# Setting up a watchOS project Create a new watchOS project or add a watch target to an existing iOS project. ## Overview Before you start a new watchOS project, you need to decide how you’re going to distribute that project: as a watch-only app or as a watchOS app with an iOS app. If your app is only available on Apple Watch, create a new watch-only project. If you want both a watchOS and an iOS app that deliver related experiences, either create a new watchOS app with a companion iOS app or add a watchOS target to an existing iOS project. ### Create a new watchOS project To create a new watchOS project: 1. In Xcode, choose File > New > Project. 2. Select the watchOS tab. 3. Select the App icon and click Next. 4. In the project options sheet, enter a name for the project. To create a watch-only app, select “Watch-only App.” To create both a watchOS app and an iOS app, select “Watch App with New Companion iOS App.” Then click Next. 5. Select a location for the project and click Create.  ### Add a watchOS target to an existing iOS app To add a watchOS target to an existing iOS project: 1. Select the project in the Project navigator. 2. Click the “Add a target” button in the Project editor. 3. Select the watchOS tab. 4. Select the App icon and click Next. 5. In the project option sheet, enter a name for the watchOS app, and select “Watch app for Existing iOS App.” Make sure to select the correct iOS app in the pull-down menu, and click Finish.  ## Topics ### Information property list keys The keys that Xcode automatically sets in the information property list file when you create a watchOS target. --- Copyright © 2026 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. | [Terms of Use](https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/terms/site.html) | [Privacy Policy](https://www.apple.com/privacy/privacy-policy)