
Iphone emulator mac xcode simulator#
In the dock, control (or right) click on the Simulator icon.From the XCode menu, select Open Developer Tool > Simulator.Initial setup does require launching XCode, but after that, you won't need to just to get to the Simulator. I've tested it on OS X 10.11 and XCode 7.3.

Here's the solution that works well for me, and should work with any OS X and XCode versions. Not all of them address what is my number one issue, and what seems to be the asker's priority, as well: The ability to launch from Spotlight.

So instead you'll have to navigate to it in a separate Finder window and drag it onto the file selector window.


(Xcode 7+): $ alias simulator='open /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Applications/Simulator.app' (Xcode 6+): $ alias simulator='open /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Applications/iOS\ Simulator.app' (Xcode 6+): $ ln -s /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Applications/iOS Simulator.app ~/DesktopĪs pointed out by you could also add an alias to your ~/.bash_profile: $ alias simulator='open /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/atform/Developer/Applications/iPhone\ Simulator.app' You could create a symbolic-link from your Desktop to make this easier: $ ln -s /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/atform/Developer/Applications/iPhone\ Simulator.app ~/Desktop (Xcode 6+): $ open /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Applications/iOS Simulator.app Assuming you have Xcode installed in /Applications, then you can do this from the command line to start the iPhone Simulator: $ open /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/atform/Developer/Applications/iPhone\ Simulator.app
