Xcode

Xcode
Developer(s)Apple Inc.
Initial releaseOctober 23, 2003; 21 years ago (2003-10-23)[1]
Stable release16.1 (16B40)[2] (October 28, 2024; 25 days ago (2024-10-28)) [±]
Preview release16.2 beta 3 (16C5023f)[3] (November 20, 2024; 2 days ago (2024-11-20)) [±]
Operating systemmacOS
TypeIntegrated development environment (IDE)
LicenseProprietary with open-source components
Websitedeveloper.apple.com/xcode/

Xcode is Apple's integrated development environment (IDE) for macOS, used to develop software for macOS, iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, tvOS, and visionOS. It was initially released in late 2003; the latest stable release is version 16, released on September 16, 2024, and is available free of charge via the Mac App Store and the Apple Developer website.[4] Registered developers can also download preview releases and prior versions of the suite through the Apple Developer website.[5] Xcode includes command-line tools that enable UNIX-style development via the Terminal app in macOS.[6] They can also be downloaded and installed without the GUI.

Before Xcode, Apple offered developers Project Builder and Interface Builder to develop Mac OS X applications.

  1. ^ John Siracusa (November 9, 2003). "Mac OS X 10.3 Panther". Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  2. ^ "Xcode 16.1 (16B40) - Releases - Apple Developer". Apple Developer. Apple Inc. October 28, 2024. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
  3. ^ "Xcode 16.2 beta 3 (16C5023f) - Releases - Apple Developer". Apple Developer. Apple Inc. November 20, 2024. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
  4. ^ "Xcode on the Mac App Store". Apple Inc. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
  5. ^ "Downloads". Apple Developer. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
  6. ^ "Xcode - Features". developer.apple.com. Retrieved March 11, 2020.