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Powerful Combo: Xcode and SwiftUI. Xcode is upgraded once a year, around Sept-Oct, at the same time the new major version of iOS is released. Every update of Xcode brings improvements, new features, bug fixes, and access to the latest SDKs. Navigate to the /rundir/debug/bin bin folder that the previous Xcode build process should have created and select the obs binary found there. Next, switch to the Options tab and check the box to Use custom working directory and select the same /rundir/debug/bin directory in your Xcode build directory.

Most of the time, we just need the most up-to-date version of Xcode from the App Store. But occasionally we need an older version. So... how do you get past versions of Xcode?

Whyyy would I need an old version of Xcode?

Valid question – it’s not often you’ll need one. Two reasons off the top of my head though:

1) To compare with your previous experience

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Perhaps you’re just wanting to see what things “used to be like”.

Maybe you’re struggling with the infamous “this code worked before…now it doesn’t…what changed?” and you just want to build your project with a prior version of Xcode in order to rule it out as the culprit.

Grabbing an older version of Xcode could help you here.

2) To upgrade a very old project to newer versions of Swift

I hit this one the other day. I needed to update the exercise files for my Core Data Fundamentals with Swift course on Pluralsight.

I opened the project in Xcode 12 and this popped up:

Xcode 10.1??? That was a while ago. 😅

How to download

Regardless of your reason, the good news is that you can download old versions of Xcode (and a lot of other tools) from the Apple Developer Center.

The link is a bit hidden though, so I’ll leave it here for you as an easy-to-find breadcrumb:

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  • https://developer.apple.com/download/more/

You’ll need to sign in to your Apple Developer account, but once you’re in, you’ll have access to lots of old stuff.

Every version of Xcode is available – all the way back to version 1.0, released in 2003.

You’ll also find prior versions of macOS, old versions of the command line tools, prior betas and release candidates of Xcode and macOS, and more.

How cool is that?

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Xcode is a complete developer toolset for creating apps for Mac, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and Apple TV. Xcode brings user interface design, coding, testing, debugging, and submitting to the App Store all into a unified workflow.

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Minimum requirements and supported SDKs

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Xcode VersionMinimum OS RequiredSDKArchitectureOSSimulatorSwift
Xcode 12.5 betamacOS Big Sur 11
(Apple silicon Mac)
iOS 14.5
macOS 11.3
tvOS 14.5
watchOS 7.4
DriverKit 20.4
x86_64
armv7
armv7s
arm64
arm64e
iOS 9-14.5
iPadOS 13-14.5
macOS 10.9-11.3
tvOS 9-14.5
watchOS 2-7.4
iOS 10.3.1-14.5
tvOS 10.2-14.5
watchOS 3.2-7.4
Swift 4
Swift 4.2
Swift 5.4
Xcode 12.4macOS Catalina 10.15.4 (Intel-based Mac)
macOS Big Sur 11
(Apple silicon Mac)
iOS 14.4
macOS 11.1
tvOS 14.3
watchOS 7.2
DriverKit 20.2
x86_64
armv7
armv7s
arm64
arm64e
iOS 9-14.4
iPadOS 13-14.4
macOS 10.9-11.1
tvOS 9-14.3
watchOS 2-7.2
iOS 10.3.1-14.4
tvOS 10.2-14.3
watchOS 3.2-7.2
Swift 4
Swift 4.2
Swift 5.3
Xcode 12.3macOS Catalina 10.15.4 (Intel-based Mac)
macOS Big Sur 11
(Apple silicon Mac)
iOS 14.3
macOS 11.1
tvOS 14.3
watchOS 7.2
DriverKit 20.2
x86_64
armv7
armv7s
arm64
arm64e
iOS 9-14.3
iPadOS 13-14.3
macOS 10.9-11.1
tvOS 9-14.3
watchOS 2-7.2
iOS 10.3.1-14.3
tvOS 10.2-14.3
watchOS 3.2-7.2
Swift 4
Swift 4.2
Swift 5.3
Xcode 12.2macOS Catalina 10.15.4 (Intel-based Mac)
macOS Big Sur 11
(Apple silicon Mac)
iOS 14.2
macOS 11
tvOS 14.2
watchOS 7.1
DriverKit 20
x86_64
armv7
armv7s
arm64
arm64e
iOS 9-14.2
iPadOS 13-14.2
macOS 10.9-11
tvOS 9-14.2
watchOS 2-7.1
iOS 10.3.1-14.2
tvOS 10.2-14.2
watchOS 3.2-7.1
Swift 4
Swift 4.2
Swift 5.3
Xcode 12.1macOS Catalina 10.15.4 (Intel-based Mac)
macOS Big Sur 11
(Apple silicon Mac)
iOS 14.1
macOS 10.15.6
tvOS 14
watchOS 7
DriverKit 19
x86_64
armv7
armv7s
arm64
arm64e
iOS 9-14.1
iPadOS 13-14.1
macOS 10.9-11
tvOS 9-14
watchOS 2-7
iOS 10.3.1-14.1
tvOS 10.2-14
watchOS 2-7
Swift 4
Swift 4.2
Swift 5.3
Xcode 12macOS Catalina 10.15.4 (Intel-based Mac)
iOS 14
macOS 10.15.6
tvOS 14
watchOS 7
DriverKit 19
x86_64
armv7
armv7s
arm64
arm64e
iOS 9-14
iPadOS 13-14
macOS 10.6-10.15.6
tvOS 9-14
watchOS 2-7
iOS 10.3.1-14
tvOS 10.2-14
watchOS 3.2-7
Swift 4
Swift 4.2
Swift 5.3
Xcode 11.7macOS Catalina 10.15.2iOS 13.7
macOS 10.15.6
tvOS 13.4
watchOS 6.2
DriverKit 19
x86_64
armv7
armv7s
arm64
arm64e
iOS 8-13.7
iPadOS 13-13.7
macOS 10.6-10.15.6
tvOS 9-13.4
watchOS 2-6.2
iOS 10.3.1-13.7
tvOS 10.2-13.4
watchOS 3.2-6.2
Swift 4
Swift 4.2
Swift 5.2
Xcode 11.6macOS Catalina 10.15.2iOS 13.6
macOS 10.15.6
tvOS 13.4
watchOS 6.2
DriverKit 19
x86_64
armv7
armv7s
arm64
arm64e
iOS 8-13.6
iPadOS 13-13.6
macOS 10.6-10.5.6
tvOS 9-13.4
watchOS 2-6.2
iOS 10.3.1-13.6
tvOS 10.2-13.4
watchOS 3.2-6.2
Swift 4
Swift 4.2
Swift 5.2
Xcode 11.5macOS Catalina 10.15.2iOS 13.5
macOS 10.15.4
tvOS 13.4
watchOS 6.2
DriverKit 19
x86_64
armv7
armv7s
arm64
arm64e
iOS 8-13.5
iPadOS 13-13.5
macOS 10.6-10.15.4
tvOS 9-13.4
watchOS 2-6.2
iOS 10.3.1-13.5
tvOS 10.2-13.4
watchOS 3.2-6.2
Swift 4
Swift 4.2
Swift 5.2
Xcode 11.4.xmacOS Catalina 10.15.2iOS 13.4
macOS 10.15.4
tvOS 13.4
watchOS 6.2
DriverKit 19
x86_64
armv7
armv7s
arm64
arm64e
iOS 8-13.4.x
iPadOS 13-13.4.x
macOS 10.6-10.15.4
tvOS 9-13.4
watchOS 2-6.2
iOS 10.3.1-13.4.x
tvOS 10.2-13.4
watchOS 3.2-6.2
Swift 4
Swift 4.2
Swift 5.2
Xcode 11.3.xmacOS Mojave 10.14.4iOS 13.3
macOS 10.15.2
tvOS 13.3
watchOS 6.1.1
DriverKit 19
x86_64
armv7
armv7s
arm64
arm64e
iOS 8-13.3
iPadOS 13-13.3
macOS 10.6-10.15.2
tvOS 9-13.3
watchOS 2-6.1.1
iOS 10.3.1-13.3
tvOS 10.2-13.3
watchOS 3.2-6.1.1
Swift 4
Swift 4.2
Swift 5.1
Xcode 11.2.xmacOS Mojave 10.14.4 iOS 13.2
macOS 10.15.1
tvOS 13.2
watchOS 6.1
DriverKit 19
x86_64
armv7
armv7s
arm64
arm64e
iOS 8-13.2.x
iPadOS 13-13.2.x
macOS 10.6-10.15.1
tvOS 9-13.2
watchOS 2-6.1
iOS 10.3.1-13.2.x
tvOS 10.2-13.2
watchOS 3.2-6.1
Swift 4
Swift 4.2
Swift 5.1
Xcode 11.1macOS Mojave 10.14.4 iOS 13.1
macOS 10.15
tvOS 13
watchOS 6
DriverKit 19
x86_64
armv7
armv7s
arm64
arm64e
iOS 8-13.1
iPadOS 13-13.1
macOS 10.6-10.15
tvOS 9-13
watchOS 2-6
iOS 10.3.1-13.1
tvOS 10.2-13
watchOS 3.2-6
Swift 4
Swift 4.2
Swift 5.1
Xcode 11macOS Mojave 10.14.4iOS 13
macOS 10.15
tvOS 13
watchOS 6
DriverKit 19
x86_64
armv7
armv7s
arm64
arm64e
iOS 8-13
iPadOS 13-13
macOS 10.6-10.15
tvOS 9-13
watchOS 2-6
iOS 10.3.1-13
tvOS 10.2-13
watchOS 3.2-6
Swift 4
Swift 4.2
Swift 5.1
Xcode 10.3macOS Mojave 10.14.3iOS 12.4
macOS 10.14.6
tvOS 12.4
watchOS 5.3
x86_64
armv7
armv7s
arm64
arm64e
iOS 8-12.4
macOS 10.6-10.14.6
tvOS 9-12.4
watchOS 2-5.3
iOS 10.3.1-12.4
tvOS 10.2-12.4
watchOS 3.2-5.3
Swift 4
Swift 4.2
Swift 5
Xcode 10.2xmacOS Mojave 10.14.3iOS 12.2
macOS 10.14.4
tvOS 12.2
watchOS 5.2
x86_64
armv7
armv7s
arm64
arm64e
iOS 8-12.2
macOS 10.6-10.14.4
tvOS 9-12.2
watchOS 2-5.2
iOS 8.1-12.2
tvOS 9-12.2
watchOS 2-5.2
Swift 4
Swift 4.2
Swift 5

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Minimum OS Required: The version of macOS required to install this version of Xcode.

SDK: The version of SDKs included in this version of Xcode.

Architecture: The architectures supported for development by this version of Xcode.

OS: The iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, and watchOS versions supported by this version of Xcode for developing, installing, and debugging applications.

Simulator: Versions of iOS, tvOS, and watchOS simulators supported for development by this version of Xcode.

Swift: Version of Swift supported for development by this version of Xcode.

Providing feedback and reporting bugs

Your feedback goes a long way towards making Xcode even better. With Feedback Assistant, you can report issues or request enhancements to APIs and tools. Include detailed information about issues, including the system and developer tools version information, and any relevant crash logs or console messages. To ask questions and find answers by Apple engineers and other developers, visit the Apple Developer Forums.

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Invalid private key and certificate pairing

If you received an error message saying, 'Xcode could not find a valid private-key/certificate pair for this profile in your keychain.' This error message indicates that the Keychain Access application on your Mac is missing either the public or private key for the certificate you are using to sign your app.

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This often happens when you are trying to sign and build your app from a different Mac than the one you originally used to request your code signing certificate. It can also happen if your certificate has expired or has been revoked. Ensure that your app’s provisioning profile contains a valid code signing certificate, and that the Keychain Access application on your Mac contains that certificate, the private key originally used to generate that certificate, and the WWDR Intermediate Certificate.

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For instructions on how to resolve this and other code signing errors, review the Code Signing Support page.

Apple security updates

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For information on the security content of Xcode updates, visit the Apple security updates page.