How to download Xcode on MacBook Pro

how to download xcode in MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015) version 12.7.6 (21H1320)

Posted on Dec 6, 2025 9:59 AM

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Posted on Dec 6, 2025 10:25 AM

Current Xcode is available in the App Store, and older versions of Xcode (necessary here) are available to registered developers via the Apple Developer download portal.



You will be version-limited by that Mac:


The Xcode discussion forum:

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Dec 6, 2025 10:25 AM in response to sambhu243

Current Xcode is available in the App Store, and older versions of Xcode (necessary here) are available to registered developers via the Apple Developer download portal.



You will be version-limited by that Mac:


The Xcode discussion forum:

Dec 7, 2025 8:44 AM in response to sambhu243

sambhu243 wrote:

how to download xcode in MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015) version 12.7.6 (21H1320)

That's a 10 year-old computer. Any version of macOS and especially Xcode released since 2020 is going to be designed for Apple Silicon computers. Xcode was never fast on Intel before, but I'm sure it would be abysmally slow on that old computer. You need a new computer.

How to download Xcode on MacBook Pro

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