diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -94,6 +94,8 @@ Other useful variables are `CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE` to choose Debug or Release builds,
 
 ## Prerequisites
 
+You'll need an Xcode version supporting C++17 and the macOS 10.15 (Catalina) target at minimum. Xcode 11.3 should be working fine. You will need to install the Xcode command line tools to install MacPorts (run `xcode-select --install`)
+
 To compile DarkRadiant, a number of libraries (with development headers) are
 required. You can obtain them by using [MacPorts](https://distfiles.macports.org/MacPorts/):
 
diff --git a/tools/xcode/DarkRadiant.xcodeproj/xcshareddata/xcschemes/DarkRadiantCore.xcscheme b/tools/xcode/DarkRadiant.xcodeproj/xcshareddata/xcschemes/DarkRadiantCore.xcscheme
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c261543f82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/xcode/DarkRadiant.xcodeproj/xcshareddata/xcschemes/DarkRadiantCore.xcscheme
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<Scheme
+   LastUpgradeVersion = "1130"
+   version = "1.3">
+   <BuildAction
+      parallelizeBuildables = "YES"
+      buildImplicitDependencies = "YES">
+      <BuildActionEntries>
+         <BuildActionEntry
+            buildForTesting = "YES"
+            buildForRunning = "YES"
+            buildForProfiling = "YES"
+            buildForArchiving = "YES"
+            buildForAnalyzing = "YES">
+            <BuildableReference
+               BuildableIdentifier = "primary"
+               BlueprintIdentifier = "3AFF0446253AB5B2002B1472"
+               BuildableName = "DarkRadiantCore.so"
+               BlueprintName = "DarkRadiantCore"
+               ReferencedContainer = "container:DarkRadiant.xcodeproj">
+            </BuildableReference>
+         </BuildActionEntry>
+      </BuildActionEntries>
+   </BuildAction>
+   <TestAction
+      buildConfiguration = "Debug"
+      selectedDebuggerIdentifier = "Xcode.DebuggerFoundation.Debugger.LLDB"
+      selectedLauncherIdentifier = "Xcode.DebuggerFoundation.Launcher.LLDB"
+      shouldUseLaunchSchemeArgsEnv = "YES">
+      <Testables>
+      </Testables>
+   </TestAction>
+   <LaunchAction
+      buildConfiguration = "Debug"
+      selectedDebuggerIdentifier = "Xcode.DebuggerFoundation.Debugger.LLDB"
+      selectedLauncherIdentifier = "Xcode.DebuggerFoundation.Launcher.LLDB"
+      launchStyle = "0"
+      useCustomWorkingDirectory = "NO"
+      ignoresPersistentStateOnLaunch = "NO"
+      debugDocumentVersioning = "YES"
+      debugServiceExtension = "internal"
+      allowLocationSimulation = "YES">
+   </LaunchAction>
+   <ProfileAction
+      buildConfiguration = "Release"
+      shouldUseLaunchSchemeArgsEnv = "YES"
+      savedToolIdentifier = ""
+      useCustomWorkingDirectory = "NO"
+      debugDocumentVersioning = "YES">
+      <MacroExpansion>
+         <BuildableReference
+            BuildableIdentifier = "primary"
+            BlueprintIdentifier = "3AFF0446253AB5B2002B1472"
+            BuildableName = "DarkRadiantCore.so"
+            BlueprintName = "DarkRadiantCore"
+            ReferencedContainer = "container:DarkRadiant.xcodeproj">
+         </BuildableReference>
+      </MacroExpansion>
+   </ProfileAction>
+   <AnalyzeAction
+      buildConfiguration = "Debug">
+   </AnalyzeAction>
+   <ArchiveAction
+      buildConfiguration = "Release"
+      revealArchiveInOrganizer = "YES">
+   </ArchiveAction>
+</Scheme>
diff --git a/tools/xcode/DarkRadiant.xcodeproj/xcshareddata/xcschemes/module.xcscheme b/tools/xcode/DarkRadiant.xcodeproj/xcshareddata/xcschemes/module.xcscheme
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..35efc74df0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/xcode/DarkRadiant.xcodeproj/xcshareddata/xcschemes/module.xcscheme
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<Scheme
+   LastUpgradeVersion = "1130"
+   version = "1.3">
+   <BuildAction
+      parallelizeBuildables = "YES"
+      buildImplicitDependencies = "YES">
+      <BuildActionEntries>
+         <BuildActionEntry
+            buildForTesting = "YES"
+            buildForRunning = "YES"
+            buildForProfiling = "YES"
+            buildForArchiving = "YES"
+            buildForAnalyzing = "YES">
+            <BuildableReference
+               BuildableIdentifier = "primary"
+               BlueprintIdentifier = "3AFF0654253BF4D3002B1472"
+               BuildableName = "libmodule.a"
+               BlueprintName = "module"
+               ReferencedContainer = "container:DarkRadiant.xcodeproj">
+            </BuildableReference>
+         </BuildActionEntry>
+      </BuildActionEntries>
+   </BuildAction>
+   <TestAction
+      buildConfiguration = "Debug"
+      selectedDebuggerIdentifier = "Xcode.DebuggerFoundation.Debugger.LLDB"
+      selectedLauncherIdentifier = "Xcode.DebuggerFoundation.Launcher.LLDB"
+      shouldUseLaunchSchemeArgsEnv = "YES">
+      <Testables>
+      </Testables>
+   </TestAction>
+   <LaunchAction
+      buildConfiguration = "Debug"
+      selectedDebuggerIdentifier = "Xcode.DebuggerFoundation.Debugger.LLDB"
+      selectedLauncherIdentifier = "Xcode.DebuggerFoundation.Launcher.LLDB"
+      launchStyle = "0"
+      useCustomWorkingDirectory = "NO"
+      ignoresPersistentStateOnLaunch = "NO"
+      debugDocumentVersioning = "YES"
+      debugServiceExtension = "internal"
+      allowLocationSimulation = "YES">
+   </LaunchAction>
+   <ProfileAction
+      buildConfiguration = "Release"
+      shouldUseLaunchSchemeArgsEnv = "YES"
+      savedToolIdentifier = ""
+      useCustomWorkingDirectory = "NO"
+      debugDocumentVersioning = "YES">
+      <MacroExpansion>
+         <BuildableReference
+            BuildableIdentifier = "primary"
+            BlueprintIdentifier = "3AFF0654253BF4D3002B1472"
+            BuildableName = "libmodule.a"
+            BlueprintName = "module"
+            ReferencedContainer = "container:DarkRadiant.xcodeproj">
+         </BuildableReference>
+      </MacroExpansion>
+   </ProfileAction>
+   <AnalyzeAction
+      buildConfiguration = "Debug">
+   </AnalyzeAction>
+   <ArchiveAction
+      buildConfiguration = "Release"
+      revealArchiveInOrganizer = "YES">
+   </ArchiveAction>
+</Scheme>