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macOS Sonoma Xcode 16 image#

The macos-xcode16 image is a customized image based on MacOS 14.5, which has been optimized for CI/CD. It comes with a set of preinstalled languages, databases, and utility tools commonly used for CI/CD workflows. The image can be paired with any Apple machine type when defining the agent of your pipeline or block.

The macos-xcode16 is a virtual machine (VM) image. The user in the environment, named semaphore, has full sudo access.

Using the macos-xcode16 OS image in your agent configuration#

To use the macos-xcode16 OS image, define it as the os_image of your agent's machine.

version: 1.0
name: Apple Based Pipeline

agent:
  machine:
    type: a2-standard-4
    os_image: macos-xcode16

blocks:
  - name: "Unit tests"
    task:
      jobs:
        - name: Tests
          commands:
            - make test

The macos-xcode16 OS image can only be used in combination with the Apple a2-standard-4 machine type.

System#

ProductVersion: 14.5
BuildVersion: 23F79
Kernel Version: Darwin 23.5.0

Version control#

Following version control tools are pre-installed:

Git (2.x)
Git LFS (Git Large File Storage)
Svn

Utilities#

homebrew
bundler
rbenv
nvm
curl
wget
jq
carthage

Browsers#

Safari
google-chrome
firefox
microsoft-edge

Gems#

Following gems are pre-installed:

fastlane (2.221.1)
cocoapods (1.15.2)

Languages#

Java#

openjdk 17

JavaScript via Node.js#

Installed version:

v18.20.1

Additional tools#

Yarn: 1.22.22

Python#

Installed version:

3.12.44

Supporting libraries:

pip3: 24

Ruby#

Installed versions:

2.6.10 (system)
3.3.4

Flutter#

3.22.2

Xcode#