install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install swiftlint

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install swiftlint

MacPorts ports tree · devel/swiftlint/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Fedora dnfverified · 92%

sudo dnf install swiftlint

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · swiftlint · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#swiftlint

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/sw/swiftlint/package.nix · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Tool to enforce Swift style and conventions

Project links

Commands and aliases

swiftlint

history

Project history and usage

SwiftLint is a Swift style and convention linter originally published by Realm. It became one of the default package-manager-installed tools in Swift projects because it gives teams a shared command-line style gate for local development, Xcode, SwiftPM, Bazel, CocoaPods, Mint, and CI.

Project history

The SwiftLint repository was created in May 2015. The README describes the tool as loosely based on the archived GitHub Swift Style Guide and aligned with rules generally accepted by the Swift community.

As Swift tooling matured, SwiftLint moved from simple command-line linting into several build-system surfaces. Its README now documents Swift Package command and build-tool plugins, Xcode package integration, Homebrew, CocoaPods, Mint, Bazel, prebuilt packages, and source builds.

Adoption history

SwiftLint's adoption follows the rise of Swift as a production language: teams needed automated style checks that could run before code review and inside Xcode builds. The official README includes a 2017 video introduction by JP Simard, showing that the project had already become notable in the Swift community by then.

The input package facts show broad packaging beyond Homebrew, including DNF, MacPorts, and Nix. That cross-manager presence is unusual for a Swift-specific CLI and signals sustained use outside one local macOS setup.

How it is used

Common usage is `swiftlint` in a project directory, usually governed by `.swiftlint.yml`. The README emphasizes that SwiftLint analyzes valid, compilable Swift source, which is why teams often place it after or alongside normal build steps rather than as a substitute compiler.

Modern usage includes SwiftPM plugins and Bazel targets as well as traditional Homebrew-installed binaries called from Xcode script phases.

Why package nerds care

SwiftLint is package-nerd significant because it packages a moving style rule set as a reproducible CLI. Version pinning matters: rule defaults, SwiftSyntax behavior, and autocorrection can affect source diffs across a whole repository.

It also demonstrates how Swift command-line tools escaped the single-machine Homebrew model and became build plugins, package dependencies, and CI artifacts.

Timeline

2015: GitHub repository created.
2017: Official README links a recorded video introduction.
2018: GitHub release metadata includes 0.28.x and 0.29.x releases.
2026: GitHub release metadata shows active 0.63.x through 0.65.x maintenance.

Related projects

Related projects include SwiftFormat for formatting, SwiftSyntax for rule implementation, SourceKit/Clang for type information, SwiftLintPlugins for SwiftPM plugin consumption, and Bazel rules for build integration.

Sources

https://api.github.com/repos/realm/SwiftLint
https://github.com/realm/SwiftLint#readme
https://realm.github.io/SwiftLint
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 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: .swiftlint.yml

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`swiftlint`	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 version0.65.0

manager updated2026-06-27

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://github.com/realm/SwiftLint

infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/realm/SwiftLintnone confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:swiftlint
Version	0.65.0
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/swiftlint
Homepage	https://github.com/realm/SwiftLint
Repository	https://github.com/realm/SwiftLint
Upstream docs	https://github.com/realm/SwiftLint#readme
License	MIT
Source archive	https://github.com/realm/SwiftLint.git
Last updated	2026-06-27T09:34:51Z
Pulse	updated
Uses from macOS	curl, libxml2
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	swiftlint
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

source database matches

Other package-manager records

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

Nix95%

swiftlint

nix profile install nixpkgs#swiftlint

normalized package name match
Matched by: Swiftlint

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/sw/swiftlint/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

dnf95%

swiftlint 0.63.0-1.fc45

Tool to enforce Swift style and conventions

https://realm.github.io/SwiftLint/

sudo dnf install swiftlint

License: MIT AND Apache-1.0 AND Apache-2.0
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: swiftlint
15 dependencies
2 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Swiftlint

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: swiftlint from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst

MacPorts95%

swiftlint

sudo port install swiftlint

normalized package name match
Matched by: Swiftlint

MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: devel/swiftlint/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

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/swiftlint.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
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

Install swiftlint with Homebrew, dnf, MacPorts, Nix