Get iSimulator on macOS and Linux Now!
iSimulator is a GUI utility to control the Simulator, and manage the app installed on the simulator
Get iSimulator with one command
Pick your system, reveal the step-by-step guide, copy the command, paste it into your terminal and press Enter. This command comes from the project's public source.
Not available for Windows yet.
iSimulator doesn't publish an install command for Windows anywhere we can verify, so there's nothing for us to show you. We won't invent one. It does document one for macOS and Linux — switch to that tab.
Pastes into PowerShell and installs iSimulator on your Windows machine in one step. Runs as your normal user account, and needs no administrator rights.
Not available for macOS yet.
iSimulator doesn't publish an install command for macOS or Linux anywhere we can verify, so there's nothing for us to show you. We won't invent one.
Installs iSimulator on your macOS or Linux machine and links it into your PATH — after this,
iSimulator just works from any directory. Runs as your normal user account, and needs no administrator rights.
How to set up iSimulator, step by step
Open Terminal. On a Mac it's in Applications ▸ Utilities, or press Cmd+Space and type Terminal. On Linux, press Ctrl+Alt+T. Paste the command and press Enter.
Run iSimulator --help to see the available commands, and
iSimulator --version to confirm the install worked. If your shell complains about
permissions, that project usually documents a corrected command on its own site.
This asks Homebrew to fetch iSimulator and link it into /opt/homebrew/bin (Apple Silicon) or /usr/local/bin (Intel), so you can run it by name.
What iSimulator does
- Show all simulators, including iOS, watchOS, tvOS and paired watches
- Pair iPhone and iWatch simulator
- Start, shutdown a simulator, and can start multiple simulators at the same time
- Launch one application for other simulator. Very easy to share an app to other simulators without having to rebuild
- Create, erase, delete a simulator
Summarised from iSimulator's own documentation.
About iSimulator
iSimulator is a GUI utility to control the Simulator, and manage the app installed on the simulator
| Category | Developer tool |
|---|---|
| Install method | Homebrew |
| Windows | no install command published |
| macOS / Linux | documented install command available |
| Price | Free and open source |
| Command verified | From project source |
| Popularity | 1.2k stars on the project's public repository |
On mobile
iSimulator is a command-line tool, so there is no phone app for it — a phone has no shell to run it in. You'll need a desktop, or a remote shell into a machine that has one.
iSimulator is developed by its own authors. This page is an independent reference; we are not affiliated with or sponsored by the project. The command shown here was reproduced from the project's public documentation — always check the project's own documentation before running anything.