A pre-release version of the complete Xcode developer toolset for iOS and OS X

Nov 19, 2013 08:28 GMT  ·  By

In tandem with iOS 7.1 Beta 1, Apple has seeded a new developer preview of Xcode, the company’s digital toolset for coding OS X and iOS applications on a Mac running Mountain Lion or Mavericks.

Posted on November 18 to the Apple Dev Center, Xcode 5.1 Developer Preview “is a pre-release version of the complete Xcode developer toolset for Mac, iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad.”

Apple asks developers to review the release notes before installing the software, and notes that Xcode 5.1 Developer Preview can only be used on systems running OS X Mountain Lion or OS X Mavericks.

According to the seed note, “Xcode 5.1 supports development for iOS 7.1 and OS X 10.9 and OS X 10.8 and supports running on OS X 10.9, and on OS X 10.8.4 and later.” An iOS 7.1 software development kit (SDK) is included. A hoard of known issues await fixing, according to those who’ve seen the software.