diff --git a/openpype/tools/assetlinks/widgets.py b/openpype/tools/assetlinks/widgets.py
index 1b168e542c..7b05eef2d7 100644
--- a/openpype/tools/assetlinks/widgets.py
+++ b/openpype/tools/assetlinks/widgets.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ from openpype.client import (
     get_output_link_versions,
 )
 
-from Qt import QtWidgets
+from qtpy import QtWidgets
 
 
 class SimpleLinkView(QtWidgets.QWidget):
diff --git a/openpype/tools/experimental_tools/dialog.py b/openpype/tools/experimental_tools/dialog.py
index 0099492207..00b6ae07a4 100644
--- a/openpype/tools/experimental_tools/dialog.py
+++ b/openpype/tools/experimental_tools/dialog.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from Qt import QtWidgets, QtCore, QtGui
+from qtpy import QtWidgets, QtCore, QtGui
 
 from openpype.style import (
     load_stylesheet,
diff --git a/openpype/tools/flickcharm.py b/openpype/tools/flickcharm.py
index a5ea5a79d8..8d85dacce4 100644
--- a/openpype/tools/flickcharm.py
+++ b/openpype/tools/flickcharm.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ travelled only very slightly with the cursor.
 """
 
 import copy
-from Qt import QtWidgets, QtCore, QtGui
+from qtpy import QtWidgets, QtCore, QtGui
 
 
 class FlickData(object):
diff --git a/openpype/tools/resources/__init__.py b/openpype/tools/resources/__init__.py
index fd5c45f901..8aa82f580f 100644
--- a/openpype/tools/resources/__init__.py
+++ b/openpype/tools/resources/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import os
 
-from Qt import QtGui
+from qtpy import QtGui
 
 
 def get_icon_path(icon_name=None, filename=None):
diff --git a/openpype/tools/utils/assets_widget.py b/openpype/tools/utils/assets_widget.py
index 2a1fb4567c..c92e68aa97 100644
--- a/openpype/tools/utils/assets_widget.py
+++ b/openpype/tools/utils/assets_widget.py
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import time
 import collections
 
-import Qt
-from Qt import QtWidgets, QtCore, QtGui
+import qtpy
+from qtpy import QtWidgets, QtCore, QtGui
 import qtawesome
 
 from openpype.client import (
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ from .lib import (
     get_asset_icon
 )
 
-if Qt.__binding__ == "PySide":
+if qtpy.API == "pyside":
     from PySide.QtGui import QStyleOptionViewItemV4
-elif Qt.__binding__ == "PyQt4":
+elif qtpy.API == "pyqt4":
     from PyQt4.QtGui import QStyleOptionViewItemV4
 
 ASSET_ID_ROLE = QtCore.Qt.UserRole + 1
diff --git a/openpype/tools/utils/constants.py b/openpype/tools/utils/constants.py
index 8f12c57321..a3b1557f26 100644
--- a/openpype/tools/utils/constants.py
+++ b/openpype/tools/utils/constants.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from Qt import QtCore
+from qtpy import QtCore
 
 
 DEFAULT_PROJECT_LABEL = "< Default >"
diff --git a/openpype/tools/utils/delegates.py b/openpype/tools/utils/delegates.py
index d6c2d69e76..1747948800 100644
--- a/openpype/tools/utils/delegates.py
+++ b/openpype/tools/utils/delegates.py
@@ -3,13 +3,7 @@ from datetime import datetime
 import logging
 import numbers
 
-import Qt
-from Qt import QtWidgets, QtGui, QtCore
-
-if Qt.__binding__ == "PySide":
-    from PySide.QtGui import QStyleOptionViewItemV4
-elif Qt.__binding__ == "PyQt4":
-    from PyQt4.QtGui import QStyleOptionViewItemV4
+from qtpy import QtWidgets, QtGui, QtCore
 
 from openpype.client import (
     get_versions,
diff --git a/openpype/tools/utils/error_dialog.py b/openpype/tools/utils/error_dialog.py
index 5fe49a53af..4c275a213b 100644
--- a/openpype/tools/utils/error_dialog.py
+++ b/openpype/tools/utils/error_dialog.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from Qt import QtWidgets, QtCore
+from qtpy import QtWidgets, QtCore
 
 from .widgets import ClickableFrame, ExpandBtn, SeparatorWidget
 
diff --git a/openpype/tools/utils/lib.py b/openpype/tools/utils/lib.py
index 5302946c28..403811699d 100644
--- a/openpype/tools/utils/lib.py
+++ b/openpype/tools/utils/lib.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import contextlib
 import collections
 import traceback
 
-from Qt import QtWidgets, QtCore, QtGui
+from qtpy import QtWidgets, QtCore, QtGui
 import qtawesome
 
 from openpype.client import (
diff --git a/openpype/tools/utils/models.py b/openpype/tools/utils/models.py
index 2e93d94d7e..b26ec566fe 100644
--- a/openpype/tools/utils/models.py
+++ b/openpype/tools/utils/models.py
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import re
 import logging
 
-import Qt
-from Qt import QtCore, QtGui
+import qtpy
+from qtpy import QtCore, QtGui
 from openpype.client import get_projects
 from .constants import (
     PROJECT_IS_ACTIVE_ROLE,
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ class TreeModel(QtCore.QAbstractItemModel):
                 item[key] = value
 
                 # passing `list()` for PyQt5 (see PYSIDE-462)
-                if Qt.__binding__ in ("PyQt4", "PySide"):
+                if qtpy.API in ("pyqt4", "pyside"):
                     self.dataChanged.emit(index, index)
                 else:
                     self.dataChanged.emit(index, index, [role])
diff --git a/openpype/tools/utils/overlay_messages.py b/openpype/tools/utils/overlay_messages.py
index b58cd89741..180d7eae97 100644
--- a/openpype/tools/utils/overlay_messages.py
+++ b/openpype/tools/utils/overlay_messages.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import uuid
 
-from Qt import QtWidgets, QtCore, QtGui
+from qtpy import QtWidgets, QtCore, QtGui
 
 from openpype.style import get_objected_colors
 
diff --git a/openpype/tools/utils/tasks_widget.py b/openpype/tools/utils/tasks_widget.py
index 0353f3dd2f..0605fd7743 100644
--- a/openpype/tools/utils/tasks_widget.py
+++ b/openpype/tools/utils/tasks_widget.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from Qt import QtWidgets, QtCore, QtGui
+from qtpy import QtWidgets, QtCore, QtGui
 import qtawesome
 
 from openpype.client import (
diff --git a/openpype/tools/utils/views.py b/openpype/tools/utils/views.py
index a2f1f15b95..01919d6745 100644
--- a/openpype/tools/utils/views.py
+++ b/openpype/tools/utils/views.py
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-import os
 from openpype.resources import get_image_path
-from Qt import QtWidgets, QtCore, QtGui, QtSvg
+from qtpy import QtWidgets, QtCore, QtGui, QtSvg
 
 
 class DeselectableTreeView(QtWidgets.QTreeView):
diff --git a/openpype/tools/utils/widgets.py b/openpype/tools/utils/widgets.py
index 88893a57d5..c64b6e3400 100644
--- a/openpype/tools/utils/widgets.py
+++ b/openpype/tools/utils/widgets.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import logging
 
-from Qt import QtWidgets, QtCore, QtGui
+from qtpy import QtWidgets, QtCore, QtGui
 import qargparse
 import qtawesome
 
diff --git a/openpype/tools/workfile_template_build/window.py b/openpype/tools/workfile_template_build/window.py
index 22e26be451..24d9105223 100644
--- a/openpype/tools/workfile_template_build/window.py
+++ b/openpype/tools/workfile_template_build/window.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from Qt import QtWidgets
+from qtpy import QtWidgets
 
 from openpype import style
 from openpype.lib import Logger