Xcode

Xcode is Apple's integrated development environment (IDE) for developing applications and other software for macOS. It was introduced in 2003 for Mac OS X running on PowerPC, and then Intel processors.

On June 22 at the 2020 Worldwide Developers Conference, a developer beta of Xcode 12 was introduced with support for Universal 2 binaries that can run on 64-bit Intel and Apple processors.

Features
Xcode extends and replaces Apple's previous development tools: Project Builder (inherited from NeXT) and Macintosh Programmer's Workshop (for classic Mac OS software). It also superseded CodeWarrior, a popular 3rd-party IDE for developing classic and Carbonized PowerPC software.

Xcode works hand in hand with Interface Builder (also inherited from NeXT), a graphical tool used to create user interfaces.

Xcode includes GCC, and can compile C, C++, Objective C++, Java, and Objective C source code with a variety of programming models, including but not limited to Cocoa, Carbon, and Java.).

Release history
Xcode was first included free with Mac OS X 10.3, which shipped in October 2003. It is able to develop OS X applications that can run on any version of OS X. However, it did not officially work in Mac OS X 10.2. Xcode has been available from the App Store since version 4.

Note: all dates and details below are based on Apple's published dates. Someone will need to download all these versions and check the release notes included in the DMGs to get the real dates and details, as some are questionable.


 * Xcode Tools 1.0 - Oct 24, 2003
 * GCC 3.3
 * Interface Builder 2.3.4
 * Applescript Studio
 * Documentation
 * Performance Tools
 * Target OS: 10.3+
 * Xcode Tools 1.1 - ?
 * Xcode Tools 1.2 - ?
 * Xcode Tools 1.5 - ?
 * Xcode Tools 2.2.1 - Jan 13, 2006
 * Target OS: 10.4+
 * Xcode Legacy Tools - Jan 19, 2006
 * OS X 10.1.5 SDK for Xcode 2
 * GCC 2.95.2
 * GCC 3.1
 * PEFViewer
 * Target OS: 10.3+
 * Xcode 2.3 - May 23, 2006
 * Xcode 2.4 - Aug 11, 2006
 * Xcode 2.4.1 - Oct 31, 2006
 * Xcode 2.5 - Nov 1, 2007
 * Xcode 3.0 - Oct 31, 2007
 * Xcode 3.1 - Jul 11, 2008
 * Xcode 3.1.1 - Oct 20, 2008
 * Xcode 3.1.2 - Nov 24, 2008
 * Xcode 3.1.3 - Jun 17, 2009
 * Xcode 3.1.4 - Sep 10, 2009
 * Xcode 3.2 - Aug 31, 2009
 * Xcode 3.2.1 - Oct 13, 2009
 * Xcode 3.2.2 - Apr 7, 2010
 * Xcode 3.2.3 - Apr 19, 2011?
 * Xcode 3.2.4 - Apr 20, 2011?
 * Xcode 3.2.5 - Apr 20, 2011?
 * Xcode 3.2.6 - Apr 21, 2011
 * Xcode 4.1.0 - Mar 22, 2012?
 * Xcode 4.2.0 - Mar 22, 2012?
 * Xcode 4.2.1 - Mar 22, 2012?
 * Xcode 4.3.0 - Mar 22, 2012?
 * Xcode 4.3.1 - Mar 22, 2012?
 * Xcode 4.3.2 - Mar 22, 2012?
 * Xcode 4.3.3 - Jun 11, 2012
 * Xcode 4.4.0 - Dec 5, 2011?
 * Released with OS X 10.8
 * Xcode 4.4.1 - Dec 5, 2011?
 * Xcode 4.5.0 - Sep 19, 2012
 * Released with iOS 6
 * Xcode 4.5.1 - Oct 3, 2012
 * Xcode 4.5.2 - Jan 14, 2013
 * Xcode 4.6.0 - Feb 20, 2013
 * Xcode 4.6.1 - Mar 14, 2013
 * Xcode 4.6.2 - Apr 15, 2013
 * Xcode 5.0.0 - Sep 18, 2013
 * Includes the Xcode IDE, LLVM compiler, Instruments, iOS Simulator, the latest OS X and iOS SDKs, and hundreds of other features.
 * Xcode 5.0.1 - Oct 22, 2013
 * Xcode 5.0.2 - Nov 11, 2013
 * Xcode 5.1.0 - Mar 10, 2014
 * Xcode 5.1.1 - Apr 10, 2014
 * Xcode 6.0.1 - Sep 25, 2014
 * Xcode 6.1.0 - Oct 22, 2014
 * Xcode 6.1.1 - Dec 2, 2014
 * Xcode 6.2.0 - Mar 9, 2015 (build 6C131e)
 * Includes the Xcode IDE, LLVM compiler, Instruments, iOS Simulator, the latest OS X (10.10) and iOS (8.2) SDKs, WatchKit and the Swift programming language.
 * Xcode 6.3b3 - Mar 12, 2015 (build 6D543q)
 * Includes the latest OS X (10.10) and iOS (8 beta 3) SDKs.
 * Xcode 11.6 - Jul 15, 2020 (build 11E708)
 * Xcode 12.0b1 - Jun 22, 2020 (build 12A8158a)
 * Xcode 12.0b2 - Jul 07 2020 (build 12A8161k)
 * For macOS Universal Apps which support Intel and Apple processors.
 * Xcode 13.4.1 - Jun 02, 2022 (build 13F100)
 * For deployment on iOS 15.5, iPadOS 15.5, macOS 12.3, tvOS 15.4, and watchOS 8.5.
 * Xcode 14.0b1 - Jun 06, 2022 (build 14A5228q)
 * Xcode 14.0b2 - Jun 22, 2022 (build 14A5229c)
 * Xcode 14.0b3 - Jul 06, 2022
 * Xcode 14.0b4 - Jul 27, 2022
 * Xcode 14.0b5 - Aug 08, 2022 (build 14A5294e)
 * Xcode 14.0b6 - Aug 23, 2022 (build 14A5294g)
 * Xcode 14.0 RC - Sep 07, 2022 (build 14A309)
 * Xcode 14.0 - Sep 12, 2022 (build 14A309)
 * Xcode 14.0.1 RC - Sep 16, 2022 (build 14A400)
 * Xcode 14.0.1 - Sep 26, 2022 (build 14A400)
 * Xcode 14.1b1 - Sep 14, 2022 (build 14B5024h)
 * Xcode 14.1b2 - Sep 22, 2022 (build 14B5024i)
 * Xcode 14.1b3 - Sep 27, 2022 (build 14B5033e)
 * Xcode 14.1 RC - Oct 18, 2022 (build 14B47)
 * Xcode 14.1 - Nov 01, 2022 (build 14B47b)
 * Xcode 14.2 RC - Dec 07, 2022 (build 14C18)
 * Xcode 14.2 - Dec 13, 2022 (build 14C18)
 * For deployment on iOS 16, iPadOS 16, macOS 13, tvOS 16, and watchOS 9.

External link

 * Xcode at Apple Developer
 * News and Updates
 * Xcode Release Notes
 * Xcode - Support
 * Xcode at Logopedia
 * at Wikipedia