

dmg file by looking at the file name, or by mousing-over the download link and seeing what file type that Xcode version will arrive as: dmg disk image files, which can be opened directly in the Finder with the Mac OS built-in disk image utility. Older versions of Xcode (pre Xcode 8, including all Xcode 7.x releases and before) are available to download as. xip file, which can be opened with Archive Utility in MacOS and Mac OS X. Most newer versions of Xcode will arrive as a. Then simply click on the “” button to expand the information about the release and to access the download, it will be labeled something like “Xcode 7.3.1.dmg” or “Xcode 10.xip” according to the version you are downloading.

If you’re looking for a specific version of Xcode, you can use the download Search tool to locate a particular version release.

XIP file (both current Xcode beta and Xcode final builds available to download) Go to /download/ to download the latest Xcode release as a.dmg this way, you must have a valid Apple Developer login, but it does not need to be a paid developer account to simply access the Xcode downloads. Xcode can also be downloaded as a XIP file (.xip extension), and some versions of Xcode can be downloaded as DMG (.dmg disk image file extension) as well. If you want to download Xcode as a XIP or DMG file, or if you want to download older versions of Xcode, or even a specific older version of Xcode, you’ll find those links and resources below.

