These are the dependencies currently used by Bitcoin Core. You can find instructions for installing them in the build-*.md file for your platform.
| Dependency | Version used | Minimum required | CVEs | Shared | Bundled Qt library |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berkeley DB | 4.8.30 | 4.8.x | No | ||
| Boost | 1.64.0 | 1.47.0 | No | ||
| Clang | 3.3+ (C++11 support) | ||||
| D-Bus | 1.10.18 | No | Yes | ||
| Expat | 2.2.5 | No | Yes | ||
| fontconfig | 2.12.1 | No | Yes | ||
| FreeType | 2.7.1 | No | |||
| GCC | 4.8+ (C++11 support) | ||||
| HarfBuzz-NG | |||||
| libevent | 2.1.8-stable | 2.0.22 | No | ||
| libjpeg | Yes | ||||
| libpng | Yes | ||||
| MiniUPnPc | 2.0.20180203 | No | |||
| OpenSSL | 1.0.1k | Yes | |||
| PCRE | Yes | ||||
| protobuf | 2.6.1 | No | |||
| Python (tests) | 3.4 | ||||
| qrencode | 3.4.4 | No | |||
| Qt | 5.9.6 | 5.x | No | ||
| XCB | Yes (Linux only) | ||||
| xkbcommon | Yes (Linux only) | ||||
| ZeroMQ | 4.2.3 | No | |||
| zlib | 1.2.11 | No |