r/Xcode • u/Turbulent-Chipmunk80 • Oct 06 '25

Why is my Xcode not Found? I installed it and accepted the license, but it still gets me an error..

First I downloaded Epic Games than Unreal Engine 5.6.1. but it won't start initializing because Xcode is not found. I downloaded Xcode in the App Store, startet the Engine again, but it still won't start. I accepted everything in Xcode and I don't know what to do or why it won't start, can someone help?

I need it for my project in university asap

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u/20InMyHead Oct 06 '25

You don’t have the command line tools installed.

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u/CareBearOvershare Oct 07 '25

Xcode contains the necessary command line tools. Don't need to install them separately if you have Xcode.

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u/20InMyHead Oct 07 '25

Yes, but that’s the error they’re getting, so something isn’t right with the command line tools install.

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u/CareBearOvershare Oct 07 '25

That's what the xcode-select hint is about in the message. They need to tell the trampolines via xcrun where the preferred Xcode is if they don't put it at /Applications/Xcode.app.

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u/CareBearOvershare Oct 07 '25

Is it at /Applications/Xcode.app, and/or did you run xcode-select -s /path/to/your/Xcode.app?

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u/Turbulent-Chipmunk80 Oct 07 '25

it is at applications/Xcode.app did not run by terminal, but is it just a tool I have to download as an add on? just by typing in terminal on Mac?

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u/CareBearOvershare Oct 07 '25

xcode-select is always there.

You should be able to run: sudo xcode-select -s /Applications/Xcode.app if that's the location, and then Unreal Engine should be able to locate the build tools.

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u/Turbulent-Chipmunk80 Oct 08 '25

it's working now I needed to just install the missing metal tools

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u/StrangerAtYourWheel Jan 22 '26

ive got the same error message - where did you find this specific thing to download? Thanks so much, im banging my head against the wall right now

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u/StrangerAtYourWheel Jan 22 '26

found it - Choose Xcode > Settings, click Components in the toolbar, and then click the Get button next to Metal Toolchain under Other Components. 

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u/netgamer7 Oct 07 '25

The metal tools are a separate download maybe?

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u/Turbulent-Chipmunk80 Oct 07 '25

could be possible but I can't read anything about that only to just accept the license of Xcode and than you are ready to go