diff --git a/shell/apple/emulator-ios/LLDBInitFile b/shell/apple/emulator-ios/LLDBInitFile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..986c10d5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shell/apple/emulator-ios/LLDBInitFile
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+br set -r "UIApplication _run" -C "process handle -s false SIGBUS" -G true
diff --git a/shell/apple/emulator-osx/LLDBInitFile b/shell/apple/emulator-osx/LLDBInitFile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3937fcff7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shell/apple/emulator-osx/LLDBInitFile
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+br set -r "NSApplication run" -C "process handle -s false SIGBUS" -G true
diff --git a/shell/apple/generate_xcode_project.command b/shell/apple/generate_xcode_project.command
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..4a93c81cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shell/apple/generate_xcode_project.command
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+script_dir=$(dirname "$0")
+cd $script_dir/../../
+
+echo "1) macOS ($(uname -m))"
+echo "2) iOS"
+read -p "Choose your target platform: " x
+
+if [ $x -eq 2 ]; then
+    option="-DCMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME=iOS"
+    lldbinitfolder="emulator-ios"
+    echo 'Building iOS xcodeproj for debugging'
+    echo 'Remove CODE_SIGNING_ALLOWED=NO in Build Settings if you are using your Apple Developer Certificate for signing'
+else
+    option="-DCMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES=$(uname -m)"
+    lldbinitfolder="emulator-osx"
+    echo 'Building macOS xcodeproj for debugging'
+fi
+
+if [[ -z "${VULKAN_SDK}" ]]; then
+    echo 'Warning: VULKAN_SDK is not set in environment variable'
+fi
+
+cmake -B build -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DCMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_RELEASE=artifact -DCMAKE_LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY=artifact $option -DCMAKE_XCODE_GENERATE_SCHEME=YES -G "Xcode"
+
+nl=$'\n'
+sed -i '' -E "s/launchStyle/customLLDBInitFile = \"\$(SRCROOT)\/shell\/apple\/\\${lldbinitfolder}\/LLDBInitFile\"\\${nl}launchStyle/g" build/flycast.xcodeproj/xcshareddata/xcschemes/flycast.xcscheme
+open build/flycast.xcodeproj