Top Swift repositories on GitHub

Apple's primary language for iOS, macOS, and server-side applications.

Ranked by stars across 8,176 Swift repositories on GitHub. Refreshed daily.

1
jaywcjlove/awesome-mac★ 106,050 · ⑂ 7,915
 This project is dedicated to collecting high-quality macOS software and organizing them systematically by different categories for easy search and use.
- macos
- software
- mac
- mac-osx
- awesome
- macosx
2
swiftlang/swift★ 70,083 · ⑂ 10,739
The Swift Programming Language
3
vsouza/awesome-ios★ 52,530 · ⑂ 6,979
A curated list of awesome iOS ecosystem, including Objective-C and Swift Projects
- awesome
- swift-library
- swift-extensions
- swift-framework
- ios-animation
- ios
4
iina/iina★ 45,284 · ⑂ 2,845
The modern video player for macOS.
- macos
- video-player
- swift
- video
- mpv
- hacktoberfest
5
Alamofire/Alamofire★ 42,386 · ⑂ 7,670
Elegant HTTP Networking in Swift
- networking
- urlsession
- urlrequest
- httpurlresponse
- request
- response
6
exelban/stats★ 39,831 · ⑂ 1,386
macOS system monitor in your menu bar
- macos
- monitor
- cpu
- gpu
- disk
- network
7
apple/container★ 39,158 · ⑂ 1,126
A tool for creating and running Linux containers using lightweight virtual machines on a Mac. It is written in Swift, and optimized for Apple silicon.
8
utmapp/UTM★ 34,458 · ⑂ 1,737
Virtual machines for iOS and macOS
- utm
- qemu
- jailbreak
- virtual-machines
- apple
- vm
9
MonitorControl/MonitorControl★ 33,490 · ⑂ 974
🖥 Control your display's brightness & volume on your Mac as if it was a native Apple Display. Use Apple Keyboard keys or custom shortcuts. Shows the native macOS OSDs.
- macos
- keyboard
- brightness
- volume
- external-monitor
- m1
10
shadowsocks/ShadowsocksX-NG★ 32,890 · ⑂ 7,797
Next Generation of ShadowsocksX
- shadowsocks
- swift
- macos
- shadowsocksx-ng
- v2ray-plugin
- kcptun
11
rxhanson/Rectangle★ 29,278 · ⑂ 947
Move and resize windows on macOS with keyboard shortcuts and snap areas
12
kodecocodes/swift-algorithm-club★ 29,099 · ⑂ 4,966
Algorithms and data structures in Swift, with explanations!
- swift
- data-structures
- algorithms
13
jordanbaird/Ice★ 28,532 · ⑂ 772
Powerful menu bar manager for macOS
- macos
- menubar
- statusbar
- swift
- swiftui
- utility
14
ChartsOrg/Charts★ 28,000 · ⑂ 6,004
Beautiful charts for iOS/tvOS/OSX! The Apple side of the crossplatform MPAndroidChart.
15
airbnb/lottie-ios★ 26,766 · ⑂ 3,832
An iOS library to natively render After Effects vector animations
- animation
- bodymovin
- ios-animation
- ios
- transition-animation
- keyframes
16
vapor/vapor★ 26,134 · ⑂ 1,514
💧 A server-side Swift HTTP web framework.
- vapor
- swift
- server-side-swift
- web-framework
- server
- framework
17
permissionlesstech/bitchat★ 26,036 · ⑂ 2,495
bluetooth mesh chat, IRC vibes
18
ReactiveX/RxSwift★ 24,645 · ⑂ 4,160
Reactive Programming in Swift
- swift
- reactivex
- reactive
- ios
- unidirectional
- observer
19
onevcat/Kingfisher★ 24,343 · ⑂ 2,758
A lightweight, pure-Swift library for downloading and caching images from the web.
- swift
- kingfisher
- image
- cache
- filters
- image-processor
20
SwiftyJSON/SwiftyJSON★ 22,951 · ⑂ 3,426
The better way to deal with JSON data in Swift.
- swiftyjson
- json
- swift
- response
- request
- carthage
21
CodeEditApp/CodeEdit★ 22,910 · ⑂ 1,175
📝 CodeEdit App for macOS – Elevate your code editing experience. Open source, free forever.
- macos
- apple
- code-edit
- swift
- swiftui
- ios
22
manaflow-ai/cmux★ 22,558 · ⑂ 1,776
Open source Ghostty-based macOS terminal with vertical tabs and notifications. Built for AI coding agents and programmability.
- amp
- claude-code
- codex
- gemini
- ghostty
- opencode
23
HeroTransitions/Hero★ 22,460 · ⑂ 1,735
Elegant transition library for iOS & tvOS
- animation
- custom-transitions
- swift
- ios
- ios-animation
- ios-transition
24
nikitabobko/AeroSpace★ 21,321 · ⑂ 560
AeroSpace is an i3-like tiling window manager for macOS
- i3wm
- macos
- tiling-window-manager
- window-manager
- i3
- mac
25
JohnCoates/Aerial★ 20,974 · ⑂ 1,038
Apple TV Aerial Screensaver for Mac

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