How to solve the error "Unable to find a valid SDK for Mac" when creating a new project in Unreal Engine 5 on Mac M1?

Question

I installed Unreal Engine 5 in my MacBook Pro M1. When I try to create a new project, I got this error.

ERROR: Unable to find a valid SDK for Mac. Found Version: 13.0. Must be between 11.0.0 and 12.9.9

If your Studio has it set up, you can run this command to find the SDK to install: RunUAT Turnkey -command=InstallSdk -platform=Mac -BestAvailable

Creating makefile for MyProjectEditor (no existing makefile)

ERROR: Platform Mac is not a valid platform to build. Check that the SDK is installed properly.

I searched on internet, but I can't find anything related with this error. How can I create new project?

Answer 1

The Version 13.0 is referring to the clang version that is hosted in the Xcode.app. (clang --version)

I was able to get UE5 to compile again by downloading the older copy of Xcode 12.5.1 that includes clang version 12.0.5

(https://developer.apple.com/download/all/)