# JohnSundell/SwiftPlate

Easily generate cross platform Swift framework projects from the command line

Repository: https://github.com/JohnSundell/SwiftPlate
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/swiftplate
Language: Swift
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: cli, swift, script, xcode, generate
Last push: 2019-03-31T20:56:55+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": 4102, "days_push": 2712, "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 1766, forks 85 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:33.512448+00:00)

## What it is
SwiftPlate is a command-line tool that generates ready-to-build Xcode projects for cross-platform Swift framework projects in seconds. Generated projects ship with support for CocoaPods, Carthage, and Swift Package Manager, and target iOS, macOS, watchOS, tvOS, and Linux.

## Use cases
- generate a Swift framework project from the command line
- scaffold an Xcode project for a new Swift library
- create a cross-platform Swift framework with CocoaPods and Carthage support
- quickly bootstrap an open-source Swift package with a Podspec
- set up boilerplate for an iOS and macOS framework in seconds
- script project generation for CI with command-line arguments

## When to choose
- You are starting a new Swift framework and want an instant Xcode project wired up for CocoaPods, Carthage, and Swift Package Manager
- You want interactive step-by-step scaffolding, or fully non-interactive generation via CLI flags for automation
- You need generated projects that target Apple platforms plus Linux

## When to avoid
- You need up-to-date Xcode project formats and modern Swift tooling — the last release was March 2019
- You only need a Swift Package Manager manifest, which 'swift package init' already provides
- You want to generate full applications rather than framework/library projects

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: abandoned
- function: cli, boilerplate
- domain: developer-tools, apple-ecosystem, cross-platform
- platform: cli
- tags: xcode-project-generation, project-scaffolding, project-templates, cocoapods, carthage, swift-package-manager, framework-generator, ios, macos, watchos, tvos, swift, linux

## Member repositories
- JohnSundell/SwiftPlate (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:33.512448+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 2026-08-30T03:26:28.811054+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/JohnSundell/SwiftPlate (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:33.512448+00:00, sha 3ab49637ef36)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.