install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install swift

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Debian aptverified · 92%

sudo apt install python3-swift

Debian stable package indexes · python3-swift · source: deb.debian.org

Windows

Scoopverified · 92%

scoop install main/swift

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/swift.json · source: api.github.com

Windows Package Managerverified · 92%

winget install --id Swift.Toolchain -e

Windows Package Manager source index · Swift.Toolchain · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com

overview

Package summary

High-performance system programming language

Project links

Commands and aliases

sourcekit-lsp
sourcekitd-repl
swift
swift-api-checker.py
swift-api-digester
swift-api-dump.py
swift-ast-script
swift-autolink-extract
swift-build
swift-build-sdk-interfaces
swift-build-tool
swift-cache-tool
swift-compatibility-symbols
swift-def-to-strings-converter
swift-demangle
swift-driver
swift-experimental-sdk
swift-frontend
swift-help
swift-legacy-driver
swift-package
swift-package-collection
swift-package-registry
swift-plugin-server
swift-reflection-dump
swift-run
swift-scan-test
swift-sdk
swift-serialize-diagnostics
swift-symbolgraph-extract
swift-synthesize-interface
swift-test

history

Project history and usage

Swift is an open-source, general-purpose programming language and toolchain centered on a compiler, standard library, package manager, debugger, and associated developer tools.

Project history

Swift.org says Swift was published as open source on December 3, 2015, together with supporting libraries, debugger, and package manager, under the Apache 2.0 license with a Runtime Library Exception. The current swiftlang/swift GitHub repository is the main source repository for the Swift programming language.

Adoption history

Swift began with Apple-platform development but Swift.org documents open-source builds for macOS, Linux, and Windows. The site emphasizes Swift as suitable for systems programming, apps, and cloud services, and its documentation page treats the package manager, standard library, core libraries, LLDB, and DocC as parts of the public ecosystem.

How it is used

Package-manager users interact with Swift through the `swift` toolchain: `swift build`, `swift test`, `swift run`, and package manifests named `Package.swift`. Swift.org describes Swift Package Manager as integrated with the build system to download, compile, and link dependencies into products.

Why package nerds care

Swift is important to package nerds because the language distribution includes its own build and package-management story rather than treating dependency resolution as an external add-on. Homebrew, winget, Scoop, and other package managers distribute toolchains or formulae, while SwiftPM defines the package format used by many of the surrounding Swift CLI tools in this batch.

Timeline

2015-10: Public swiftlang/swift GitHub repository created.
2015-12-03: Swift language, libraries, debugger, and package manager published as open source on Swift.org.
2019-03-25: Swift 5 released, a major stability milestone documented on Swift.org.
Current docs: Swift Package Manager manages distribution and use of Swift packages through `Package.swift` manifests.

Related projects

Swift.org documents the Swift compiler, standard library, core libraries, Swift Package Manager, LLDB, SourceKit-LSP, DocC, and the Swift book as related pieces of the ecosystem.

Sources

security posture

Risk level: yellow

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. generalized runtime or code generation signal.

Risk classifier

yellow risk · medium confidence · runtime

Why

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
generalized runtime or code generation signal

Signals

text:programming language,repl
text:server

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
Installs with 2 runtime dependencies.
Build metadata lists 2 build dependencies.

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: Package.swift

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure
`sourcekit-lsp`	cli	global executable
`sourcekitd-repl`	cli	global executable
`swift`	cli	global executable
`swift-api-checker.py`	cli	global executable
`swift-api-digester`	cli	global executable
`swift-api-dump.py`	cli	global executable
`swift-ast-script`	cli	global executable
`swift-autolink-extract`	cli	global executable
`swift-build`	cli	global executable
`swift-build-sdk-interfaces`	cli	global executable
`swift-build-tool`	cli	global executable
`swift-cache-tool`	cli	global executable
`swift-compatibility-symbols`	cli	global executable
`swift-def-to-strings-converter`	cli	global executable
`swift-demangle`	cli	global executable
`swift-driver`	cli	global executable
`swift-experimental-sdk`	cli	global executable
`swift-frontend`	cli	global executable
`swift-help`	cli	global executable
`swift-legacy-driver`	cli	global executable
`swift-package`	cli	global executable
`swift-package-collection`	cli	global executable
`swift-package-registry`	cli	global executable
`swift-plugin-server`	cli	global executable
`swift-reflection-dump`	cli	global executable
`swift-run`	cli	global executable
`swift-scan-test`	cli	global executable
`swift-sdk`	cli	global executable
`swift-serialize-diagnostics`	cli	global executable
`swift-symbolgraph-extract`	cli	global executable
`swift-synthesize-interface`	cli	global executable
`swift-test`	cli	global executable
`swiftc`	cli	global executable
`swiftc-legacy-driver`	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 version6.3.2

manager updated2026-06-28

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedswift-6.3.2-RELEASE

https://github.com/swiftlang/swift

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:swift
Version	6.3.2
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/swift
Homepage	https://www.swift.org
Repository	https://github.com/swiftlang/swift
Upstream docs	https://docs.swift.org/swift-book/documentation/the-swift-programming-language
License	Apache-2.0
Source archive	https://github.com/swiftlang/swift/archive/refs/tags/swift-6.3.2-RELEASE.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-06-28T04:23:36Z
Pulse	updated
Dependencies	python@3.14, zstd
Build dependencies	cmake, ninja
Uses from macOS	curl, libedit, libxml2, ncurses, sqlite
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared
Caveats	An Xcode toolchain has been installed to: $HOMEBREW_PREFIX/opt/swift/Swift-6.3.xctoolchain This can be symlinked for use within Xcode: ln -s $HOMEBREW_PREFIX/opt/swift/Swift-6.3.xctoolchain ~/Library/Developer/Toolchains/Swift-6.3.xctoolchain

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	swift
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Requirements	xcode
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	yes
URL Keys	stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Debian apt95%

python3-swift 2.35.1-0+deb13u1

distributed virtual object store - Python 3 libraries

https://github.com/openstack/swift

sudo apt install python3-swift

Section: python
Architecture: all
Source Package: swift
15 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Swift

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: python3-swift from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Debian apt95%

swift 2.35.1-0+deb13u1

distributed virtual object store - common files

https://github.com/openstack/swift

sudo apt install swift

Section: net
Architecture: all
4 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Swift

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: swift from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Debian apt95%

swift-account 2.35.1-0+deb13u1

distributed virtual object store - account server

https://github.com/openstack/swift

sudo apt install swift-account

Section: net
Architecture: all
Source Package: swift
7 dependencies
1 optional deps
normalized package name match
Matched by: Swift

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: swift-account from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Debian apt95%

swift-container 2.35.1-0+deb13u1

distributed virtual object store - container server

https://github.com/openstack/swift

sudo apt install swift-container

Section: net
Architecture: all
Source Package: swift
7 dependencies
1 optional deps
normalized package name match
Matched by: Swift

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: swift-container from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Debian apt95%

swift-doc 2.35.1-0+deb13u1

distributed virtual object store - documentation

https://github.com/openstack/swift

sudo apt install swift-doc

Section: doc
Architecture: all
Source Package: swift
5 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Swift

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: swift-doc from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Debian apt95%

swift-drive-audit 2.35.1-0+deb13u1

distributed virtual object store - drive audit

https://github.com/openstack/swift

sudo apt install swift-drive-audit

Section: net
Architecture: all
Source Package: swift
3 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Swift

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: swift-drive-audit from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Debian apt95%

swift-object 2.35.1-0+deb13u1

distributed virtual object store - object server

https://github.com/openstack/swift

sudo apt install swift-object

Section: net
Architecture: all
Source Package: swift
4 dependencies
1 optional deps
normalized package name match
Matched by: Swift

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: swift-object from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Debian apt95%

swift-object-expirer 2.35.1-0+deb13u1

distributed virtual object store - object-expirer

https://github.com/openstack/swift

sudo apt install swift-object-expirer

Section: net
Architecture: all
Source Package: swift
4 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Swift

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: swift-object-expirer from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Debian apt95%

swift-proxy 2.35.1-0+deb13u1

distributed virtual object store - proxy server

https://github.com/openstack/swift

sudo apt install swift-proxy

Section: net
Architecture: all
Source Package: swift
6 dependencies
3 optional deps
normalized package name match
Matched by: Swift

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: swift-proxy from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Ubuntu apt95%

python3-swift 2.33.0-0ubuntu1

distributed virtual object store - Python 3 libraries

https://opendev.org/openstack/swift

sudo apt install python3-swift

Section: python
Architecture: all
Source Package: swift
15 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Swift

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: python3-swift from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

Ubuntu apt95%

swift 2.33.0-0ubuntu1

distributed virtual object store - common files

https://opendev.org/openstack/swift

sudo apt install swift

Section: net
Architecture: all
2 dependencies
1 optional deps
normalized package name match
Matched by: Swift

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: swift from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

Ubuntu apt95%

swift-account 2.33.0-0ubuntu1

distributed virtual object store - account server

https://opendev.org/openstack/swift

sudo apt install swift-account

Section: net
Architecture: all
Source Package: swift
3 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Swift

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: swift-account from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

Ubuntu apt95%

swift-container 2.33.0-0ubuntu1

distributed virtual object store - container server

https://opendev.org/openstack/swift

sudo apt install swift-container

Section: net
Architecture: all
Source Package: swift
4 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Swift

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: swift-container from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

Ubuntu apt95%

swift-doc 2.33.0-0ubuntu1

distributed virtual object store - documentation

https://opendev.org/openstack/swift

sudo apt install swift-doc

Section: doc
Architecture: all
Source Package: swift
2 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Swift

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: swift-doc from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

Ubuntu apt95%

swift-object 2.33.0-0ubuntu1

distributed virtual object store - object server

https://opendev.org/openstack/swift

sudo apt install swift-object

Section: net
Architecture: all
Source Package: swift
3 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Swift

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: swift-object from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

Ubuntu apt95%

swift-object-expirer 2.33.0-0ubuntu1

distributed virtual object store - object expirer

https://opendev.org/openstack/swift

sudo apt install swift-object-expirer

Section: net
Architecture: all
Source Package: swift
2 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Swift

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: swift-object-expirer from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

package graph

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source trail

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Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/swift.yml

Used sources

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cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated configuration and credential file locations
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

Install swift with Homebrew, apt, scoop, winget

Additional install commands

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Project history

Adoption history

How it is used

Why package nerds care

Timeline

Related projects

Sources

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