XcodeInstructions

import { ContentSpotlight } from '/ui/components/ContentSpotlight'; import { Terminal } from '/ui/components/Snippet'; import { Step } from '~/ui/components/Step';

<Step label="1">

Install Xcode

Open up the Mac App Store, search for Xcode, and click Install (or Update if you have it already).

</Step> <Step label="2">

Install Xcode Command Line Tools

Open Xcode, choose Settings... from the Xcode menu (or press <kbd>cmd ⌘</kbd> + <kbd>,</kbd>). Go to the Locations and install the tools by selecting the most recent version in the Command Line Tools dropdown.

<ContentSpotlight alt="Xcode preferences" src="/static/images/ios-simulator/xcode-command-line.png" className="max-w-[580px]" />

</Step> <Step label="3">

Install an iOS Simulator in Xcode

To install an iOS Simulator, open Xcode > Settings... > Components, and under Platform Support > iOS ..., click Get.

</Step> <Step label="4">

Install Watchman

Watchman is a tool for watching changes in the filesystem. Installing it will result in better performance. You can install it with:

<Terminal cmd={['$ brew update', '$ brew install watchman']} cmdCopy="brew update && brew install watchman" />

</Step>