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Top Swift repositories on GitHub

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

Ranked by stars across 8,542 Swift repositories on GitHub. Refreshed daily.

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    jaywcjlove/awesome-mac★ 114,243 · ⑂ 8,891

     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. 2
    swiftlang/swift★ 70,364 · ⑂ 10,821

    The Swift Programming Language

  3. 3
    vsouza/awesome-ios★ 53,415 · ⑂ 7,009

    A curated list of awesome iOS ecosystem, including Objective-C and Swift Projects

    • awesome
    • swift-library
    • swift-extensions
    • swift-framework
    • ios-animation
    • ios
  4. 4
    apple/container★ 50,082 · ⑂ 1,795

    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.

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    iina/iina★ 46,424 · ⑂ 2,925

    The modern video player for macOS.

    • macos
    • video-player
    • swift
    • video
    • mpv
    • hacktoberfest
  7. 6
    Alamofire/Alamofire★ 42,419 · ⑂ 7,654

    Elegant HTTP Networking in Swift

    • networking
    • urlsession
    • urlrequest
    • httpurlresponse
    • request
    • response
  8. 7
    exelban/stats★ 41,989 · ⑂ 1,543

    macOS system monitor in your menu bar

    • macos
    • monitor
    • cpu
    • gpu
    • disk
    • network
  9. 8
    permissionlesstech/bitchat★ 36,260 · ⑂ 5,740

    bluetooth mesh chat, IRC vibes

    • bluetooth
    • bluetooth-le
    • decentralized
    • e2e-encryption
    • ios
    • macos
  10. 9
    utmapp/UTM★ 35,565 · ⑂ 1,828

    Virtual machines for iOS and macOS

    • utm
    • qemu
    • jailbreak
    • virtual-machines
    • apple
    • vm
  11. 10
    MonitorControl/MonitorControl★ 34,265 · ⑂ 1,011

    🖥 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
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    shadowsocks/ShadowsocksX-NG★ 32,881 · ⑂ 7,745

    Next Generation of ShadowsocksX

    • shadowsocks
    • swift
    • macos
    • shadowsocksx-ng
    • v2ray-plugin
    • kcptun
  14. 12
    rxhanson/Rectangle★ 29,951 · ⑂ 997

    Move and resize windows on macOS with keyboard shortcuts and snap areas

  15. 13
    jordanbaird/Ice★ 29,685 · ⑂ 937

    Powerful menu bar manager for macOS

    • macos
    • menubar
    • statusbar
    • swift
    • swiftui
    • utility
  16. 14
    kodecocodes/swift-algorithm-club★ 29,087 · ⑂ 4,941

    Algorithms and data structures in Swift, with explanations!

    • swift
    • data-structures
    • algorithms
  17. 15
    ChartsOrg/Charts★ 28,008 · ⑂ 5,992

    Beautiful charts for iOS/tvOS/OSX! The Apple side of the crossplatform MPAndroidChart.

  18. 16
    manaflow-ai/cmux★ 27,297 · ⑂ 2,385

    Open source Ghostty-based macOS terminal with vertical tabs and notifications for AI coding agents. Built for multitasking, organization, and programmability.

    • amp
    • claude-code
    • codex
    • gemini
    • ghostty
    • opencode
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    airbnb/lottie-ios★ 26,882 · ⑂ 3,840

    An iOS library to natively render After Effects vector animations

    • animation
    • bodymovin
    • ios-animation
    • ios
    • transition-animation
    • keyframes
  21. 18
    vapor/vapor★ 26,211 · ⑂ 1,531

    💧 A server-side Swift HTTP web framework.

    • vapor
    • swift
    • server-side-swift
    • web-framework
    • server
    • framework
  22. 19
    ReactiveX/RxSwift★ 24,639 · ⑂ 4,152

    Reactive Programming in Swift

    • swift
    • reactivex
    • reactive
    • ios
    • unidirectional
    • observer
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The list above ranks the most-starred public Swift repositories, drawn from the public GitHub graph. Across 8,542 Swift repositories in the public graph, the maintainers, top contributors, and recurring committers are a powerful signal for where Swift expertise lives.

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Refolk searched GitHub for public repositories whose primary language is Swift, ranked them by stargazer count, and kept those with at least 100 stars. The list refreshes once a day.

Last refreshed: Mon, 21 Sep 2026 03:23:25 GMT

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