facebook/chisel
Chisel is a collection of LLDB commands to assist debugging iOS apps. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
55/100
- Activity 72
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4576
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 171
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
9178 stars · 792 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Chisel is a collection of LLDB commands implemented in Python that assist in debugging iOS and macOS apps. It extends the LLDB debugger with commands for inspecting view hierarchies, view controllers, responder chains, and setting breakpoints or watchpoints.
Use cases
- debug iOS app view hierarchies from LLDB
- find a view or view controller by class name regex
- visualize a UIImage or CALayer in Preview.app while debugging
- set a breakpoint on a method without knowing which class implements it
- set a watchpoint on an object's instance variable
- print the responder chain for an object
When to choose
- you debug iOS or macOS apps in Xcode and want richer LLDB commands
- you need to inspect and manipulate UIKit views at runtime
- you want to install a mature, MIT-licensed LLDB extension via Homebrew
When to avoid
- you debug Android or non-Apple platforms
- you need a GUI debugger rather than LLDB commands
- you work outside the Xcode/LLDB toolchain
Facets
plugin · maturity active
developer-tools testing developer-tools mobile-development cli lldb debugging xcode ios-debugging python-scripts macos ios
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/facebook/chisel · fetched 2026-08-28 · 054f78753065
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| facebook/chisel | main | 55 |
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