# twostraws/ControlRoom

A macOS app to control the Xcode Simulator.

Repository: https://github.com/twostraws/ControlRoom
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/controlroom
Language: Swift
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: swift, swiftui, macos, xcode, simulator, simctl
Last push: 2026-04-05T01:37:16+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 66/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 75, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2394, "days_push": 151, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 6094, forks 320 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:35.005056+00:00)

## What it is
Control Room is a macOS GUI application for controlling the Xcode Simulator for iOS, tvOS, and watchOS. It wraps Apple's simctl command-line tool to manage simulator appearance, status bar, screenshots, push notifications, and more.

## Use cases
- control the xcode simulator from a gui
- take simulator screenshots with device bezels
- override simulator dark mode and language settings
- send test push notifications to the simulator
- edit simulator app userdefaults
- set custom gps location in the simulator
- change simulator status bar time and battery

## When to choose
- you develop iOS, tvOS, or watchOS apps and want a friendlier interface than simctl
- you frequently tweak simulator settings like appearance, locale, or status bar
- you need quick access to screenshots, deep links, and push notification testing

## When to avoid
- you don't have Xcode installed, since simctl is required
- you need to automate simulators on Linux or CI servers
- you need an Android emulator tool

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: developer-tools, gui, cli
- domain: developer-tools, mobile-development, operating-systems
- platform: -
- tags: xcode-simulator, simctl, swiftui, ios-development, apple-platforms, macos, desktop

## Member repositories
- twostraws/ControlRoom (main) score 66

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:35.005056+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 2026-08-29T17:48:16.973990+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/twostraws/ControlRoom (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:35.005056+00:00, sha 5ae79867ddbe)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.