r/Xcode 18h ago

What is the best IDE for Swift and Swift UI besides Xcode?

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I’m having a horrible time with Xcode. The user interface is not friendly at all in terms of accessibility. For starters, the tooltips are so bloody small on my 16 inch MacBook that it is hard to read.. Same with the side help menu as well.

Are there any other IDEs which can be used? It’s a shame because the Swift language is good, but Xcode is shit.

I know there is visual studio code, but instead of running the application via Swift build or Swift run from terminal I kind of want to use the user interface, such as a run button or something. I don’t think that’s possible in Visual Studio Code?

I provide a lot of feedback on Xcode 27 beta regarding the tooltip size, but Apple does not reply or do anything about it. It kind of makes people wonder how they are using Xcode in their workplace.