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[[wikipedia:Xcode|'''Xcode''']] is an IDE provided by [[Apple]], primarily for creating iOS and MacOS apps.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Xcode on the Mac App Store |url=https://apps.apple.com/us/app/xcode/id497799835 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250702065644/https://apps.apple.com/us/app/xcode/id497799835 |archive-date=2025-07-02 |access-date=2025-07-02 |website=Apple}}</ref> In order to run apps on real devices, Xcode is required for signing iOS/macOS apps.
'''[https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Xcode Xcode]''' is an [https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Integrated_development_environment IDE] provided by [[Apple]], primarily for creating iOS and MacOS apps.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Xcode on the Mac App Store |url=https://apps.apple.com/us/app/xcode/id497799835 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250702065644/https://apps.apple.com/us/app/xcode/id497799835 |archive-date=2025-07-02 |access-date=2025-07-02 |website=Apple}}</ref> In order to run apps on real devices, Xcode is required for signing iOS/macOS apps.


==Tracking==
==Tracking==


Xcode requires an Apple ID to install, and sends telemetry to Apple during every local build and every launch.<ref>{{Cite web |last=allenjjm |first= |date=2025-05 |title=Is there any way to download xcode… |url=https://developer.apple.com/forums/thread/132709 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250702070154/https://developer.apple.com/forums/thread/132709 |archive-date=2025-07-02 |access-date=2025-07-02 |website=Apple Developer Forums}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Johnson |first=Jeff |date=2025-02-24 |title=Xcode constantly phones home |url=https://lapcatsoftware.com/articles/2025/2/5.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250702071001/https://lapcatsoftware.com/articles/2025/2/5.html |archive-date=2025-07-02 |access-date=2025-07-02 |website=lapcatsoftware.com}}</ref>
Xcode requires an Apple ID to install, and sends telemetry to Apple during every local build and every launch.<ref>{{Cite web |last=allenjjm |first= |date= |title=Is there any way to download xcode… |url=https://developer.apple.com/forums/thread/132709 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250702070154/https://developer.apple.com/forums/thread/132709 |archive-date=2025-07-02 |access-date=2025-07-02 |website=Apple Developer Forums}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Johnson |first=Jeff |date=2025-02-24 |title=Xcode constantly phones home |url=https://lapcatsoftware.com/articles/2025/2/5.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250702071001/https://lapcatsoftware.com/articles/2025/2/5.html |archive-date=2025-07-02 |access-date=2025-07-02 |website=lapcatsoftware.com}}</ref>


==Usage==
==Usage==

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Xcode
Basic Information
Release Year 2003
Product Type Integrated development environment
In Production Yes
Official Website https://developer.apple.com/xcode/

Xcode is an IDE provided by Apple, primarily for creating iOS and MacOS apps.[1] In order to run apps on real devices, Xcode is required for signing iOS/macOS apps.

Tracking[edit | edit source]

Xcode requires an Apple ID to install, and sends telemetry to Apple during every local build and every launch.[2][3]

Usage[edit | edit source]

Xcode is irreplaceable for signing iOS/macOS apps. A 2024 Stack Overflow developer survey found almost no developers want to start using Xcode.[4]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "Xcode on the Mac App Store". Apple. Archived from the original on 2025-07-02. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
  2. allenjjm. "Is there any way to download xcode…". Apple Developer Forums. Archived from the original on 2025-07-02. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
  3. Johnson, Jeff (2025-02-24). "Xcode constantly phones home". lapcatsoftware.com. Archived from the original on 2025-07-02. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
  4. "Technology | 2024 Stack Overflow Developer Survey". Stack Overflow. Archived from the original on 2025-07-02. Retrieved 2025-07-02.