Xcode 4+

Developer Tools

Apple

    • 3.5 • 6.7K Ratings
    • Free

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Description

Xcode offers all the tools you need to craft great apps for iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Apple Watch, Apple Vision Pro, and Mac. It enables a unified workflow that spans from the earliest stages of app development to testing, debugging, optimization, and app distribution to testers and users. And with the Swift programming language, Xcode makes developing apps easy and fun.

Xcode includes a world-class code editor with an on-device machine learning model trained for Swift and Apple SDKs, a built-in preview tool that shows the UI of your app as you modify code, and a powerful debugger with conditional breakpoints.

Xcode also includes companion tools to help you rapidly prototype and test your app. Simulator enables rapid prototyping and testing your app in a simulated environment when a real device isn’t available. Instruments helps you profile and analyze your app, improve performance, and investigate system resource usage. And you can use Reality Composer Pro to create 3D content, train custom machine learning models with Create ML, and identify potential accessibility issues with Accessibility Inspector.

To test or run applications on an Apple device, all you need is a free Apple ID. To submit your apps to the App Store you must be a member of the Apple Developer Program. Some features may require Internet access and may not be available for all regions or on all Apple devices.

What’s New

Version 16.4

Xcode 16.4 includes Swift 6.1 and SDKs for iOS 18.5, iPadOS 18.5, tvOS 18.5, watchOS 11.5, visionOS 2.5, and macOS Sequoia 15.5.

Ratings and Reviews

3.5 out of 5
6.7K Ratings

6.7K Ratings

Ananthu A S Nair ,

Problem faced by Mac user with 128GB of storage

i have a 128GB storage Mac Air. Every time i should unninstall Xcode or other apps or files to update xcode's new version. Cos my Mac wont allow to download or install the updates when the available disk space is below 43 to 45. So kindly consider this as a request and do the needful like delete the unwanted catches or unwanted files when installing the new version. Cos its really taking my time as well as my data... So pls consider this as a request and help me and others who is facing the same problem. Hope it wont happen in the next update. Thnqq.

Navratan ,

Frustrating and Unreliable Development Experience

Using Xcode has been one of the most frustrating experiences in my development career. The IDE is plagued with issues that make it nearly impossible to work efficiently. Crashes are frequent, especially when dealing with larger projects, causing loss of progress and constant disruptions. The interface is cluttered and unintuitive, making navigation a chore.

Build times are excruciatingly slow, and the lack of meaningful error messages often leaves you guessing what's gone wrong. Errors are often cryptic and not fully descriptive, making debugging a nightmare. Breakpoints randomly fail to trigger, and the simulator behaves inconsistently.

Storage management is another major issue. Xcode consumes an enormous amount of disk space, and cleaning derived data and other caches feels like a constant chore just to keep the IDE running smoothly. The dependency management through CocoaPods or Swift Package Manager is cumbersome and prone to breaking, leading to more wasted hours trying to fix issues that shouldn't exist in the first place.

To top it off, the documentation is often out-of-date or incomplete, leaving you to hunt through forums and Stack Overflow for answers. Overall, Xcode feels like a constant battle rather than a tool meant to help you build great apps. If I could give it zero stars, I would. Save yourself the headache and look for alternatives if possible.

Vikas199915 ,

Issues in Storyboard Editor, and Storage Space Consumption

Most of the feature works great like new AI Autocompletion, however i get blue lines in storyboard due to random crashes which forces me to evict cache and re-start the IDE, also I Use 256 GB version of mac so most of the storage space is taken up by the system and Xcode, I use external SSD for storing the projects and other apps which support running from external storage or are portable apps, If you can add a setting to keep the downloaded simulator and other stuff to a specified location that would solve this issue, Even if the drive is removal and if the specified location is not present when starting the IDE we should get an option to plug in the device or re-download the missing simulators on mac storage. That would help a lot.
Thanks.

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