# swiftlang/vscode-swift

Visual Studio Code Extension for Swift

Repository: https://github.com/swiftlang/vscode-swift
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/vscode-swift
Homepage: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=swiftlang.swift-vscode
Language: TypeScript
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: swift, vscode-extension, vscode
Last push: 2026-09-02T19:16:53+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 99/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 100, release rhythm 98, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1744, "days_push": 0, "days_rel": 15, "gap_med": 17.5, "n_releases_24m": 19}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1067, forks 119 (observed 2026-09-03T02:15:18.302576+00:00)

## What it is
The official Visual Studio Code extension providing Swift language support, powered by SourceKit LSP for code intelligence and LLDB DAP for debugging. It offers code completion, navigation, error annotations, automatic task and launch configuration generation, a Project Panel, and a Test Explorer, primarily for Swift Package Manager projects.

## Use cases
- write swift in vscode
- debug swift applications with lldb
- run swift package manager tests from the editor
- get code completion for swift projects
- create new swift packages from vscode
- navigate and find references in swift codebases

## When to choose
- you develop Swift Package Manager projects on Linux, Windows, or macOS
- you want an official, Swift.org-backed editing experience in VS Code
- you need integrated debugging, test running, and dependency viewing for Swift

## When to avoid
- your project is primarily an Xcode project (.xcodeproj), which has limited support
- you use an IDE other than VS Code
- you need full iOS/SwiftUI interface building tools, which require Xcode

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: active
- function: editor, developer-tools, testing, documentation
- domain: developer-tools, programming-languages, cross-platform
- platform: editor-plugin, cross-platform, windows
- tags: swift, vscode-extension, language-server-protocol, sourcekit-lsp, lldb-debugging, swift-package-manager, code-completion, test-explorer, macos, linux

## Member repositories
- swiftlang/vscode-swift (main) score 99

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-09-03T02:15:18.302576+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 2026-08-30T06:55:27.177327+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/swiftlang/vscode-swift (fetched 2026-09-03T02:15:18.302576+00:00, sha 939d0ac761c2)
  - homepage: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=swiftlang.swift-vscode (fetched 2026-08-29T12:57:18.289887+00:00, sha a30a056c54e5)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.