Managing Xcode Simulators#

Paid feature

Noctule’s tool window “Xcode simulators” helps you manage the Xcode simulators on your system.

Grouping#

To make working with simulators easier, the tool window displays a tree with configurable grouping.

State: Groups simulators by state, e.g. “Booted” and “Shutdown”.
Platform: Groups simulators by platform, e.g. “iOS” or “tvOS”.
Family: Groups simulators by family, which is the platform with a version, e.g. “iOS 26.5”.

View Options#

Show unavailable devices: If enabled, unavailable simulator devices are shown in red. If turned off, such simulators are hidden in the tree.

Context Actions#

Several actions are available in the context menu of a simulator item.

In remote development mode, these actions are executed on the backend.
For example, if you would like to see the output of a simulator, you need to use screen sharing or similar solutions.

Create Run Configuration: Creates a new “Xcode Simulator” run configuration, which uses the selected simulator. You may have to change the selected Xcode workspace or project if there’s more than one configured.
Copy Simulator ID: Copies the ID of the selected simulator to the clipboard. This is helpful, for example, to set up an existing simulator run configuration.
Boot Simulator: Boot the selected simulator. This item is only enabled if the simulator is not yet booted.
Shutdown Simulator: Shut down the selected simulator. This item is only enabled if the simulator is running.
Rename Simulator: Rename the selected simulator. Displays a text input to enter the new name.
Show Simulator Window: Open and focus the window of the selected simulator. This item is only available if the simulator is running.
Erase Simulator: Wipe the selected simulator. This resets the simulator but does not remove it from the system.
Delete Simulator: Delete the selected simulator. This removes the simulator from the system.