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Your Swift project, in your IDE.
Noctule turns your JetBrains IDE and Android Studio into a Swift IDE — on macOS, Linux and Windows.
- Swift Package Manager and Xcode projects
- Completion, navigation and refactoring from Apple’s SourceKit-LSP
- Build, run and test from inside the IDE
- Swift and Objective-C in the same project
- JetBrains IDEs 2025.3–2026.2
- Android Studio Panda or later
- macOS · Linux · Windows
- Remote development supported
Getting started
- 1
Install the plugin
From the JetBrains Marketplace, straight inside your IDE. Installation guide →
- 2
Open your project
A Swift package or an Xcode workspace. Noctule finds your toolchain — Swiftly, Xcode or
$PATH— on its own. - 3
Build, run and test
Run configurations are ready to go, and test results land in the IDE’s own test runner.
One IDE for every kind of Swift work
Whether Swift is your whole project or just one corner of it, Noctule brings it into the IDE you already use.
Server-side & cross-platform Swift
Build, run and test Swift packages on Linux and Windows. Noctule picks up
toolchains from Swiftly, $PATH or WSL — no Mac
required.
Apple platforms License
Open your Xcode workspace and keep the JetBrains ergonomics: scheme and
destination pickers in the toolbar, a simulator tool window, and
xcodebuild builds straight from the IDE.
What you get
The features you expect from a JetBrains IDE, for Swift.
Code insight
Completion, go to declaration and implementation, find usages, rename refactoring, type and call hierarchies, quick documentation — and more.
Swift Package Manager
Automatic detection, a “New Project” wizard, and run configurations for
swift build, swift run and swift test.
Xcode projects License
Scheme and destination pickers in the toolbar, xcodebuild integration,
run configurations for builds and simulator deployment, a tool window to manage
simulators, and highlighting for pbxproj and Plist files.
Objective-C License
Objective-C alongside Swift, for the mixed projects that most Apple codebases really are.
Formatting & linting License
A built-in formatter, free for everyone. A license adds SwiftLint and SwiftFormat diagnostics, format on save, and completion in their configuration files.
Test runner License
Run whole suites or individual tests from the gutter and see the results in the IDE’s own test runner.
Remote development
Run the IDE backend on the machine that has your toolchain and work from anywhere. Language support and build logs follow you to the frontend.
Common questions
Do I need a Mac?
No. Swift Package Manager projects work the same on macOS, Linux and Windows. Only Xcode project support needs a Mac with Xcode installed. Even that Mac can be remote: with JetBrains remote development, the IDE backend runs on the Mac while you work from any machine.
What drives the language features?
Completion, navigation and diagnostics come from Apple’s SourceKit-LSP. The plugin itself provides syntax highlighting, IDE integration, the structure view, build integration and run configurations.
Does it really work in Android Studio?
Yes — Android Studio Panda or later, including full language-server support that other Swift plugins don’t provide. Android Studio is more opinionated about its UI than other JetBrains IDEs, though, so some features and UI elements may be restricted there.
Can I debug Swift code?
Not yet — debugging is on the roadmap. Follow the GitHub discussions to see and shape what ships next.
What does a license add?
Xcode projects, Objective-C, SwiftLint and SwiftFormat, format on save and the test runner. Everything else is free, and a 7-day trial unlocks the full set.
Where do I report issues?
The issue tracker and discussions are public on GitHub, and every release comes with a changelog.
Free to use. 3.90 USD a month unlocks the rest.
Most of Noctule is free to use. A license adds the features below and supports its ongoing development.
- Xcode support
- Objective-C
- SwiftLint
- SwiftFormat
- Format on save
- Test runner
Individuals
For developers paying for their own license.
- Every paid feature
- Personal license, owned by you
- Commercial development
- Cancel at any time
Organizations
For licenses paid by a company or team.
- Every paid feature
- Owned by your organization
- Commercial development
- Invoicing by JetBrains
Open Source
For approved open-source projects.
- Every paid feature
- Non-commercial development
- Needs a JetBrains OSS license
- No payment, no credit card
Try everything for 7 days
The trial is available to everyone, for every major version. Enable it in your IDE at Help › Manage Subscriptions… › Noctule.
- Billing and invoicing by the JetBrains Marketplace
- Cancel at any time
- Free for approved open-source projects
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