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Xcode is Apple's integrated development environment (IDE). USAGE NOTE: Use this tag only for questions about the Xcode IDE itself, and not for general Mac or iOS programming topics. Use [cocoa] for Mac programming questions, and [cocoa-touch] or [iOS] or [Swift] for iOS programming questions.

Xcode is Apple's integrated development environment (IDE) tool, which runs on . It is used for creating apps for macOS (), iOS (), iPadOS (),watchOS () and tvOS () platforms.

This tag should be used only for questions about the Xcode tool itself, not for programming questions for which you happen be using Xcode - if your question would stay the same if you used and for writing your program, avoid adding this tag.

  • For macOS programming questions, use the or tag.

  • For iOS programming questions, use the or tags.

  • For Apple Watch programming questions, use the , or tags.

  • For questions about the Objective-C language and its features, use the tag.

  • For questions about the Swift language and its features, use the tag.

Latest Versions:

  • Current stable version is Xcode 14.2 released on December 13, 2022
  • Beta version is Xcode 14.3 RC released on March 21, 2023

Release notes:

SDKs in Xcode 14

  • iOS 16
  • iPadOS 16
  • tvOS 16
  • watchOS 9
  • macOS 13

This tag covers:

  • Project organization
  • Source code editing
  • Build system
  • Unit testing
  • Xcode Instruments
  • Interface Builder (prior to Xcode 4, Interface Builder was a separate app, in which case you would use the tag)

More information:

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Xcode 'Build and Archive' menu item disabled

I have been using the new 'Build and Archive' feature of the latest Xcode 3.2.3. I like it. Now I noticed that it is always disabled for some reason. I can't seem to figure out what I changed to cause this.
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Xcode iOS project only shows "My Mac 64-bit" but not simulator or device

This just started happening that my iOS project is only showing "My Mac 64-bit" rather than the Simulator or my iPhone to build to. I have no idea why this is happening. I do not think that I have changed anything. I have my project set to iOS 5…
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How to collapse all methods in Xcode?

How to collapse all methods in a class in Xcode? Collapsing one by one is not an option anymore.
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Is it possible to update a localized storyboard's strings?

I localized a part of my application with creating a base.lproj storyboard and 3 string files for it. It was a month ago and after that I added new view controller to app, but this controller's buttons and labels not appear in string files Is it…
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Where is Xcode's build folder?

Before Xcode 4 the build used to be created in the root folder of my project. I can no longer find it. Where can i find the build folder?
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Can you Run Xcode in Linux?

Can you run Xcode in Linux? Mac OS X was based on BSD Unix, so is it possible? From what I have heard, there is a MonoDevelop plugin that has an iPhone simulator.
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Library? Static? Dynamic? Or Framework? Project inside another project

I have an existing iOS app and want to add a large chunk of code that I've been developing as another project just for ease of testing. The new chunk basically deals with saving an image to various sharing services, etc.. Because that sharing code…
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How to change time and timezone in iPhone simulator?

How do I change time and time zone in the iPhone simulator?
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Can I start the iPhone simulator without "Build and Run"?

I want to delete an app in the simulator before I "build and run". How can I start the simulator so I can do the deletion? If I start it by "build and run" I get a long log output that takes a while because of a bug I'm trying to fix. I'd like to…
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Class PLBuildVersion is implemented in both frameworks

iOS 10 / Xcode 8 GM build getting the below, never had it before on Xcode 7. Any ideas? objc[25161]: Class PLBuildVersion is implemented in both …
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Application Loader stuck at "Authenticating with the iTunes store" when uploading an iOS app

We have been trying to submit an app to the iTunes store using Application Loader for three days and keep getting stuck at the "Authenticating with the iTunes store" step. We have read many forums (including stackoverflow) and tried what was…
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missing private key in the distribution certificate on keychain

I have the following problem which I could not find a solution for anywhere. Basically, we have a company developer account (not enterprise) and so in order to submit our app, I requested from our team lead to send me the distribution certificate…
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"No such module" when using @testable in Xcode Unit tests

I recently updated to Xcode 7 beta 5. I tried adding a unit test to an earlier project, but I am getting the error message "No such module [myModuleName]" on the @testable import myModuleName line. I tried cleaning the project with Option Clean…
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What should Xcode 6 gitignore file include?

What should the typical .gitignore include for Xcode 6? Also for information regarding the xccheckout introduced in Xcode 5 see here
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Xcode 4 says "finished running " on the targeted device -- Nothing happens

The app neither installs nor runs on my device. All provisioning profiles are up to date. I've already tried deleting and re-installing them. The status bar shows that Xcode is building my project, then it says running my project on , then it says…
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