# Introduction
**X**(cross) **D**evelopment **S**ystem is a tool that allows user to easily
cross build applications.
This documentation is available :
- online: [http://docs.automotivelinux.org/master/docs/devguides/en/dev/#xcross-development-system-user's-guide](http://docs.automotivelinux.org/master/docs/devguides/en/dev/#xcross-development-system-user's-guide)
- PDF file: [http://iot.bzh/download/public/XDS/docs/XDS_UsersGuide.pdf](http://iot.bzh/download/public/XDS/docs/XDS_UsersGuide.pdf)
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