# indragiek/InAppViewDebugger

A UIView debugger (like Reveal or Xcode) that can be embedded in an app for on-device view debugging

Repository: https://github.com/indragiek/InAppViewDebugger
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/inappviewdebugger
Language: Swift
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: swift, uiview, debugger, debugging, visualization, ipad, iphone, ios, view, ui
Last push: 2024-01-02T00:22:10+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2712, "days_push": 975, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1920, forks 108 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:55.173191+00:00)

## What it is
An embeddable iOS view debugger library that provides a 3D snapshot view (via SceneKit) and a synchronized hierarchy tree view, similar to Reveal or Xcode's view debugger. It runs entirely on-device, letting developers inspect UIView hierarchies without tethering to a computer.

## Use cases
- debug ui view hierarchy on device
- inspect uiview layout issues on iphone or ipad
- 3d visualize app view hierarchy
- find where a view sits in the hierarchy
- debug ui without connecting to xcode
- trigger view debugger from lldb

## When to choose
- you need to debug UIKit view hierarchies directly on an iOS device
- you want a free, open-source alternative to Reveal
- you need synchronized 3D and tree views of the UI hierarchy

## When to avoid
- you need SwiftUI-specific inspection tools
- you only debug from a tethered Mac and Xcode's built-in debugger suffices
- you target iOS versions below 11

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: maintenance
- function: developer-tools, gui, data-visualization
- domain: mobile-development, developer-tools, testing
- platform: -
- tags: view-debugger, uikit, scenekit, on-device-debugging, view-hierarchy, ios, swift, mobile

## Member repositories
- indragiek/InAppViewDebugger (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:55.173191+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 2026-08-30T03:09:49.165523+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/indragiek/InAppViewDebugger (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:55.173191+00:00, sha cb9004aea054)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.