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Apple's official IDE for building iOS, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and Apple TV apps. Code editor, interface builder, simulator, debugger, and App Store submission. AI code completion. Free, requires macOS. Free. Apple Developer Program: $99/year for App Store publishing.
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