What are the best Swift IDEs?

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What are the best Swift IDEs?

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Best Swift IDEs	Price	Last Updated
-- Xcode	-	Mar 1, 2023
-- AppCode	-	May 15, 2017

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Xcode

Top Pro

Excellent integration and support for the Mac ecosystem

Top Con

No good documentation

There is no single place for documentation of Xcode itself. See More

Top Pro

SwiftUI to build up UI more conveniently

Top Con

Updates take ages

Whenever you have an update, it takes very long time until you can use Xcode again. See More

Top Pro

Live syntax checking, built-in documentation, code completion

Makes programming quick and painless. See More

Top Pro

Great iOS integration

iOS integration makes it easy to deploy apps. See More

Top Pro

Easy to install

Just head to AppStore and install it for free. See More

Top Pro

Supports storyboards

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AppCode

Top Pro

Great built-in version control

Top Con

Can't be used for editing storyboards

If you want to edit a .storyboard file, you'll have to use another program like Xcode. See More

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What are the best Swift IDEs?

2 Options Considered

Xcode

My Recommendation for Xcode

My Recommendation for Xcode

Excellent integration and support for the Mac ecosystem

No good documentation

SwiftUI to build up UI more conveniently

Updates take ages

Live syntax checking, built-in documentation, code completion

Great iOS integration

Easy to install

Supports storyboards

AppCode

My Recommendation for AppCode

My Recommendation for AppCode

Great built-in version control

Can't be used for editing storyboards

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