Set icon for Qt application built in Visual Studio

Question

I have a Qt application that I've made in Visual Studio however I can't figure out how to create the executable (on windows) with a specific icon instead of the default windows executable icon. Anyone know the simplest way to do this using visual studio or something else?

Edit - In addition to the answer below this is what I had to do step by step:

• In Visual Studio add the *.rc file to the "Source Files" folder
• In the *.rc file add the line specified in the answer below (also make sure the *.ico file is in same location as the *.rc file).
• After this I just had to run the project in debug mode and restart the PC for the change to take effect.

Answer 1

I don't know whether this is the Qt-offical way of doing things but this is what works for me:

1. Create a *.ico file of whatever you want to use as a logo. I called mine favicon.ico.
2. Create a file named yourapplication.rc.
3. Add the following line to yourapplication.rc: IDI_ICON1 ICON DISCARDABLE "favicon.ico".
4. Add the *.rc file to your buildsystem as a source file.
5. Make sure that your *.exe ships along side the favicon.ico file.

Edit: Official Qt5 documentation on this: https://doc.qt.io/qt-5/appicon.html