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Posted by Andrew Rea
Andrew Rea
145 Points

Xcode outside of Apple's App Store.

Is it possible to download Xcode, or another application similar to Xcode, from another website outside of Apple's App Store? I have an older desktop MAC and my CD reader is no longer working so I'm unable to download a more current OS X. Any suggestions?

3 Answers

Jeremy Hamilton
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Jeremy Hamilton
Courses Plus Student 1,822 Points
Jeremy Hamilton
Jeremy Hamilton
Courses Plus Student 1,822 Points

While there are a few alternatives for basic functionality, when you end up registering a developer account and starting to test apps on devices, you will need a current version of Xcode to streamline the process. Also many of these alternatives may not work on older versions of the OS if you need a disc to perform a system update, as the last few since Lion have been available straight though the App Store.

What version of OS X do you have?

Andrew Rea
Andrew Rea
145 Points
Andrew Rea
Andrew Rea
145 Points

I have OS X 10.6.8. Apparently, I need OS X 10.9.4 or later. And since my CD reader isn't working, I can't update to the more current version. Basically, is there any website which might allow me to use an interface for learning C Programming?

Shaine Greenwood
Shaine Greenwood
4,022 Points
Shaine Greenwood
Shaine Greenwood
4,022 Points

10.6.8 (Snow Leopard) was the last Mac OS released on DVD; therefore, you no longer need a functioning SuperDrive to install a current operating system. The Mac App Store allows you to download and install Yosemite 10.9.x on qualifying Macs for free.

If your Mac's hardware doesn't meet the requirements to upgrade to Yosemite, then you can try out using a third party Integrated Development Environment (IDE) such as Atom (atom.io). This is only recommended for learning syntax/basic programming understanding of C or Objective-C, as to run any program made in this would still require use of a compiler, and there aren't detailed runtime/compiler debugging tools in the IDE like there are with Xcode. Apple's IDE also includes easy run simulations for iOS, so in the long run make it a goal to have a Mac that can support the latest version of Xcode.

Hope this helps.