Cannot find UIKit.framework

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I am currently running Xcode 6 beta 2, and I can't find the UIKit.framework. I've looked in System/Library/Frameworks as suggested in Apple's reference page

All the other frameworks are there, except UIKit.

Note: I have no issues importing the UIKit framework

I'm 100% sure I didn't delete it. I checked Trash just to be sure, no luck. — Josh, Jul 03 '14 at 04:37
Check this : http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1533272/missing-frameworks-after-upgrading-to-xcode-3-2 — Kumar KL, Jul 03 '14 at 04:38
My problem isnt within Xcode, I just can't understand why I can't find the file... — Josh, Jul 03 '14 at 04:45
Try re-installing the XCode . and even it is in beta as well — Kumar KL, Jul 03 '14 at 05:01

score 13 · Answer 1 · answered Feb 16 '18 at 17:30

In the newer Xcode versions the iPhoneOS frameworks do no longer include a binary, but include a tbd file. You can find simulator binaries at this path:

/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/iPhoneOS.platform/Developer/Library/CoreSimulator/Profiles/Runtimes/iOS.simruntime/Contents/Resources/RuntimeRoot/System/Library/Frameworks

score 11 · Answer 2 · edited Apr 30 '18 at 22:55

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New location:

/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/iPhoneOS.platform/Developer/Library/CoreSimulator/Profiles/Runtimes/iOS.simruntime/Contents/Resources/RuntimeRoot/System/Library/Frameworks

edited Apr 30 '18 at 22:55

Max Seelemann

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answered Apr 02 '18 at 00:10

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score 5 · Accepted Answer · answered May 25 '15 at 02:48

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UIKit.framework is here /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/iPhoneOS.platform/Developer/SDKs/iPhoneOS.sdk/System/Library/Frameworks

answered May 25 '15 at 02:48

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Xcode 13 beta location: /Applications/Xcode-beta.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/iPhoneOS.platform/Library/Developer/CoreSimulator/Profiles/Runtimes/iOS.simruntime/Contents/Resources/RuntimeRoot/System/Library/Frameworks/UIKit.framework – jjjjjjjj Jun 25 '21 at 13:00

score 5 · Answer 4 · answered Sep 23 '20 at 17:18

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iOS 14, Xcode 12 path I've found here

/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/iPhoneOS.platform/Library/Developer/CoreSimulator/Profiles/Runtimes/iOS.simruntime/Contents/Resources/RuntimeRoot/System/Library/Frameworks/UIKit.framework/UIKit

answered Sep 23 '20 at 17:18

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score 3 · Answer 5 · answered Dec 24 '20 at 19:52

The path to UIKitCore (which actually contains everything in UIKit) in Xcode 12 is:

/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/iPhoneOS.platform/Library/Developer/CoreSimulator/Profiles/Runtimes/iOS.simruntime/Contents/Resources/RuntimeRoot/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/UIKitCore.framework/UIKitCore

score 2 · Answer 6 · answered Jul 23 '14 at 20:01

I'm guessing you already find it out, but just for the record: the UIKit.framework is available only on iOS platform. The path /System/Library/Frameworks/ contains the frameworks that your Mac OS X has installed (not your Xcode).

The iOS frameworks that are used in iOS projects, at least when using Xcode, is the following:

/Applications/Xcode6-Beta4.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/iPhoneOS.platform/Developer/SDKs/iPhoneOS8.0.sdk/System/Library/Frameworks

The Xcode6-Beta4.app part of the path is the app name of your Xcode in your Applications folder, that can be somewhat different if you have another version installed. Also, the iPhoneOS8.0.sdk can be different if you're using other SDK version (iOS 7.0, for example).

EDIT: If the UIKit.framework is there, then you probably changed some configuration in your Xcode. The easier way to fix it is probably by deleting it and reinstalling.

But there is no exec file inside the framework directory, why? — gabbler, Nov 27 '17 at 05:32

score 2 · Answer 7 · answered Dec 05 '18 at 08:30

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/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/iPhoneOS.platform/Developer/Library/CoreSimulator/Profiles/Runtimes/iOS.simruntime/Contents/Resources/RuntimeRoot/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/UIKitCore.framework/UIKitCore

answered Dec 05 '18 at 08:30

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score 2 · Answer 8 · answered Mar 05 '20 at 03:45

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Updated for Xcode 11.3:

/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/iPhoneOS.platform/Library/Developer/CoreSimulator/Profiles/Runtimes/iOS.simruntime/Contents/Resources/RuntimeRoot/System/Library/Frameworks/UIKit.framework

answered Mar 05 '20 at 03:45

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score 0 · Answer 9 · answered Mar 01 '23 at 08:04

You can find UIKit Mach-O file in both Mac(Xcode installed) and iOS:

In mac, the path of UIKit is /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/iPhoneOS.platform/Library/Developer/CoreSimulator/Profiles/Runtimes/iOS.simruntime/Contents/Resources/RuntimeRoot/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/UIKitCore.framework/UIKitCore(for Xcode 14.2)
In iOS, there is a image file: /System/Library/Caches/com.apple.dyld/dyld_shared_cache_X, you can use dsc_extrator to extract all contents of this image file into a directory(such as arm64). Then the UIKit is located in arm64/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/UIKitCore.framework/UIKitCore

Cannot find UIKit.framework

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