TL;DR: Qiskit is IBM's open-source quantum computing SDK and the most widely used quantum software framework. It provides tools for circuit construction, compilation (transpilation), noise-aware simulation,
Qiskit is IBM's open-source quantum computing SDK and the most widely used quantum software framework. It provides tools for circuit construction, compilation (transpilation), noise-aware simulation, and execution on IBM Quantum hardware. Qiskit Runtime enables efficient execution of quantum programs with server-side processing. Domain-specific modules (Qiskit Nature, Finance, ML, Optimization) target specific application areas.
Type
Full-stack quantum software framework
Features
Circuit construction, transpilation, noise simulation, hardware execution, Qiskit Runtime, Qiskit Nature/Finance/ML
Status
Most widely used quantum software framework; open source