# inket/update_xcode_plugins

No more messing with plugin UUIDs; Plugins on Xcode 8+!

Repository: https://github.com/inket/update_xcode_plugins
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/update_xcode_plugins
Language: Ruby
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: xcode, xcode-plugins, unsign
Archived: true
Last push: 2018-06-06T01:02:04+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3842, "days_push": 3011, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, archived, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1182, forks 80 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:54.271687+00:00)

## What it is
A Ruby command-line tool that adds missing UUIDs to installed Xcode plugins so they load in newer Xcode versions, and can unsign Xcode to enable plugins on Xcode 8+. It also offers a launch agent to automatically re-run whenever plugins or Xcode are updated.

## Use cases
- make old Xcode plugins load in newer Xcode versions
- unsign Xcode to enable plugin support on Xcode 8+
- automatically update plugin UUIDs whenever Xcode updates
- restore a signed Xcode after unsigning
- preview which plugins will be modified before changing them

## When to choose
- you use legacy Xcode plugins that lack UUIDs for your Xcode version
- you need plugin support on Xcode 8 or later and accept unsigning Xcode
- you want automatic plugin patching via a launch agent

## When to avoid
- you rely on Xcode code signing for enterprise/security policies
- you use modern Xcode extensions instead of legacy plugins
- you need a maintained tool - the last release was in 2018

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: maintenance
- function: developer-tools, plugin-system, security
- domain: developer-tools, apple-ecosystem
- platform: cli, ruby
- tags: xcode, xcode-plugins, unsign, ruby-gem, alcatraz, command-line, macos

## Member repositories
- inket/update_xcode_plugins (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:54.271687+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 2026-08-30T06:24:50.477770+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/inket/update_xcode_plugins (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:54.271687+00:00, sha a218c051f14f)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.