# CocoaPods/cocoapods-packager

CocoaPods plugin which allows you to generate a static library from a podspec.

Repository: https://github.com/CocoaPods/cocoapods-packager
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/cocoapods-packager
Language: Ruby
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Last push: 2023-03-16T08:46:58+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4552, "days_push": 1266, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1151, forks 227 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:46.763392+00:00)

## What it is
A CocoaPods plugin that generates a framework or static library from a podspec. It lets iOS library authors distribute their Pods as prebuilt binaries to developers who don't use CocoaPods.

## Use cases
- generate a static library from a podspec
- package an iOS pod as a framework for non-CocoaPods users
- distribute a closed-source SDK built from CocoaPods sources
- mangle symbols when packaging a pod to avoid conflicts
- build a prebuilt binary of my library for distribution

## When to choose
- you develop CocoaPods libraries and also need to ship frameworks or static libraries
- your consumers don't use CocoaPods and need prebuilt binaries
- you want declarative build settings from the podspec applied to packaged output

## When to avoid
- you only distribute via CocoaPods source distribution
- you're building for platforms outside Apple/iOS tooling
- you need actively maintained tooling for modern Xcode build systems - consider alternatives like cocoapods-packager forks or SPM

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: maintenance
- function: build-tool, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, mobile-development
- platform: cli, ruby
- tags: cocoapods, ios, static-library, framework-packaging, ruby-gem, macos

## Member repositories
- CocoaPods/cocoapods-packager (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:46.763392+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:33:34.750765+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/CocoaPods/cocoapods-packager (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:46.763392+00:00, sha c62c29eab64c)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.