# Can you regenerate xcodeproj files? **URL:** \ **Category:** macOS\ **Created:** [18 December 2025 15:24 UTC](https://iplug2.discourse.group/t/can-you-regenerate-xcodeproj-files/1037 "2025-12-18T15:24:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![totallyrandom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9c0ed/32.png) [@totallyrandom](https://iplug2.discourse.group/u/totallyrandom)\ **Post date:** [18 December 2025 15:24 UTC](https://iplug2.discourse.group/t/can-you-regenerate-xcodeproj-files/1037/1 "2025-12-18T15:24:50Z")
I have made some plugins on Windows and wanted to make the Mac version. I had not used a Mac in years and was pleasantly surprised how the first plugin built with just a couple of tweaks…the issue is now I have started with the remaining 3 plugins and when I click on the xcodeproj or xcworkspace it shows the error: “the project is damaged and cannot be opened due to a parse error. Examine the file for invalid edits or unresolved source control conflicts”. Is there a way to regenerate these? There is no git or version control unfortunately. Or an alternative way to build for mac creating a cmake file from windows? You’d have to build in xcode eventually, I think, so what are my options? Sorry if this is basic, as I said I have not used a mac in a while…I found the iPlug GPT but it suggests to find a script that does not exist in my iPlug folder anywhere. Thank you in advance! ---
**Author:** ![olilarkin](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/iplug2.discourse.group/olilarkin/32/2_2.png) [@olilarkin](https://iplug2.discourse.group/u/olilarkin)\ **Post date:** [19 December 2025 22:26 UTC](https://iplug2.discourse.group/t/can-you-regenerate-xcodeproj-files/1037/2 "2025-12-19T22:26:30Z")
Xcode project files are very annoying to manually edit.However, if you update iPlug2, I’ve just added CMake support, Which might help…