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macOS

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brew install swiftgen

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overview

Package summary

Swift code generator for assets, storyboards, Localizable.strings, etc.

Project links

Commands and aliases

swiftgen

history

Project history and usage

SwiftGen is a Swift code generator for project resources such as asset catalogs, localized strings, fonts, Interface Builder files, JSON, YAML, and plists. Its package-manager role is to make resource names type-safe and repeatable in iOS and Swift build pipelines.

Project history

The SwiftGen repository was created in July 2015. Its README presents the project as a generator that removes stringly typed resource lookups by producing Swift constants and APIs from project files.

The project developed around a configuration-first workflow. The documented `swiftgen.yml` file describes parsers, inputs, templates, and outputs, which made SwiftGen easy to pin in repositories and run from Xcode build phases.

Adoption history

Official installation documentation covers ZIP releases committed into a project, CocoaPods, Homebrew, Mint, and source builds. That set reflects a common Swift tooling pattern: either pin the binary inside the project or install it system-wide through a developer package manager.

The input package facts list Homebrew availability, and GitHub release metadata shows public releases at least as far back as the 0.5.x and 0.6.x series in 2016.

How it is used

Common usage is `swiftgen config run` or simply `swiftgen` from a project root containing `swiftgen.yml`. Teams usually run it in an Xcode script phase so generated Swift files stay synchronized with assets and localization files.

SwiftGen is also used directly with parser subcommands when developing templates or testing one resource type, but the README recommends configuration-file usage for normal projects.

Why package nerds care

SwiftGen is important to package-oriented Swift workflows because it turns app resources into generated source and therefore has to be versioned like a compiler-adjacent build tool. A different SwiftGen version can change generated APIs, so teams care about pinning and reproducible installation.

It also sits at the intersection of package managers and IDE builds: CocoaPods can install the binary beside dependencies, Homebrew can provide a system command, and checked-in release ZIPs can lock a project to one tool version.

Timeline

2015: GitHub repository created.
2016: GitHub release metadata includes 0.5.x and 0.6.x releases.
2024: GitHub release metadata lists 6.6.3.

Related projects

Related Swift build tools include SwiftLint, SwiftFormat, Stencil templates, CocoaPods, Mint, and Xcode script build phases.

Sources

https://api.github.com/repos/SwiftGen/SwiftGen
https://github.com/SwiftGen/SwiftGen#readme
https://github.com/SwiftGen/SwiftGen/blob/stable/Documentation/ConfigFile.md
input.source_facts.package-manager

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 8 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: swiftgen.yml

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`swiftgen`	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 version6.6.3

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detected6.6.3

https://github.com/SwiftGen/SwiftGen

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:swiftgen
Version	6.6.3
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/swiftgen
Homepage	https://github.com/SwiftGen/SwiftGen
Repository	https://github.com/SwiftGen/SwiftGen
Upstream docs	https://github.com/SwiftGen/SwiftGen#readme
License	MIT
Source archive	https://github.com/SwiftGen/SwiftGen/archive/refs/tags/6.6.3.tar.gz
Bottle	available (on arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, monterey, sonoma, ventura)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

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

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

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.

combined/swiftgen.yml

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

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