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Check for outdated Swift package manager dependencies. Version 0.15.3 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-03.
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overview
Package summary
Check for outdated Swift package manager dependencies
Project links
Commands and aliases
- swift-outdated
history
Project history and usage
swift-outdated is a Swift command-line tool for showing when Swift package dependencies have newer versions available outside the versions currently resolved by Swift Package Manager, Tuist, or Xcode.
Project history
The public GitHub repository was created in 2020. Its README describes the tool as a Swift subcommand inspired by cargo-outdated, adapting the familiar package-manager workflow of checking remote tags for newer dependency releases to Swift projects.
Adoption history
The project is packaged for Homebrew and Mint, which puts it in the normal install paths used by Swift command-line developers. Homebrew lists bottles for macOS and Linux, while the README documents invocation as `swift outdated`, matching Swift's subcommand convention.
How it is used
Typical usage is running `swift outdated` in a project to compare resolved package versions against upstream tags. The README documents direct versus transitive dependency reporting, package-registry dependencies, branch and revision pins, fork-upstream mapping, Xcode project support, and optional security checks through OSV and OpenSSF Scorecard.
Why package nerds care
The tool fills a gap package-manager users notice quickly: `swift package update` respects declared requirements, so it can leave major releases invisible. swift-outdated makes Swift dependency drift visible in the same culture as `npm outdated` or `cargo outdated`, including the tricky cases of forks, registry dependencies, and Xcode-managed packages.
Timeline
- 2020: Public GitHub repository created.
- Current docs: Installed by Homebrew or Mint and invoked as `swift outdated`.
- Current docs: Supports SwiftPM, Tuist, plain Xcode projects, package registries, fork mappings, branch and revision pins, and security checks.
Related projects
- The README names cargo-outdated as an inspiration and documents SwiftPM, Tuist, Xcode package references, OSV, and OpenSSF Scorecard as part of the supported workflow.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: orange
infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal.
Risk classifier
orange risk · medium confidence · infrastructure
Why
- infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal
Signals
- text:package manager
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
local files
Configuration and credential file locations
These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.
Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Unix
.swift-outdated.yml
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
swift-outdated | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-07-08
manager version0.15.3
manager updated2026-07-03
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detected0.15.3
https://github.com/kiliankoe/swift-outdated
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:swift-outdated |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.15.3 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/swift-outdated |
| Homepage | https://github.com/kiliankoe/swift-outdated |
| Repository | https://github.com/kiliankoe/swift-outdated |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/kiliankoe/swift-outdated#readme |
| License | MIT |
| Source archive | https://github.com/kiliankoe/swift-outdated/archive/refs/tags/0.15.3.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-07-03T14:36:10Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Uses from macOS | curl |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | swift-outdated |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment