Downloading Xcode from somewhere other than the App Store

Question

I have an issue with my Mac where I basically can't download anything from the App Store because when I try to log in it can't verify my device. I tried every solution found online and took it to the Apple Store where they worked on in for an hour and still couldn't fix it.

Can I get current stable/beta version of Xcode from anywhere beside the App Store? Is it possible to have a friend download it and then give it to me?

Solution 1

I'll do ya one better. Xcode 4.3.2 is available to download for all devs direct from apple. Simply go here, click the View Downloads link, login and there you can find nearly every modern version of Xcode and the rest of the DVTs.

Solution 2

You can download Xcode 9/10 with Paid (Premium) Apple Developer Account from below links.

Xcode 10

• Xcode 10 - Beta 6
  - (Command Line Tool (Xcode 10 Beta 6) - for macOS 10.14)
  - (Command Line Tool (Xcode 10 Beta 6) - for macOS 10.13)

Xcode 9

• Xcode 9.4.1
  - (Command Line Tool (Xcode 9.4.1) - for macOS 10.13)

• Xcode 9.4
  - (Command Line Tool (Xcode 9.4) - for macOS 10.13)

• Xcode 9.3.1

• Xcode 9.3
  - (Command Line Tool (Xcode 9.3) - for macOS 10.13)

• Xcode 9.2
  - (Command Line Tool (Xcode 9.2) - for macOS 10.13)
  - (Command Line Tool (Xcode 9.2) - for macOS 10.12)
• Xcode 9.1
  - (Command Line Tool (Xcode 9.1) - for macOS 10.13)
  - (Command Line Tool (Xcode 9.1) - for macOS 10.12)

• Xcode 9.0.1
  - (Command Line Tool (Xcode 9.0.1) - for macOS 10.13)
  - (Command Line Tool (Xcode 9.0.1) - for macOS 10.12)

• Xcode 9.0
  - (Command Line Tool (Xcode 9) - for macOS 10.12)
  - (Command Line Tool (Xcode 9) - for macOS 10.13)

For non-premium account/apple id: (Download Xcode 9.3.x without Paid (Premium) Apple Developer Account from below link)

• Xcode 9.4.1 (Mac App Store Link)

Apple Download Portal

Comments

[Ali Beadle]

Great answer but the link is not quite right for newer versions. This SO Answer has up-to-date links.

[Danielo515]

This is working for me at 2016, I just downloaded Xcode 8.2

[laurent]

As of 2017, note that from the first link you'll still end up on the Apple Store. However, the "View Downloads" link in this post still lead to the right page.

[Julix]

Seems to ask me to log in when I click on that now...

[PatrickT]

I found that the verification step is a pop-up window with a 6-digit code you have to enter into the browser. For some reason the pop-up window only stayed visible for a split second so I had to make a video, pause it and copy the number. Very strange, but it worked.

[Gunther]

Given how popular this question is, it's age, how it's not accepting any new answer, and how apple keep changing it's download location; here's an updated answer as of 2021-05-02. You can download from developer.apple.com/download/more

[Omer]

The first link took me to the app store to download Xcode, but the second one worked!

[user5359531]

this answer requires you to "log in", which obviously is not possible if you do not have an account with Apple.