by Callum Sykes (Last updated: Friday, September 4, 2026)

By the end of this guide, you should have all the tools installed necessary for authoring, building, and debugging C/C++ plugins using the Rhino C/C++ SDK on Mac.

Prerequisites

This guide presumes you have:

Rhino 9 WIP

• A PC running MacOS Tahoe
• Rhino 9 WIP for Mac.

XCode

To write C++ plugins for Rhino 9 WIP using the C/C++ SDK, you will need XCode.

Next Steps

Congratulations! You have the tools to build a C/C++ plugin for Rhino for Mac. Now what?

Check out the Creating your first C/C++ plugin (Mac) guide for instructions building your first plugin.

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