mollyiv/tuist

Tuist is a command-line tool that helps iOS developers generate, maintain, and interact with Xcode projects, especially when those projects get large and unwieldy. If you've ever wrestled with Xcode project files that break, conflict, or become hard to manage as a team grows, this tool aims to take that pain away. Instead of manually managing Xcode project configuration files (which are notoriously fragile and conflict-prone), you describe your project in a simpler way and let the tool generate the Xcode files for you. The basic workflow is straightforward: you initialize a new project with a command, generate the Xcode workspace, and build it, all from the terminal. The idea is that you define your project structure once, and the tool handles the repetitive, error-prone work of keeping Xcode's configuration in sync. This would appeal to iOS development teams, particularly those working on larger apps with multiple modules or targets. For example, a startup building a complex iOS app with a growing engineering team might use it to avoid the merge conflicts and setup headaches that come with standard Xcode project files. A solo developer starting a new iOS project could also use it to scaffold things quickly. The tool is written in Swift and is open source, with an active community of contributors and support from companies like MacStadium and 1Password. The project is structured as a monorepo containing both the command-line tool itself and its documentation website. The README doesn't go into deep detail about advanced features or specific tradeoffs, but it points to full documentation on the project's site for those who want to explore further. Getting started is designed to be simple, a single install script and a few commands to bootstrap a project.