SwiftCode IDE

Overview

SwiftCode is a mobile-first IDE for iOS development on iPhone and iPad. It enables writing, managing, building, and installing Swift apps directly on the device.

Tech Stack

• Language: Swift (100% Native)
• UI Framework: SwiftUI
• Architecture: MVVM with ObservableObject/EnvironmentObject

Key Features

• On-device code editor with advanced syntax highlighting
• Code formatting (auto-indent, whitespace normalization, import sorting)
• Project management with file tree navigation
• Dual build systems (CI via GitHub Actions, Local via Bonjour)
• GitHub integration (clone, commit, push/pull, branches, issues, PRs)
• AI Assistant with 95+ built-in tools across 15 categories
• 35+ preset agent skills with deep workflow guidance
• Extensions, themes, and custom tool builder
• Command palette, minimap, search/replace

Project Structure

• SwiftCode/Views/Editor/ - Code editor, minimap, line numbers
• SwiftCode/Views/Settings/Skills/ - Skills browser with search and tag filtering
• SwiftCode/Services/SyntaxHighlighter.swift - Multi-language syntax highlighting with 20 token categories
• SwiftCode/Services/CodeFormatter.swift - Swift/JSON code formatter
• SwiftCode/Services/ToolbarSettings.swift - Editor toolbar state
• SwiftCode/Models/AgentTool.swift - 95+ tools in 15 categories
• SwiftCode/Features/Agent Skills/PresetAgentSkills.swift - 35 preset skills

Tool Categories

File System, Code Analysis, Code Generation, Text & Strings, Utilities, Project, Dependency, Build, Search, Refactoring, Formatting, Documentation, Testing, Performance, Security

Syntax Highlighting Colors

• Keywords (pink-red), Types (cyan), Functions (green), Strings (coral-red)
• Comments (green), Numbers (purple), Attributes (orange)
• Property Wrappers (purple), SwiftUI Views (sky blue), Modifiers (light blue)
• Import Modules (magenta), Control Flow (pink), Access Control (pink)
• Variable Declarations (pink), Preprocessor (orange), Interpolation (green)