Alcatraz is an open-source package manager for Xcode 5. It lets you discover and install plugins, templates and color schemes without the need for manually cloning or copying files. It installs itself as a part of Xcode and it feels like home.
To install, open up your terminal and paste this:
mkdir -p ~/Library/Application\ Support/Developer/Shared/Xcode/Plug-ins;
curl -L http://git.io/lOQWeA | tar xvz -C ~/Library/Application\ Support/Developer/Shared/Xcode/Plug-ins
or download the repository from Github and build it in Xcode. You'll need to restart Xcode after the installation.
Alcatraz requires Xcode Command Line Tools, which can be installed in Xcode via Preferences > Downloads
.
Select Package Manager
from the Window
menu, then check or uncheck packages to install or remove them. You'll need to restart Xcode after installing plugins or templates. Installed plugins are checked and updated each time Alcatraz is launched.
Fork the Alcatraz package repository and include your package with name
, description
, URL
, and optional screenshot
. Don't forget to submit a pull request. Further instructions are included in the package repository documentation.
Alcatraz has a few contribution guidelines, for anyone looking to make it more awesome.
The installation process creates ~/Library/Application\ Support/Developer/Shared/Xcode/Plug-ins/Alcatraz.xcplugin
, which can be deleted to uninstall the plugin completely. To remove all packages installed via Alcatraz, run rm -rf ~/Library/Application\ Support/Alcatraz/
.
Marin Usalj (@supermarin)
Delisa Mason (@kattrali)
Jurre Stender (@jurre)