- There are a few reasons that one might want to download Xcode outside of the app store. You might want to share it with team members, you might need an older version.
- System/Software used:- MacOS Mojave 10.14.6, Google Chrome, Apple ID, cookies.txt(Chrome Extension), brew, wget. Downloading Xcode as a.xip or.dmg file from apple developer’s website can be a.
- There is a direct link to download the software from the Apple Developer website, but you need to be logged into developer.apple.com. For simplicity, these are the XCode versions needed for different macOS versions: Catalina (10.15.3): XCode 11.4 Mojave (10.14.3): Xcode 11.3.1 or XCode 10.3.
Download Xcode 9 Dmg; Xcode 10.1 Dmg Download; Xcode 10.3 Dmg; Download Xcode 9.0 Dmg Windows 7; Freeware. Sep 01, 2017 Step 0: Check your mac OS Version.
I have downloaded Xcode 6.2 today which replaced previous Xcode 6.1
now to use simulator 7.1 & 8.1 it asks to download both simulators , but for some reason after trying 4-5 times it shows network issues in downloading or request time out (note: in n/w diagnostic after it shows net is working properly)
so is there any direct link from where i can download the simulator package directly or somewhere at least it shows progress in percentage/size instead just a bar
if it’s not possible i have read about copying the older simulator to new Xcode so how can i place the old simulator(7.1 & 8.1) in Xcode 6.2 that it works directly without downloading again
Clicking on Download in Xcode didn’t do anything – the progress bar did not progress (does that make it a regress bar?).
This is what worked for me:
- Open Xcode, open preferences, go to the Downloads section.
- Open the Console App, clear the console.
- Go back to the Xcode preferences. Start the simulator download, then cancel it.
- Now in the Console, you will see something about the cancellation with the download URL.
Copy the URL from the Console. Then in Terminal in some suitable scratch folder, download it:
curl [the url you copied] -O (the letter O, not a zero)
Finally, copy this file to ~/Library/Caches/com.apple.dt.Xcode/Downloads
Remove all *.dvtdownloadableindex files (maybe it doesn’t matter, but I removed them).In Xcode, in the Downloads section, start the Simulator download again, it should find the file you downloaded and install it.
How easy was that! Only 7 steps, hah!
So a quick tip for the people who use a download manager to download the .dmg file and didn’t manage to get it work.
Once you place the file inside the ‘Downloads’ folder,
Copy and paste the url somewhere and copy the file name alone.
( for me I was downloading iOS 9.3 so the url was –
https://devimages.apple.com.edgekey.net/downloads/xcode/simulators/com.apple.pkg.iPhoneSimulatorSDK9_3-9.3.1.1460411551.dmg
Xcode 9 Dmg Direct Edition
and rename the file you just copied to the ‘Downloads’ folder, even if it looks exactly the same.
I wasted 2 to 3 hours trying to figure this out. The problem is that the filename looks exactly the same. But there was an extra space somewhere.
Another Tip: Also to get the download url – open system console. Make sure all messages are selected and search for xcode inside the Search box. Go to xcode simulator download screen, start and stop the download for the simulator you want and check inside console log. You should find the url there.
so is there any direct link from where i can download the simulator
package directly or somewhere at least it shows progress in
percentage/size instead just a bar
You can’t download the simulators package directly. Instead, you can download the xcodes from developer.apple using this link, which provides you the required simulators.
If you want the old simulators in new Xcode, download the desired Xcode using the above link,after downloading it, Open the DMG or open your existing older Xcode, right click on the Xcode application and click ‘Show Package Contents’, navigate to:Contents/Developer/Platforms/iPhoneSimulator.platform/Developer, copy the found simulator folder (eg. iPhoneSimulator7.1.sdk folder), repeat steps 2 & 3 for your current Xcode application, paste the simulator folder,restarting the Xcode will show you the new added simulators.
Often, what it takes with Xcode is a good ‘ol fashioned restart. This didn’t work for me, so I restarted my MacBook Pro. Now it works 🙂
It’s a quick thing to do when you’re stuck.
Follow these steps to add a (new) simulator (Xcode 9 onwards)
- Click on Simulator icon and open simulator list.
- At the end of list, there is an option to add new simulator “Add Additional Simulator“. That will open ‘Device & Simulator’ window.
- Switch to ‘Simulator’ tab.
- There are three field in simulator tab.
- Click on ‘+’ icon, on left bottom corner of window.
- Simulator Name: Enter simulator name here
- Device Type: Select iPad from this dropdown list
- OS Version: Select OS version from this dropdown list
- Click on ‘Create’
A new simulator will be added in your Simulator option list.
Look at this snapshot to understand flow of above steps:
And if there is no simulator/OS version in simulator list, you’re looking for,
- Click on Simulator icon and open simulator list.
- At the end of list, there is an option to add new simulator “Download Simulator“. That will open ‘Component’ window (from Xcode >> Preferences).
- Select/click simulator from list, which you need to download.
Look at this snapshot:
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Ok, i was doing some work with Mac Ports on an old 10.7.5 machine (9 year old iMac still works great). I realized that i needed an Xcode install for 10.7.5. I spent hours trying to find links to old Xcode versions on Apple’s Developer site. They are gone. Broadening my search to google, I found this amazing trove of links. I am posting them here for my own selfish reasons, but i linked to the original post. Why must Apple insist on deleting the past. enjoy them while they still work.
(you will need to be registered as an apple developer for these links to work. Anyone can do it and it is free.)
Addition:
Xcode 11
11.4 Beta 3: https://developer.apple.com/services-account/download?path=/Developer_Tools/Xcode_11.4_beta_3/Xcode_11.4_beta_3.xip
11.4 Beta 2: https://download.developer.apple.com/Developer_Tools/Xcode_11.4_beta_2/Xcode_11.4_beta_2.xip
11.3.1: https://download.developer.apple.com/Developer_Tools/Xcode_11.3.1/Xcode_11.3.1.xip
11 Beta: https://developer.apple.com/services-account/download?path=/WWDC_2019/Xcode_11_Beta/Xcode_11_Beta.xip
Xcode 10
10.2.1: https://download.developer.apple.com/Developer_Tools/Xcode_10.2.1/Xcode_10.2.1.xip
10.2: https://download.developer.apple.com/Developer_Tools/Xcode_10.2/Xcode_10.2.xip
10.1: https://download.developer.apple.com/Developer_Tools/Xcode_10.1/Xcode_10.1.xip
Beta 2: https://developer.apple.com/services-account/download?path=/Developer_Tools/Xcode_10_Beta_2/Xcode_10_Beta_2.xip
Xcode 9
9.4.1 9F2000: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/xcode/id497799835?ls=1&mt=12
9.3: https://download.developer.apple.com/Developer_Tools/Xcode_9.3/Xcode_9.3.xip
9.2: https://download.developer.apple.com/Developer_Tools/Xcode_9.2/Xcode_9.2.xip
9.1: https://download.developer.apple.com/Developer_Tools/Xcode_9.1/Xcode_9.1.xip
beta GM 9A235: https://download.developer.apple.com/…/Xcode_9_GM_seed.xip
Xcode 9 Dmg Direction
Xcode 8
8.3.3: https://download.developer.apple.com/…/Xcode8.3.3.xip
8.3: https://download.developer.apple.com/…/Xcode_8.3.xip
8.2: https://download.developer.apple.com/…/Xcode_8.2.xip
8.1: https://download.developer.apple.com/…/Xcode_8.1.xip
8: https://download.developer.apple.com/…/Xcode_8.xip
Xcode 7
7.3.1: https://download.developer.apple.com/…/Xcode_7.3.1.dmg
7.2: https://download.developer.apple.com/…/Xcode_7.2.dmg
7.1.1: https://download.developer.apple.com/…/Xcode_7.1.1.dmg
Xcode 9 Dmg Direct App
Download Xcode DMG for all version
You can find the DMGs for Xcode and other development tools on https://developer.apple.com/downloads/ (requires Apple ID to login).
You must login to have a valid session before downloading anything below.
Xcode 7
7.1 beta: https://developer.apple.com/services-account/download…
7.0 : https://developer.apple.com/services-account/download…
Xcode 6
6.4: http://developer.apple.com/devcenter/download.action…
6.3.2: http://developer.apple.com/devcenter/download.action…
6.2: http://developer.apple.com/devcenter/download.action…
6.1.1: https://developer.apple.com/devcenter/download.action…
6.0.1: https://developer.apple.com/devcenter/download.action…
Xcode 5
5.1.1: https://developer.apple.com/devcenter/download.action…
5.0.2: https://developer.apple.com/devcenter/download.action…
Xcode 4
4.6.3: https://developer.apple.com/devcenter/download.action…
4.5.2: https://developer.apple.com/devcenter/download.action…
4.4.1: https://developer.apple.com/devcenter/download.action…
4.3.2: https://developer.apple.com/devcenter/download.action…
4.2: http://developer.apple.com/devcenter/download.action…
4.1: http://developer.apple.com/devcenter/download.action…
4.0.2: http://developer.apple.com/devcenter/download.action…
Even Older Versions
3.2.6: http://developer.apple.com/devcenter/download.action…
3.1.4: http://developer.apple.com/devcenter/download.action…
3.0: http://developer.apple.com/devcenter/download.action…
2.5: http://developer.apple.com/devcenter/download.action…
2.4.1: http://developer.apple.com/devcenter/download.action…
2.3: http://developer.apple.com/devcenter/download.action…
2.2.1: http://developer.apple.com/devcenter/download.action…
1.5: http://developer.apple.com/devcenter/download.action…
1.0: http://developer.apple.com/devcenter/download.action…