Getting Started

Getting Started

Ready to bring your iOS app to Windows? Getting started with the bridge is easy using Windows 10.

To use the Windows Bridge for iOS you'll need:

• Windows 10, build 10586 or higher. (Validate your version number here).

• Visual Studio 2015 Update 3. Visual Studio 2015 Community is available for free here. Select (at least) the following components during installation:

  • Programming Languages -> Visual C++
  • Universal Windows App Development Tools (all)

• The latest release of the Bridge, which you can download here.

Installing the SDK

First, download the latest release of the bridge, which you can find on our releases page.

Note: Do not use the "Download ZIP" button on the main repo page. Instead, either download a prepackaged release or follow the instructions in our wiki to build the bridge from source.

Extract the SDK

Installing the SDK is simple. Just extract the winobjc.zip file to an appropriate location on your PC. Note: The path of your installation location must not contain any spaces.

Install the syntax highlighting extension (optional)

To enable Objective-C syntax highlighting in Visual Studio, navigate to bin/ and double click objc-syntax-highlighting.

Setup Objective-C debugging (optional)

To setup Objective-C debugging in Visual Studio, follow the instructions on the Debugging section of the wiki.

Virtual machines

You don't even need a PC to get started: Use a virtual machine on your existing Mac to run a version of Windows 10, pre-loaded with the Bridge tools. Images for leading virtualization tools are available on the Windows Dev Center.

Alternatively, use the online Virtual Lab to try out the tutorial project. The lab works on PC, Mac and even your iPad.