Run AppCode for the first time

Select the user interface theme

Select IntelliJ Light or Darcula option if you want to use the light or dark interface theme and the AppCode default keymap. In case you want to set the interface theme and keymap similar to the Xcode default preferences, select Xcode.

For more information, see User interface themes.

Disable unnecessary plugins

AppCode includes plugins that provide integration with different version control systems and application servers, add support for various frameworks and development technologies, and so on. To increase performance, you can disable plugins that you do not need. If necessary, you can enable them later in the Preferences dialog ⌃ ⌥ S under Plugins. For more information, see Manage plugins.

You can click the Disable All link for each group of plugins to disable them all, or Customize to disable individual plugins in the group.

Download and install additional plugins

If necessary, click Plugins in the left-hand pane and download and install additional plugins from the AppCode plugins repository.

Start a project in AppCode

On the Welcome screen, you can do the following:

• Create a new project

• Open an existing project or file

• Check out an existing project from a version control system

Check the Xcode installation

By default, AppCode automatically detects the path to the existing Xcode installation. If you see that the list of available simulators in the run/debug configuration selector is empty, and the code is not resolved in the editor, most likely, this means that the path to the supported Xcode version is not specified or specified incorrectly. To fix it: