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### YamlMime:Landing

title: Microsoft Quantum documentation
summary: Learn about quantum computing with Microsoft Quantum and the Azure Quantum service. Use Python and Q#, a language for quantum programming, to create and submit quantum programs in the Azure portal, or set up your own local development environment with the Microsoft Quantum Development Kit (QDK) to write quantum programs. 
metadata:
  title: Microsoft Quantum and Azure Quantum documentation, QDK & Q# programming language
  description: Learn quantum computing and develop your quantum programs with the Azure Quantum service. Use Python and Q#, a language for quantum programming, to write your quantum programs and submit them to the real quantum hardware available in Azure Quantum. With the Microsoft Quantum Development Kit (QDK), you can set up your local development environment and benefit from several tools and libraries to write your quantum programs.
  ms.service: azure-quantum
  ms.topic: landing-page
  ms.collection: collection
  author: azure-quantum-content
  ms.author: quantumdocwriters
  ms.date: 02/24/2025


# linkListType: architecture | concept | deploy | download | get-started | how-to-guide | learn | overview | quickstart | reference | tutorial | video | whats-new

landingContent:

  # About Azure Quantum
  - title: About Azure Quantum
    linkLists:
      - linkListType: overview
        links:
          - text: What is Azure Quantum?
            url: overview-azure-quantum.md
          - text: Azure Quantum pricing plans
            url: pricing.md
      - linkListType: deploy
        links:
          - text: Create a quantum workspace
            url: how-to-create-workspace.md
      - linkListType: reference
        links:
          - text: List of quantum hardware providers
            url: qc-target-list.md
      - linkListType: training
        links:
          - text: Training path - Get started with Azure Quantum
            url: /training/paths/quantum-computing-fundamentals/

  # Get started
  - title: Get started with Q# and the Microsoft Quantum Development Kit
    linkLists:
      - linkListType: download
        links:
          - text: Set up the Microsoft Quantum Development Kit
            url: install-overview-qdk.md
      - linkListType: overview
        links:
          - text: What is Q#?
            url: qsharp-overview.md
      - linkListType: quickstart
        links:
          - text: Create your first Q# program 
            url: qsharp-quickstart.md
      - linkListType: tutorial
        links:
          - text: Create a quantum random number generator
            url: tutorial-qdk-quantum-random-number-generator.md
          - text: Explore quantum entanglement
            url: tutorial-qdk-explore-entanglement.md


# Develop with QDK
  - title: Advanced development with the Microsoft Quantum Development Kit
    linkLists:
      - linkListType: get-started
        links:
          - text: Different ways to run Q# programs
            url: qsharp-ways-to-work.md
      - linkListType: overview
        links:
          - text: Introduction to the Microsoft Quantum resource estimator
            url: intro-to-resource-estimation.md
          - text: Introduction to hybrid quantum computing
            url: hybrid-computing-overview.md



  # Concepts
  - title: Learn about quantum computing
    linkLists:
      - linkListType: concept
        links:
          - text: What is quantum computing?
            url: overview-understanding-quantum-computing.md
          - text: The qubit
            url: concepts-the-qubit.md
          - text: Vectors and matrices
            url: concepts-vectors-and-matrices.md
          - text: Dirac notation
            url: concepts-dirac-notation.md
          - text: Quantum circuits
            url: concepts-circuits.md
          - text: Quantum error correction
            url: concepts-error-correction.md