4.0.1 - Shared XcodesKit, XcodeLoginKit
Install Xcodes using one of the methods listed here.
Update Xcodes by selecting Check for Updates... in the Xcodes menu in the menu bar.
XcodesApp Release Notes
Highlights
- Refactored XcodesApp to use the shared, concurrency-enabled
XcodesKitpackage. - Added architecture-aware filtering for Xcode and runtime lists.
- Defaulted architecture filtering to the current Mac, with filter labels that indicate “This Mac”.
- Added an optional grouped Xcode list view that collapses versions by major/minor release.
- Added federated Apple ID authentication support.
- Updated install, runtime, update, helper, selection, and uninstall flows to use Swift concurrency tasks instead of Combine publishers.
- Removed duplicated in-app Apple API/XcodesKit model code now provided by shared packages.
- Updated dependencies, including
XcodesKit1.0.0 andXcodesLoginKit. - Cleaned up obsolete dependencies such as
ErrorHandlingandCombineExpectations. - Improved test coverage around app state, update behavior, grouped-list defaults, and shared
XcodesKitmocks.
Xcode And Runtime Filtering
- Xcode list filtering now uses shared
XcodesKitfilter logic. - Runtime and Xcode architecture filters are handled consistently through architecture variants.
- The architecture filter defaults to the best match for the current machine.
- Architecture labels are localized and can show the current-machine hint.
Xcode List
- Added grouped Xcode list support with expandable major and minor version sections.
- Added a General preference to enable or disable grouped list behavior.
- Preserved the existing flat list as the fallback view.
- Added persisted expansion state for grouped Xcode versions.
Sign In
- Added a federated authentication view for Apple IDs managed by an organization.
- Added support for validating federated callback URLs.
- Moved sign-in and security-key flows onto
XcodesLoginKit/XcodesLoginKitSecurityKey.
Localization
- Added new strings for grouped list controls, federated authentication, architecture labels, and “This Mac”.
- Included zh-Hans updates for architecture and filter-related strings.
Dependency And Build Changes
- Added
XcodesKitas a shared package dependency. - Added
XcodesLoginKitandXcodesLoginKitSecurityKey. - Updated
LibFido2Swiftpackage resolution. - Refreshed generated acknowledgements/licenses.
- Kept the libfido2 framework structure fix in the build pipeline.
PRs And Contributors
- Includes zh-Hans localization and localized architecture display work from #761 by @megabitsenmzq.
- Builds on the grouped/collapsible list direction from #751 by @anciltech.
- Builds on the compact filter menu UX from #746 by @LiYanan2004.
- Continues the Xcode 26 / libfido2 build compatibility work from #753, including the fix credited in that thread to @anciltech.
Changes
- Shared XcodesKit, XcodesLoginKit (#811) @MattKiazyk