Alternatives to swiftlint
Other tools in this directory that do similar work, with a verified install command for each. swiftlint itself: install swiftlint.
swift-sh
Easily script with third-party Swift dependencies
Swimat
[ARCHIVED] An Xcode formatter plug-in for Swift. Superseded by swift-format, now built into Xcode
swiftgen
The Swift code generator for your assets, storyboards, Localizable.strings, … — Get rid of all String-based APIs!
sourcery
Meta-programming for Swift, stop writing boilerplate code
google-java-format
Reformats Java source code to comply with Google Java Style
autopep8
A tool that automatically formats Python code to conform to the PEP 8 style guide
folderify
:file_folder: Generate pixel-perfect macOS folder icons in the native style. (Now with support for macOS 26 Tahoe!)
Mac Sai
Mac Sai: the open-source Mac cleaner, optimizer, and malware scanner. A free, Apple-notarized alternative to CleanMyMac, built with Swift 6 and SwiftU
Orchard
The native UI for Apple Containers and (o)MLX sandboxes, written in swift as a replacement for docker desktop
bartycrouch
Localization/I18n: Incrementally update/translate your Strings files from .swift, .h, .m(m), .storyboard or .xib files
elm-format
elm-format formats Elm source code according to a standard set of rules based on the official Elm Style Guide
OpenSim
OpenSim is an open source alternative to SimPholders, written in Swift
scrcpy
Display and control your Android device
go
The Go programming language
node
Node.js JavaScript runtime ✨🐢🚀✨
rust
Empowering everyone to build reliable and efficient software
typescript
TypeScript is a superset of JavaScript that compiles to clean JavaScript output
openai-whisper
Robust Speech Recognition via Large-Scale Weak Supervision
deno
A modern runtime for JavaScript and TypeScript
neovim
Vim-fork focused on extensibility and usability
nvm
Node Version Manager - POSIX-compliant bash script to manage multiple active node.js versions
uv
An extremely fast Python package and project manager, written in Rust
Syncthing
Open Source Continuous File Synchronization
ripgrep
ripgrep recursively searches directories for a regex pattern while respecting your gitignore
How we picked these
We match on what the tool does and how it installs, then order by how widely each project is used. We're not saying these are better or worse than swiftlint — that depends on what you're building. We're saying they're the projects people reach for in the same situations, and each one has an install command we checked against its documentation.
swiftlint is developed by its own authors and this page is an independent reference; we are not affiliated with or sponsored by any project listed, and nothing here is a paid placement.