# New Project Wizard, Select a Project Type

You can select a type of project from this page of the wizard. This project type will determine the toolchain and data, and tabs that the CDT uses. Once created, C/C++ projects display in the C/C++ Projects view.

Name | Function
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Project Type | Specifies a project type from the list provided.
Show Project Types and toolchains only if they are supported on the platform | If checked (default), list is filtered so that only project types that are buildable on the host system are shown. If unchecked, lists all known project types in the Project Type list.

CDT projects (detailed information about project types)

Project types selection
Tutorial: Creating a simple application

Set Project Name and Location
Select Project type
Select toolchain
Select configurations