# Install iblinter with Homebrew

Linter tool for Interface Builder. Version 0.5.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:iblinter
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install iblinter
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:iblinter
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Version:** 0.5.0
- **Source summary:** Linter tool for Interface Builder
- **Homepage:** <https://github.com/IBDecodable/IBLinter>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/IBDecodable/IBLinter>
- **Generated:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00

## Executables

- iblinter (alias)

## Install behavior

- Bottle: not available

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-08-03
- Package-manager version: 0.5.0
## Project history and usage

IBLinter is a Swift command-line linter for Interface Builder files, aimed at normalizing `.xib` and `.storyboard` files in iOS and macOS projects.

### Project history

The README describes IBLinter as inspired by SwiftLint and focused on XML-based Interface Builder resources. It offers installation through Homebrew, Mint, CocoaPods, or source builds, which matches the distribution habits of Apple-platform developer tools.

### Adoption history

IBLinter became one of the more visible packages in this batch: the GitHub page shows a large star count for a narrowly scoped linter, and Homebrew analytics show thousands of installs over a 365-day window. That reflects a practical need in teams that treat storyboards and XIBs as reviewable source files rather than opaque editor artifacts.

### How it is used

Teams use IBLinter in local checks or build phases to enforce conventions on Interface Builder files. The README documents a project-root configuration file with enabled rules, disabled rules, and excluded paths, which lets teams tune lint behavior for their repository.

### Why package nerds care

IBLinter is a neat example of the SwiftLint pattern spreading to adjacent Apple build artifacts: a focused Swift CLI, Homebrew and Mint installation, CocoaPods integration for build phases, and a rule-based config file for otherwise awkward XML UI resources.

### Timeline

- v0.1.0: The repository contains an early tagged release for the linter.
- 0.4.x: The tag history shows a long sequence of 0.4 maintenance releases.
- 2022: GitHub lists 0.5.0 as a February 2022 release.
- 0.5.0: Homebrew packages the same stable version.

### Related projects

- The README explicitly names realm/SwiftLint as inspiration, and installation docs place IBLinter beside Homebrew, Mint, CocoaPods, and Xcode build-phase workflows.

### Sources

- <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/iblinter>
- <https://github.com/IBDecodable/IBLinter>
- <https://github.com/IBDecodable/IBLinter/releases>


## Security Notes

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

- **Geiger risk:** green / low
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals


## Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.


## Configuration files

- macOS: <project-root>/.iblinter.yml
- Unix: <project-root>/.iblinter.yml

## Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/iblinter.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/iblinter.yml)


## Sources

- pkg.so package database
- Geiger risk classifier
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
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- cross-ecosystem install command graph