xcpretty/xcpretty

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What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

xcpretty is a fast, flexible command-line formatter for xcodebuild output, written in Ruby and distributed as a gem. It pipes raw xcodebuild logs into clean, colorized terminal output and can generate JUnit, HTML, and JSON compilation database reports for CI systems.

Use cases

• make xcodebuild output readable in the terminal
• pretty print iOS build logs
• generate JUnit XML reports from xcodebuild for Jenkins or TeamCity
• show TAP-compatible test results from iOS builds
• save the raw xcodebuild log with tee while displaying formatted output
• reduce noisy build output in CI pipelines

When to choose

• You build iOS or macOS apps with xcodebuild and want human-readable console output
• You run xcodebuild on CI (Travis, Jenkins, TeamCity) and need structured test reports
• You want custom formatting via its formatter extension API

When to avoid

• You don't use xcodebuild, e.g. Android/Gradle or non-Apple build systems
• You need a build system or Xcode replacement rather than output formatting
• You rely on xcodebuild's native result bundles or xcbeautify-style structured output instead

Facets

cli-tool · maturity stable

formatter logging cli ci-cd testing developer-tools mobile-development testing cli ruby xcodebuild ios xcode build-output-formatting junit-reports tap ansi-color continuous-integration ruby-gem log-parsing command-line devops macos

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