Sometimes you want to open Xcode’s iOS Simulator without opening Xcode. Run the following command in Terminal to create a shortcut link in your Applications folder. Note that it is for Xcode 7.

ln -s /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Applications/Simulator.app "/Applications/iOS Simulator.app"

Sometimes you want to open Xcode’s iOS Simulator without opening Xcode. Run the following command in Terminal to create a shortcut link in your Applications folder. Note that it is for Xcode 6.

ln -s /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Applications/iOS\ Simulator.app /Applications/iOS\ Simulator.app