How do I toggle between Debug and Release builds in Xcode 6 / 7 / 8?

Question

How do I get Xcode to build an OS X app in release mode? I can only seem to find instructions for earlier versions and none of the screenshots match. I didn\'t see anything

Answer 1

When you want to generate a release build, choose Product -> Archive. That is a Release build. Now you can export as a Mac OS X app.