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People, do I need help! I am making a demo multiplatform application, backend, desktop, android, web and ios. I started developing on my trusty linux machine and I have android, desktop, web running without any problem. Today my mac came in. (I am NOT a mac user!) I installed java, intellij, and xcode, how the duck do I get the iosApp built and running in a emulator?

Have you tried checking your setup with KDoctor? <https://github.com/Kotlin/kdoctor|https://github.com/Kotlin/kdoctor>

A few weeks ago, we released the KMP plugin: <https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/14936-kotlin-multiplatform|https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/14936-kotlin-multiplatform> for IntelliJ IDEA and Android Studio that works on macOS. It includes a built-in wizard to help you create a project, preflight checks to assist in setting up the environment, and also supports generating run configurations for launching existing targets.

ROFL oh wow you dont want to know how much kdoctor finds

so kdocktor complains about xcode, the plugin with intellij finds it ok

&gt; kdocktor complains about xcode
Was it able to help you? If not, please send a recommendation by kdoctor.
Also, do you see the iOS target in the dropdown menu next to the Run button? What happens when you try to run it?

I got it working, There was a difference between kdoctor and the intellij preflight check. kdoctor complains about missing cocoapods while preflight said all was fine. in the end I got it to work by running the iosMain from Xcode and not from intellij. it was 1 in the morning and I stopped :slightly_smiling_face:

As a side note, Apple provides simulators, unlike Android emulators.