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    xtool-org/xtool

    Cross-platform Xcode replacement. Build and deploy iOS apps with SwiftPM on Linux, Windows, macOS.

    ios
    linux
    swift
    swift-package-manager
    windows
    xcode
    Swift
    MIT
    14.9K stars
    840 forks
    46 GitHub watchers
    Updated Nov 7, 2026
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    Where it stands

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    5 releases in the last 90 days, the latest 12 days ago, with 18 contributors on GitHub.

    Use Cases & Benefits

    • Provides a cross-platform replacement for Xcode to build and deploy iOS apps using Swift Package Manager on Linux, Windows, and macOS.
    • Enables iOS app development and deployment outside macOS, supporting open standards and programmatic interaction with Apple Developer Services.
    • Use for building and signing iOS apps on non-macOS platforms like Linux or Windows using SwiftPM.
    • Use for automating Apple Developer Services tasks such as device management and app installation via command line or library integration.
    • Use for integrating iOS app build and deployment capabilities into custom Swift tools or CI/CD pipelines with the XKit library.

    Should you depend on it?

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    License

    MIT

    Permissive: commercial use, modification and redistribution are allowed with attribution.

    Community files

    • README: present
    • Contributing guide: present
    • Code of conduct: present

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    From the README

    Cross-platform Xcode replacement. Build and deploy iOS apps with SwiftPM on Linux, Windows, and macOS.

    xtool is a cross-platform (Linux/WSL/macOS) tool that replicates Xcode functionality with open standards.

    ✅ Build a SwiftPM package into an iOS app

    ✅ Sign and install iOS apps

    ✅ Interact with Apple Developer Services programmatically

    Excerpt from the xtool-org/xtool README on GitHub (MIT license). © its authors.Read the full README on GitHub

    Daily snapshots

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    Oct 15: +1,455

    +5,499 stars over 24 days across 4 snapshot days; best day +1,455 on Oct 15.

    Forks

    840+443

    Open issues

    119+27

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