Manage multiple installations of Xcode with a simple command line tool. All commands have completions for bash, fish, and zsh shells.
brew install craigsiemens/tap/xcode-version-managerClone the repo then build the binary.
make buildThe binary will be available at .build/release/xcvm.
Shell completions can be generated as well.
make completionsThey will be available in .build/completions for you to copy to the specific location required by your shell.
Pass a specific version or latest to download Xcode. It will open the download url in your browser to use your existing Apple ID authentication.
xcvm download latest
# or
xcvm download 15.4Pass the path to the downloaded xip file or in the progress download file for your browser (*.download or *.crdownload). The Xcode app will be renamed based on the version to allow multiple versions to be installed at the same time.
xcvm install ~/Downloads/Xcode-15.xip
# or
xcvm install ~/Downloads/Xcode-15.xip.downloadPass the version number of Xcode to use for the command line developer tools.
xcvm use 15.4Since this command calls xcode-select, which requires super user permissions, you may need to call it with sudo or by passing the --sudo-askpass flag. See xcvm use --help for more details.
Pass a version number to uninstall a version of Xcode.
xcvm uninstall 15.0This is faster than moving Xcode the Trash since it doesn't spend time counting the files to show a progress bar when emptying the Trash.
OVERVIEW: Manage multiple installed versions of Xcode.
USAGE: xcvm <subcommand>
OPTIONS:
--version Show the version.
-h, --help Show help information.
SUBCOMMANDS:
list (default) Lists versions of Xcode.
download Open the browser to download a version of Xcode.
install Installs a version of Xcode from a downloaded xip
file.
uninstall Uninstalls a version of Xcode.
use Changes the version of Xcode being used.
See 'xcvm help <subcommand>' for detailed help.