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yonaskolb/Mint

A package manager that installs and runs executable Swift packages observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/yonaskolb/Mint · Swift · MIT (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

50/100

  • Activity 60
  • Release rhythm 8
  • Longevity 100
How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 3263
  • days_rel: 455
  • days_push: 242
  • n_releases_24m: 1

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

2509 stars · 133 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

Mint is a command-line package manager that installs and runs executable Swift packages built with the Swift Package Manager. It caches builds by version, supports running multiple versions of the same tool side by side, and can link packages globally or via a Mintfile manifest.

Use cases

  • install and run a specific version of SwiftLint without Homebrew formulas
  • run multiple versions of the same Swift CLI tool side by side
  • distribute a Swift command line tool without maintaining a Homebrew formula
  • pin a list of versioned Swift tools in a Mintfile for a team
  • quickly try the latest version of a Swift executable package
  • globally link a Swift package executable so it's on PATH

When to choose

  • you distribute or use Swift CLI tools built with SPM and want versioned, cached installs
  • you need several versions of the same tool installed at once
  • you want to avoid writing and maintaining Homebrew formulas for Swift executables

When to avoid

  • you need to manage libraries or app dependencies rather than executable command line tools
  • your tools aren't Swift Package Manager packages
  • you need a general-purpose system package manager for non-Swift software

Facets

cli-tool · maturity active

package-manager cli developer-tools build-tool developer-tools programming-languages version-control cli swift-package-manager spm executable-packages versioned-installs mintfile homebrew-alternative swiftlint global-linking build-caching command-line macos linux swift

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Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
yonaskolb/Mintmain50

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