave-ocean-sdk →
  • Qiskit-optimization python

    Quantum optimization algorithms and QUBO problem formulation for Qiskit

    pip install qiskit-optimization →
  • Tket python

    Quantinuum's high-performance quantum compiler and SDK

    pip install pytket →
  • Amazon-braket-sdk python

    Unified SDK for quantum computing on Amazon Braket

    pip install amazon-braket-sdk →
  • Mitiq python

    Error mitigation for quantum computers

    pip install mitiq →
  • Strawberryfields python

    Xanadu's Python library for photonic quantum computing

    pip install strawberryfields →
  • Openfermion python

    Electronic structure package for quantum computers

    pip install openfermion openfermion-cirq →
  • OpenQASM openqasm

    The open quantum assembly language - a hardware-neutral circuit description format

    pip install openqasm3 qiskit-qasm3-import →
  • CUDA Quantum Python / C++

    NVIDIA's unified programming model for quantum-classical computing at GPU scale

    pip install cudaq →
  • Bloqade Python (also Julia: Bloqade.jl)

    QuEra's framework for neutral atom quantum computing and analog Hamiltonian simulation

    pip install bloqade-analog →
  • Perceval python

    Quandela's Python framework for photonic quantum computing with linear optics

    pip install perceval-quandela →
  • Superstaq python

    Infleqtion's cross-platform quantum compiler and optimizer

    pip install superstaq →
  • TensorFlow Quantum python

    Google's framework for hybrid quantum-classical machine learning with Keras integration

    pip install tensorflow-quantum →
  • Ionq-sdk python

    IonQ's native Python SDK for direct access to trapped-ion quantum hardware

    pip install ionq →
  • Openql python

    QuTech's quantum compiler for realistic hardware-aware circuit compilation

    pip install openql →
  • Stim python

    Craig Gidney's high-performance stabilizer circuit simulator for quantum error correction

    pip install stim →
  • Qutip python

    Quantum Toolbox in Python for open quantum systems simulation

    pip install qutip →
  • Classiq python

    High-level quantum algorithm synthesis and optimization platform

    pip install classiq →

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