Open source alternatives to Xcode

3 projects on starwire do the same job. Ranked by how much of what Xcode does each one covers, read from its README and website. Ties go to the most active.

What Xcode does

Build and run iOS and macOS appscore
Code editor for Swift and Objective-Ccore
Simulators for Apple devicescore
Interface design and SwiftUI previews
Debugger and performance tools
Signing and App Store upload

Each dot in the table is one job, in this order. Square dots are core jobs and count double. Full means yes, half means partly. "See the evidence" under a project shows the line behind each one. Coverage is what a project documents, not how well it works or how hard it is to move to. How we score this

Project	Covers	Stars	Commits, 12 weeks	Last release	Closed vs opened	Setup	License
CrossCodeiOS app development IDE that runs on Windows and Linux	Same job, different way49%	742+6	0	14 months ago	Too few	Install like an app	MIT
Covers 2 of 3 core jobs. Partly: Debugger and performance tools; Signing and App Store upload. Not shown: Simulators for Apple devices; Interface design and SwiftUI previews.See the evidence Build and run iOS and macOS appscoreYesCreate, build, and test apps without owning a Mac. Code editor for Swift and Objective-CcoreYesCode editing including error reporting, autocomplete, go to definition Simulators for Apple devicescoreNot shownNeither the README nor the website mentions it. Interface design and SwiftUI previewsNot shownNeither the README nor the website mentions it. Debugger and performance toolsPartlyView the syslog or the stdout (console) of your device/app Signing and App Store uploadPartlyLog in with your Apple ID to sign apps
openfruitTools for building iOS apps on Windows for free	Covers one part39%	20+4	11	None	Too few	Install like an app	Custom license
Covers 1 of 3 core jobs. Partly: Code editor for Swift and Objective-C; Signing and App Store upload. Not shown: Simulators for Apple devices; Interface design and SwiftUI previews; Debugger and performance tools.See the evidence Build and run iOS and macOS appscoreYesbuild iOS applications directly on Windows, without requiring a Mac Code editor for Swift and Objective-CcorePartlyis a new IDE built on top of OpenFruit Simulators for Apple devicescoreNot shownNeither the README nor the website mentions it. Interface design and SwiftUI previewsNot shownNeither the README nor the website mentions it. Debugger and performance toolsNot shownNeither the README nor the website mentions it. Signing and App Store uploadPartlysigning and deployment still require further validation
xtoolBuilds and deploys Swift iOS apps with SwiftPM on Linux and Windows	Same job, different way28%	16k+605	78	19 days ago	69%	Uses the terminal	MIT
Covers 1 of 3 core jobs. Partly: Signing and App Store upload. Not shown: Code editor for Swift and Objective-C; Simulators for Apple devices; Interface design and SwiftUI previews; Debugger and performance tools.See the evidence Build and run iOS and macOS appscoreYesBuild a SwiftPM package into an iOS app Code editor for Swift and Objective-CcoreNot shownNeither the README nor the website mentions it. Simulators for Apple devicescoreNot shownNeither the README nor the website mentions it. Interface design and SwiftUI previewsNot shownNeither the README nor the website mentions it. Debugger and performance toolsNot shownNeither the README nor the website mentions it. Signing and App Store uploadPartlySign and install iOS apps

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