# yonaskolb/XcodeGen

A Swift command line tool for generating your Xcode project

Repository: https://github.com/yonaskolb/XcodeGen
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/xcodegen
Language: Swift
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: swift, xcode, generator, xcodeproject, specification, yaml, xcodeproj, cli, ci
Last push: 2026-07-16T06:42:48+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 94/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 92, release rhythm 93, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3332, "days_push": 48, "days_rel": 48, "gap_med": 19.5, "n_releases_24m": 9}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 8737, forks 900 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:25.423722+00:00)

## What it is
XcodeGen is a Swift command line tool that generates Xcode project files (.xcodeproj) from a YAML or JSON project specification and your folder structure. It eliminates committed .xcodeproj merge conflicts by regenerating projects on demand, including on CI.

## Use cases
- generate xcode project from yaml spec
- remove xcodeproj merge conflicts from git
- create ios project without using xcode ui
- generate xcode schemes for different environments
- set up xcode project on ci pipeline
- share build settings across multiple targets
- create multi-platform framework project

## When to choose
- your team suffers from .xcodeproj merge conflicts
- you want project files generated reproducibly on CI
- you prefer declaring targets, schemes, and settings in readable YAML/JSON
- you frequently add or move source files and want Xcode groups synced to disk

## When to avoid
- you prefer configuring projects visually inside Xcode
- your project relies heavily on Xcode-only features or manual project tweaks that the spec cannot express
- you work outside the Apple/Xcode ecosystem

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: cli, build-tool, developer-tools, configuration-management, yaml, json
- domain: developer-tools, cross-platform
- platform: cli
- tags: xcode, xcodeproj, project-generation, ios, swift-package-manager, ci-friendly, merge-conflict-free, command-line, automation, macos, swift

## Member repositories
- yonaskolb/XcodeGen (main) score 94

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:25.423722+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 2026-08-29T17:25:18.282015+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/yonaskolb/XcodeGen (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:25.423722+00:00, sha 78efadcfa41f)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.