XTool – Cross-platform Xcode replacement

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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

  1. Follow the guide to install xtool
  2. Create and run your first xtool-powered app by following the tutorial!

A screenshot of xtool being invoked from VSCode

$ xtool --help OVERVIEW: Cross-platform Xcode replacement USAGE: xtool <subcommand> OPTIONS: -h, --help Show help information. CONFIGURATION SUBCOMMANDS: setup Set up xtool for iOS development auth Manage Apple Developer Services authentication sdk Manage the Darwin Swift SDK DEVELOPMENT SUBCOMMANDS: new Create a new xtool SwiftPM project dev Build and run an xtool SwiftPM project ds Interact with Apple Developer Services DEVICE SUBCOMMANDS: devices List devices install Install an ipa file to your device uninstall Uninstall an installed app launch Launch an installed app See 'xtool help <subcommand>' for detailed help.

xtool includes a library that you can use to interact with Apple Developer Services, iOS devices, and more from your own app. You can use this by adding XKit as a SwiftPM dependency.

// package dependency: .package(url: "https://github.com/xtool-org/xtool", .upToNextMinor(from: "1.2.0")) // target dependency: .product(name: "XKit", package: "xtool")
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