xtool: Cross-platform Xcode replacement. Build and deploy iOS apps with SwiftPM on Linux, Windows, macOS

｢ xtool is a cross-platform (Linux/WSL/macOS) tool that replicates Xcode functionality with open standards.

Build a SwiftPM package into an iOS app

Sign and install iOS apps

Interact with Apple Developer Services programmatically ｣

https://github.com/xtool-org/xtool

At today’s weekly Swift Dev Chat “office hours”, @is and I conducted a successful problem investigation.

I had been experiencing significantly slower build times recently, and hadn’t gotten around to digging into it. But talking today we decided to do it as a pair in the session.

In brief, the “Enable Module Verifier” build setting was adding large delays to build times for Framework targets in an Xcode project.
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Very fruitful Saturday! I found and fixed a bug causing a crash when moving habits between groups, finished the habit frequency mechanism, reworked (yet again…) notifications scheduling, and sent it to #TestFlight!
#BuildInPublic #IndieHacker #iOSDev #IndieDev

I’ve played a little bit with caffeinate and Swift/SwiftUI to create a very simple macOS app that controls it. I know there are many free and more powerful apps out there. This was just a personal experiment :)

App Store Connect has been slow all week. Not only reviews. Just processing has taken hours in some cases. I just got notice of processing completing for a build submitted at least 4 hours ago

I thought I wouldn’t force myself to work on Spark after work today. Weekend kicked in hard. Yet here I am, with a new option for setting habit frequency ready for tests. I needed to tweak reminders a bit, and I’ll be working on that (again ) over the weekend.
#BuildInPublic #iOSDev #IndieDev

Swift Developers and Indies!

Join us for the Swift Developer Goals meeting today at 12:30PM PT:

Sign up at https://swiftremotestudio.com
Join the Slack
Go to the `goals-friday` channel for the Zoom link

See you there!

#OneMoreThing 2025 is happening!
The largest IRL gathering of #AppleDevs alongside #WWDC25 in Cupertino.

June 7–13, 2025
Talks, labs, & keynotes
Free & paid tickets (community-first pricing)

https://omt-conf.com
#iOSDev #SwiftLang #TechConference

For those who have been putting off migrating to the UIScene app lifecycle, here’s how I’m doing it

http://objectionable-c.com/posts/uiscenedelegate-migration/

Tired of your SwiftUI app downloading the same image like it has short-term memory loss?

Let’s fix that with NSCache + async/await!
Your images will load faster, and your users will stop silently judging you.

Watch:
https://azamsharp.teachable.com/courses/azamsharp-pro-for-all-content/lectures/61429640

Every Swift dev has "decoded" cryptic error messages for their apps.

What if we shared those solutions instead of each solving the same puzzle? I've started a community project to map Apple's error codes to human language.

Help build it:
https://www.fline.dev/making-swift-error-messages-human-friendly-together/

I added configurable 311 color maps to the latest release of my NYC buildings app for iOS. You can make your own filter, choosing from almost 2k service request types.

It’s fun and interesting to play with; I’m excited to share it!

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/gotham-edifice/id1465631520

Made my first custom SF symbol, pretty cool that these animations work out of the box
#iosdev

Apple Weather App (Benja’s Version)
A minimalist take inspired by the original Apple Weather app.

Check it out on GitHub: github.com/benjaminrsalgado/weather

Working on an app icon for my journaling app Tides and was curious if I am wasting my time trying to make a vector image of it? I see a lot of people just using AI to make theirs these days. Is that limiting as you start putting together other materials or not? #iosdev #swiftui #buildinpublic

Are you an iOS developer with a strong command of Swift and Objective-C? Are you excited by the idea of building cutting-edge, high-performance applications used around the world? If so, we’d love to hear from you! https://iosdevjobs.com/jobs/m-a9d3bc32-0db4-4de2-95b2-30c7bebb2e5c #Swift #SwiftLang #iOSDev #MacDev #iOSDevJobs