# xcpretty/xcode-install

🔽 Install and update your Xcodes

Repository: https://github.com/xcpretty/xcode-install
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/xcode-install
Homepage: https://fastlane.tools
Language: Ruby
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: hacktoberfest
Last push: 2024-05-04T19:05:20+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4165, "days_push": 851, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2602, forks 250 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:03.443187+00:00)

## What it is
A Ruby gem providing the `xcversion` CLI to list, install, update, and select Xcode versions on macOS by automating Apple's Developer Downloads page. The project is being sunset in favor of a migration path, with its last release in May 2024.

## Use cases
- install a specific Xcode version from the command line
- list available and installed Xcode versions
- switch the active Xcode version for CLI builds
- pin an Xcode version for CI with a .xcode-version file
- download Xcode betas and GM seeds without the browser
- install Xcode command line tools

## When to choose
- you need to script Xcode installation on macOS CI machines
- you manage multiple Xcode versions and want easy switching
- you want to pin Xcode versions per project for a team

## When to avoid
- starting a new setup - the project is being sunset and users should follow the migration guide
- you need Windows or Linux support - it only manages Xcode on macOS
- you want a GUI for managing Xcode versions

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: maintenance
- function: cli, developer-tools, deployment
- domain: developer-tools, mobile-development, apple-ecosystem
- platform: cli, ruby
- tags: xcode, version-manager, ruby-gem, ios-development, sunset, fastlane-ecosystem, command-line, macos

## Member repositories
- xcpretty/xcode-install (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:03.443187+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:21:09.975027+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/xcpretty/xcode-install (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:03.443187+00:00, sha 3bd87c899027)
  - homepage: https://fastlane.tools (fetched 2026-08-29T10:04:11.935884+00:00, sha f43865457846)
  - site_page: https://docs.fastlane.tools/ (fetched 2026-08-29T10:04:11.944831+00:00, sha 27ffee0be26c)
  - site_page: https://docs.fastlane.tools/getting-started/ios/screenshots (fetched 2026-08-29T10:04:11.946833+00:00, sha 87527d9eee0c)
  - site_page: https://docs.fastlane.tools/getting-started/android/screenshots (fetched 2026-08-29T10:04:11.949016+00:00, sha 9e5abc5a9067)
  - site_page: https://docs.fastlane.tools/getting-started/ios/beta-deployment (fetched 2026-08-29T10:04:11.950831+00:00, sha f9854c6db108)
  - site_page: https://docs.fastlane.tools/getting-started/android/beta-deployment (fetched 2026-08-29T10:04:11.952732+00:00, sha 6aac26a306bd)
  - site_page: https://docs.fastlane.tools/getting-started/ios/appstore-deployment (fetched 2026-08-29T10:04:11.954453+00:00, sha c603c71381bd)
  - site_page: https://docs.fastlane.tools/getting-started/android/release-deployment (fetched 2026-08-29T10:04:11.956198+00:00, sha 3f7fee734ae6)
  - site_page: https://docs.fastlane.tools/codesigning/getting-started (fetched 2026-08-29T10:04:11.957871+00:00, sha 5737c145e1ab)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.