Launch and manage iOS simulators and Android emulators from one premium panel inside VS Code. No more digging through Xcode menus or terminal commands.
How to use it (30 seconds)
- Open the panel — click
📱 Simulatorsin the status bar, or run “SimStudio: Open Simulator Studio” from the Command Palette (Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+P). - Pick a device — your installed iOS simulators and Android emulators are listed, grouped by platform, with live status.
- Hit Boot — one click boots the device and opens the simulator window. Click Boot on another device to switch.
- Run your app — with a device booted, launch your app the way you normally do (Flutter, React Native,
xcrun, Android run config…). It targets the booted simulator.
Use Stop to shut a device down, and ↻ Refresh after creating new devices in Xcode / Android Studio.
Free vs Pro
| Free | Pro ($49 lifetime) | |
|---|---|---|
| Android emulators (all) | ✅ | ✅ |
| Older iOS runtimes | ✅ | ✅ |
| Latest iOS runtime | 🔒 | ✅ |
| Live status, open/stop, getting-started UI | ✅ | ✅ |
The latest iOS runtime's simulators are gated behind Pro; everything else is free.
Requirements
- iOS simulators: macOS with Xcode installed (
xcode-select --install). - Android emulators: Android Studio / Android SDK. Set
simstudio.androidSdkPathif it isn't auto-detected fromANDROID_HOME.
SimStudio drives the official simctl, emulator, and adb tools — it never bundles or replaces them.
Get Pro at marketplace.dashovia.com/extensions/sim-studio.