Xcode Mac App Build

Buildwatch is a menu bar app that lets you keep an eye on your compile times throughout the day. With a glance, you can see how much time you spent building in Xcode today and how many times you've built your apps. Xcode 12.1 includes Swift 5.3 and SDKs for iOS 14.1, iPadOS 14.1, tvOS 14, watchOS 7, and macOS Catalina Platform features. App Clips are a small part of your app that’s discoverable at the moment it’s needed, loads in seconds, and launches quickly. What does Xcode do? Xcode includes everything developers need to create great applications for Mac, iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, and Apple Watch. Xcode provides developers a unified workflow for user interface design, coding, testing, and debugging. The Xcode IDE combined with the Swift programming language make developing apps easy and fun.

Developers are doing
great things with Swift.

Swift is a fast and efficient language that provides real-time feedback and can be seamlessly incorporated into existing Objective-C code. So developers are able to write safer, more reliable code, save time, and create even richer app experiences.

Great apps
built using Swift.

More and more developers are incorporating Swift code into their apps. And some are even building all-new apps entirely in Swift.

Building an app in Xcode means compiling all the source code files in the project. It’s really exciting to see what you get when you build and run a project that you created from a template. Building and running an app is relatively simple; just follow these steps: In the Flow Controls section of the.
Code Signing: Create an iOS distribution provisioning profile and distribution certificate.
Buildwatch is a menu bar app that lets you keep an eye on your compile times throughout the day. With a glance, you can see how much time you spent building in Xcode today and how many times you've built your apps.

Better performance
equals better apps.

Swift apps more than live up to the name. For instance, a common search algorithm completes much faster using Swift.

10,000 integers found in a graph
using depth-first search algorithm*

Educators are adding Swift
to their curriculum.

Developers aren’t the only ones who’ve experienced the potential of Swift. Universities and academic institutions around the world teach with Swift and Xcode on Mac, empowering their students with the best tools to build amazing apps. And with Apple’s free Develop in Swift curriculum, the transition from introductory coding to app development with Swift has never been easier.

Colleges and universities that are incorporating Swift into their courses

Aberystwyth University
Borough of Manhattan
Community College
California Polytechnic State University
Central Piedmont Community College
Foothill College
Full Sail University

Houston Community College System
Ingésup
Lawson State Community College
Mesa Community College
Northwest Kansas Technical College
Plymouth University

RMIT University
Southern Methodist University
Stanford University
Technical University of Munich
Tecnológico de Monterrey
University of California, Santa Cruz

Swift is everywhere.
And now it’s open for everyone.

Update Xcode On Mac

Swift is free and open source, and it’s available to a wide audience of developers, educators, and students under the Apache 2.0 open source license. We’re providing binaries for macOS and Linux that can compile code for iOS, macOS, watchOS, tvOS, and Linux. And to help Swift grow into an even more powerful language, we created a community where users can contribute directly to the Swift source code.

Get started with Swift.

The Definitive Book

Download The Swift Programming Language from the Apple Books Store free. Learn how Swift makes programming easier, more flexible, and more fun.

Download the free book

Xcode

Xcode is the Mac app used to build every other Mac app and every iOS app, too. It has all the tools you need to create an amazing app experience. And it’s available as a free download from the Mac App Store.

Download Xcode from the

Mac App Store

Developer Website

Get detailed technical information and an advanced overview of Swift. Check out the developer blog and stay up to date on the latest news. And enjoy free access to great resources like guides, videos, and sample code.

Learn more

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Get the latest beta and older versions of Xcode. To view downloads, simply sign in with your Apple ID. Apple Developer Program membership is not required.

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Get step-by-step guidance on how to use Xcode to build, test, and submit apps to the App Store.

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