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Install swift with Homebrew
High-performance system programming language. Version 6.3.3 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-13.
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Package summary
High-performance system programming language
Project links
Commands and aliases
- sourcekit-lsp
- sourcekitd-repl
- swift
- swift-api-checker.py
- swift-api-digester
- swift-api-dump.py
- swift-autolink-extract
- swift-build
- swift-build-sdk-interfaces
- swift-build-tool
- swift-cache-tool
- swift-compatibility-symbols
- swift-def-to-strings-converter
- swift-demangle
- swift-driver
- swift-experimental-sdk
- swift-frontend
- swift-help
- swift-legacy-driver
- swift-package
- swift-package-collection
- swift-package-registry
- swift-plugin-server
- swift-reflection-dump
- swift-run
- swift-scan-test
- swift-sdk
- swift-serialize-diagnostics
- swift-symbolgraph-extract
- swift-synthesize-interface
- swift-test
- swiftc
history
Project history and usage
Swift is an open-source, general-purpose programming language and toolchain centered on a compiler, standard library, package manager, debugger, and associated developer tools.
Project history
Swift.org says Swift was published as open source on December 3, 2015, together with supporting libraries, debugger, and package manager, under the Apache 2.0 license with a Runtime Library Exception. The current swiftlang/swift GitHub repository is the main source repository for the Swift programming language.
Adoption history
Swift began with Apple-platform development but Swift.org documents open-source builds for macOS, Linux, and Windows. The site emphasizes Swift as suitable for systems programming, apps, and cloud services, and its documentation page treats the package manager, standard library, core libraries, LLDB, and DocC as parts of the public ecosystem.
How it is used
Package-manager users interact with Swift through the `swift` toolchain: `swift build`, `swift test`, `swift run`, and package manifests named `Package.swift`. Swift.org describes Swift Package Manager as integrated with the build system to download, compile, and link dependencies into products.
Why package nerds care
Swift is important to package nerds because the language distribution includes its own build and package-management story rather than treating dependency resolution as an external add-on. Homebrew, winget, Scoop, and other package managers distribute toolchains or formulae, while SwiftPM defines the package format used by many of the surrounding Swift CLI tools in this batch.
Timeline
- 2015-10: Public swiftlang/swift GitHub repository created.
- 2015-12-03: Swift language, libraries, debugger, and package manager published as open source on Swift.org.
- 2019-03-25: Swift 5 released, a major stability milestone documented on Swift.org.
- Current docs: Swift Package Manager manages distribution and use of Swift packages through `Package.swift` manifests.
Related projects
- Swift.org documents the Swift compiler, standard library, core libraries, Swift Package Manager, LLDB, SourceKit-LSP, DocC, and the Swift book as related pieces of the ecosystem.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: yellow
broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. generalized runtime or code generation signal.
Risk classifier
yellow risk · medium confidence · runtime
Why
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
- generalized runtime or code generation signal
Signals
- text:programming language,repl
- text:server
Install behavior
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
local files
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
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Unix
Package.swift
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
sourcekit-lsp | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
sourcekitd-repl | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
swift | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
swift-api-checker.py | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
swift-api-digester | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
swift-api-dump.py | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
swift-autolink-extract | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
swift-build | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
swift-build-sdk-interfaces | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
swift-build-tool | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
swift-cache-tool | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
swift-compatibility-symbols | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
swift-def-to-strings-converter | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
swift-demangle | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
swift-driver | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
swift-experimental-sdk | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
swift-frontend | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
swift-help | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
swift-legacy-driver | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
swift-package | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
swift-package-collection | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
swift-package-registry | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
swift-plugin-server | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
swift-reflection-dump | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
swift-run | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
swift-scan-test | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
swift-sdk | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
swift-serialize-diagnostics | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
swift-symbolgraph-extract | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
swift-synthesize-interface | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
swift-test | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
swiftc | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
swiftc-legacy-driver | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-08-03
manager version6.3.3
manager updated2026-07-13
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:swift |
|---|---|
| Version | 6.3.3 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://www.swift.org |
| Repository | https://github.com/swiftlang/swift |
| Last updated | 2026-07-13T17:31:48+09:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- pkgdb category and tag curation