SwifterSwift is a collection of over 500 native Swift extensions, with handy methods, syntactic sugar, and performance improvements for wide range of primitive data types, UIKit and Cocoa classes –over 500 in 1– for iOS, macOS, tvOS, watchOS and Linux.
Whats New in v4.6.0?
Requirements:
- iOS 8.0+ / tvOS 9.0+ / watchOS 2.0+ / macOS 10.10+ / Ubuntu 14.04+
- Swift 4.2+
Looking for Swift 3
- To use with Swift 3 / Xcode 8.x please ensure you are using
v3.1.1. - To use with Swift 3.2 / Xcode 9.x please ensure you are using
v3.2.0.
Installation
CocoaPods
To integrate SwifterSwift into your Xcode project using CocoaPods, specify it in your Podfile:
- Integrate All extensions (recommended):
pod 'SwifterSwift'- Integrate SwiftStdlib extensions only:
pod 'SwifterSwift/SwiftStdlib'- Integrate Foundation extensions only:
pod 'SwifterSwift/Foundation'- Integrate AppKit extensions only:
pod 'SwifterSwift/AppKit'- Integrate MapKit extensions only:
pod 'SwifterSwift/MapKit'- Integrate CoreGraphics extensions only:
pod 'SwifterSwift/CoreGraphics'- Integrate CoreLocation extensions only:
pod 'SwifterSwift/CoreLocation'- Integrate SpriteKit extensions only:
pod 'SwifterSwift/SpriteKit'Carthage
To integrate SwifterSwift into your Xcode project using Carthage, specify it in your Cartfile:
github "SwifterSwift/SwifterSwift" ~> 4.0
Swift Package Manager
You can use The Swift Package Manager to install SwifterSwift by adding the proper description to your Package.swift file:
import PackageDescription
let package = Package(
name: "YOUR_PROJECT_NAME",
targets: [],
dependencies: [
.package(url: "https://github.com/SwifterSwift/SwifterSwift.git", from: "4.0.0")
]
)
Note that the Swift Package Manager is still in early design and development, for more information checkout its GitHub Page
Manually
Add the extensions folder to your Xcode project to use all extensions, or a specific extension.
List of All Extensions
SwiftStdlib Extensions
Array extensionsBool extensionsCharacter extensionsCollection extensionsDictionary extensionsDouble extensionsFloat extensionsFloatingPoint extensionsInt extensionsOptional extensionsSequence extensionsSignedInteger extensionsSignedNumeric extensionsString extensionsStringProtocol extensions
Foundation Extensions
UIKit Extensions
UIAlertController extensionsUIBarButtonItem extensionsUIButton extensionsUICollectionView extensionsUIDatePicker extensionsUIFont extensionsUIColor extensionsUIImage extensionsUIImageView extensionsUILabel extensionsUINavigationBar extensionsUINavigationController extensionsUINavigationItem extensionsUISearchBar extensionsUISegmentedControl extensionsUISlider extensionsUIStackView extensionsUIStoryboard extensionsUISwitch extensionsUITabBar extensionsUITableView extensionsUITextField extensionsUITextView extensionsUIViewController extensionsUIView extensionsUIWindow extensions
How cool is this?
SwifterSwift is a library of over 500 properties and methods, designed to extend Swift's functionality and productivity, staying faithful to the original Swift API design guidelines.
Check Examples.md for some cool examples!
Documentation
Documentation for all extensions, with examples, is available at swifterswift.com/docs
Get involved:
We want your feedback. Please refer to contributing guidelines before participating.
Slack Channel: 
It is always nice to talk with other people using SwifterSwift and exchange experiences, so come join our Slack channel.
Thanks:
Special thanks to:
- Steven Deutsch and Luciano Almeida for their latest contributions to extensions, docs and tests.
- Paweł Urbanek for adding tvOS, watchOS, and macOS initial support and helping with extensions.
- Mert Akengin and Bashar Ghadanfar for designing project website and logo.
- Abdul Rahman Dabbour for helping document the project.
- Many thanks to all other contributors of this project.
License
SwifterSwift is released under the MIT license. See LICENSE for more information.