# kolinkrewinkel/Polychromatic

Semantic highlighting for Xcode.

Repository: https://github.com/kolinkrewinkel/Polychromatic
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/kolinkrewinkel-polychromatic
Homepage: http://kolinkrewinkel.com/
Language: Objective-C
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2016-06-24T16:53:58+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4538, "days_push": 3722, "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 1046, forks 62 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:21.813156+00:00)

## What it is
An Xcode plugin that provides semantic syntax highlighting, assigning unique dynamic colors to properties, ivars, and local variables. It de-emphasizes types and keywords to make variable logic more visually apparent.

## Use cases
- color variables uniquely in Xcode
- make code logic clearer with semantic highlighting
- reduce visual noise from keyword coloring
- customize Xcode syntax highlighting themes

## When to choose
- you use an older Xcode (5-7 era) and want semantic variable coloring
- you find standard syntax highlighting unhelpful for tracking variables

## When to avoid
- you use modern Xcode versions, as the plugin system is unsupported
- you need actively maintained tooling

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: abandoned
- function: editor, theme
- domain: developer-tools, text-editors
- platform: editor-plugin
- tags: xcode-plugin, syntax-highlighting, semantic-highlighting, objective-c, macos

## Member repositories
- kolinkrewinkel/Polychromatic (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:21.813156+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 2026-08-30T07:01:57.438047+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/kolinkrewinkel/Polychromatic (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:21.813156+00:00, sha c4cd82404683)
  - homepage: http://kolinkrewinkel.com/ (fetched 2026-08-29T13:02:36.949490+00:00, sha 8b5de720601a)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.