Xcode and Simulator Runtime Installer

Scripts to install Xcode and simulator runtimes from pre-existing packages.

Usage:

install_xcode.sh path/to/Xcode.xip /Applications/Xcode.app

install_runtime.sh path/to/runtime.dmg

Tested with Xcode 14.x—16-beta and iOS runtimes 15.x—18-beta.

Where to obtain packages

• Manual download from https://developer.apple.com/download/all/.

• JSON representation of the same downloads:

  curl -fL 'https://developer.apple.com/services-account/QH65B2/downloadws/listDownloads.action'
      -X POST -d '{}' -H 'Content-type: application/json' \
      -H 'Cookie: ...' \
      | gunzip | jq
  

  This requires cookies for developer.apple.com domain (e.g. extracted from the browser).

• All simulator runtime downloads:

  curl -fL 'https://devimages-cdn.apple.com/downloads/xcode/simulators/index2.dvtdownloadableindex' \
      | plutil -convert json -o - - | jq
  

  Some downloads require cookies for download.developer.apple.com domain.