Yes, it’s completely possible. Assuming your VM is set up, open up the Mac App Store. Install Xcode from the Mac App Store, it’s free, but it’s a big download, so make sure you have something to do while it’s downloading. Open Xcode once. Yes, it’s completely possible. Assuming your VM is set up, open up the Mac App Store. Install Xcode from the Mac App Store, it’s free, but it’s a big download, so make sure you have something to do while it’s downloading. The simulator is sort of less than an emulator. It's tightly coupled to the iOS SDK and even uses some of the Mac OS SDK. Neither of those are available or supported in a Windows environment. The only real solution to not having a physical mac is to either build a hackintosh or try to run Mac OS in a VM. Sometimes the iOS simulator doesn't respond to commands to open. If it seems to be stuck on this prompt, you can open the iOS simulator manually (open -a Simulator) and then in the macOS toolbar choose Hardware → Device and select an iOS version and device that you'd like to open. Now you should be able to use simctl to install and launch commands. Because of side loading being blocked since macOS 11.3, I'm kind of stuck with macOS 11.2.3, but I would really like to upgrade. So I tried looking for alternatives, and iOS simulator from Xcode is what I think could allow me to run some iOS Apps on Mac.
In this section, we are describing the steps that you need to do in order to run our Flutter app templates on iOS, from setting up the environment to building the project in Xcode.
Macos Run Ios Simulator Download
To run a Flutter app on iOS, you need Mac OS and Xcode, but there’s no need for an Apple developer account or an iPhone – you can simply run any Xcode project on the iOS simulator.
If you are not new to iOS / Flutter development, and you already have the dev environment set up, simply do the following steps:
- Be absolutely sure you have the latest STABLE Xcode version (DO NOT USE XCODE BETA)
- Run “flutter run” in the root folder of the downloaded project:
Note that if you are using Flutter >= 2.0 or Dart version >=2.12 with Null Safety you might want to run:
- If the project did not start, open the .xcworkspace file in Xcode, which got generated at the previous step (you can find it in the ios folder). Also make sure a Pods folder got generated, otherwise the build won’t work.
- In Xcode, select the iOS simulator / device and build and run the app (Command + R)
Macos Run Ios Simulator
If this is the first time you are running an iOS project on your machine, you need to set up your environment first. We recommend you to follow the official Flutter documentation first, on how to run Flutter apps.
There are a few prerequisites that are iOS specific (you don’t need them for Android):
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- Install Xcode
- Install CocoaPods
- Install Flutter
We’re assuming you already have the environment to run Flutter apps.
Follow the next quick steps to get your app running on an iOS device or iOS simulator.
1. Run “flutter run” in the project root directory
if the “flutter run” command fails, you might want to run : Saeco magic service manual.
2. Locate the ios folder and run “pod update“
This will install all the pods that the Flutter app depends on, such as Firebase Auth, Storage, etc. Make sure you have Cocoapods installed beforehand. Here’s how a successful output looks like:
This will also generate a .xcworkspace file, that can be opened in Xcode.
3. Open the .xcworkspace file in Xcode
Simply double click on the file in the terminal (make sure you are in the ios folder).
4. Run Xcode project
Choose a simulator or device in Xcode then go to Product -> Run, or simply press Command + R. This will build and run the chat project in the selected device/simulator.
Darling is a translation layer that lets you run macOS software on Linux
Fast
Darling runs macOS software directly without using a hardware emulator.
Free
Like Linux, Darling is free and open-source software.
It is developed openly on GitHub and distributed under the GNU GPL license version 3.Compatible
Darling implements a complete Darwin environment. Mach, dyld, launchd — everything you'd expect.
Easy to use
Darling does most of the setup for you. Sit back and enjoy using your favorite software.
Native
We aim to fully integrate apps running under Darling into the Linux desktop experience by making them look, feel and behave just like native Linux apps.
That sounds a lot like Wine
And it is! Wine lets you run Windows software on Linux, and Darling does the same for macOS software. Another similar project is Anbox, for Android apps.
Does it support GUI apps?
Almost! This took us a lot of time and effort, but we finally have basic experimental support for running simple graphical applications.
Does it violate Apple's EULA?
No! We only directly use those parts of Darwin that are released as fully free software.
Does the name Darling mean anything?
The name Darling is a combination of “Darwin” and “Linux”. Darwin is the core operating system macOS and iOS are based on.
Can I run Darling on Windows using WSL?
With WSL 2, yes! See the documentation for more details.
Do you know about opensource.apple.com, GNUstep, The Cocotron and other projects?
We do, and in fact, Darling is largely based on the original Darwin source code published by Apple. We use The Cocotron as a basis for our Cocoa implementation, along with the Apportable Foundation and various bits of GNUstep.
Do you have plans for supporting iOS apps?
Yes, in the long run, we'd like to be able to run iOS apps on ARM devices (like most Android phones). A significant challenge here would be to write our own implementation of UIKit. Come talk to us if you're interested in working on this!
How do I contribute?
Start by reading the documentation and our blog to get familiar with Darling internals. Then, come and join us on GitHub. It's great if you have experience in developing for macOS or iOS, but it's absolutely not required to start contributing.