# Cosmo/TinyConsole

TinyConsole is a micro-console that can help you log and display information inside an iOS application, where having a connection to a development computer is not possible.

Repository: https://github.com/Cosmo/TinyConsole
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/tinyconsole
Language: Swift
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: console, helper, log, ios, tool, events
Last push: 2019-09-30T21:37:45+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": 3565, "days_push": 2529, "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 1940, forks 88 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:57.315715+00:00)

## What it is
TinyConsole is a small Swift library that embeds an on-device log console into iOS apps, letting developers print, colorize, and clear log messages without a Mac connection. It wraps your root view controller and toggles the console by shaking the device.

## Use cases
- debug an iOS app on a physical device without Xcode attached
- show log output to testers in the field
- print colored error messages inside the app
- add orientation markers and clear logs at runtime
- toggle a debug console by shaking the device

## When to choose
- you need on-device logging where no development computer is available
- you want a lightweight, drop-in console for UIKit apps
- you distribute builds to testers who need to see logs

## When to avoid
- you only debug with Xcode or Console.app attached
- your app is built with SwiftUI and you prefer modern tooling
- you need advanced features like network request inspection or crash reporting

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: maintenance
- function: logging, developer-tools, terminal-ui
- domain: mobile-development, developer-tools
- platform: -
- tags: on-device-console, shake-to-toggle, debugging, uikit, ios, swift, mobile

## Member repositories
- Cosmo/TinyConsole (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:57.315715+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 2026-08-30T03:08:08.402693+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/Cosmo/TinyConsole (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:57.315715+00:00, sha e57a862eaaab)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.