IDE including tools for developing software for Apple platforms
Xcode
Developer(s)
Apple Inc.
Initial release
October 23, 2003; 20 years ago (2003-10-23)[1]
Stable release
15.3 (15E204a)[2] (March 5, 2024; 54 days ago (2024-03-05)) [±]
Preview release
15.4 beta (15F5021i) [3] (April 16, 2024; 12 days ago (2024-04-16)) [±]
Operating system
macOS
Type
Integrated development environment (IDE)
License
Proprietary with open-source components
Website
developer.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 15, released on September 18, 2023, 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.
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