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{{ProductCargo
| Title = Xcode
|ArticleType=Product
| Release Year = 2003
|Category=IDEs, Software
| Product Type = Integrated development environment
|Company=Apple
| In Production = Yes
|Description=
| Official Website = https://developer.apple.com/xcode/
|InProduction=Yes
| Logo = Xcode.png
|Logo=Xcode.png
|ProductLine=
|ReleaseYear=2003
|Website=https://developer.apple.com/xcode/
}}
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'''[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.
'''{{Wplink|Xcode}}''' is an {{Wplink|Integrated development environment|IDE}} provided by [[Apple]], primarily for creating iOS and MacOS apps.<ref>{{Cite web |author= |title=Xcode on the Mac App Store |url=https://apps.apple.com/us/app/xcode/id497799835 |website=[[Apple]] |date= |access-date=2 Jul 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250702065644/https://apps.apple.com/us/app/xcode/id497799835 |archive-date=2 Jul 2025}}</ref> In order to run apps on real devices, Xcode is required for signing iOS/macOS apps.
 
==Consumer impact summary==
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==Incidents==
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==Tracking==
==Tracking==
 
Xcode requires an Apple ID to install, and sends telemetry to Apple during every local build and every launch.<ref>{{Cite web |author=allenjjm |title=Is there any way to download xcode... |url=https://developer.apple.com/forums/thread/132709 |website=[[Apple]] |date=May 2020 |access-date=13 Feb 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250702070154/https://developer.apple.com/forums/thread/132709 |archive-date=2 Jul 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Johnson |first=Jeff |title=Xcode constantly phones home |url=https://lapcatsoftware.com/articles/2025/2/5.html |website=lapcatsoftware |date=24 Feb 2025 |access-date=13 Feb 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250702071001/https://lapcatsoftware.com/articles/2025/2/5.html |archive-date=2 Jul 2025}}</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==
 
Xcode is irreplaceable for signing iOS/macOS apps. A 2024 Stack Overflow developer survey found almost no developers want to start using Xcode.<ref>{{Cite web |author= |title=Technology {{!}} 2024 Stack Overflow Developer Survey |url=https://survey.stackoverflow.co/2024/technology#worked-with-vs-want-to-work-with-new-collab-tools-worked-want |website=Stack Overflow |date=2024 |access-date=13 Feb 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250702071614/https://survey.stackoverflow.co/2024/technology#worked-with-vs-want-to-work-with-new-collab-tools-worked-want |archive-date=2 Jul 2025}}</ref>
Xcode is irreplaceable for signing iOS/macOS apps. A 2024 Stack Overflow developer survey found almost no developers want to start using Xcode.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Technology {{!}} 2024 Stack Overflow Developer Survey |url=https://survey.stackoverflow.co/2024/technology#worked-with-vs-want-to-work-with-new-collab-tools-worked-want |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250702071614/https://survey.stackoverflow.co/2024/technology#worked-with-vs-want-to-work-with-new-collab-tools-worked-want |archive-date=2025-07-02 |access-date=2025-07-02 |website=Stack Overflow}}</ref>


==References==
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