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24 alternatives to Phoenix

Free and open version of Apple's Swift programming language

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Phoenix launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Swift▲271

   Apple's innovative new programming language

   2014 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Swift Language▲69

   Swift Developers Community

   2014 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Swift AI▲243

   A.I. and machine learning library written in Swift

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Swift Guides▲82

   The Best Way to Learn Swift Development

   2014 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   LearnSwift.tips▲138

   Swift Tutorials, Code Samples, References and more!

   2014 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Swift Devs▲101

   A community for developers and students of Swift

   2014 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Advanced Swift▲97

   From low-level programming to high-level abstractions

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8LS
   Learn Swift▲238

   2015 · books.aidanf.net · its alternatives →

9. 9
   The Swift Summary Book▲157

   Summary of Apple's Swift language written on Playgrounds

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Swift Weekly▲87

    Free Swift development newsletter

    2014 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Teaching App Development with Swift▲96

    A Github-hosted curriculum on Swift for teachers by Apple

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Swift▲12

    An Open-Source Programming Language

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    SwiftKey for iOS▲252

    The keyboard that learns from you.

    2014 · its alternatives →

14. 14P2
    Phoenix 2.6 – a macOS window and app manager scriptable with JavaScript▲183

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Learn Swift▲158

    Screencasts & code examples to learn Apple’s new Swift

    2014 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Macaw▲90

    A simple code editor for Swift

    2017 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Developing with Swift▲309

    Learn how to make iOS 8 apps in Swift, tutorials by Stanford

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Natasha The Robot▲262

    A curated list of the best Swift resources every week

    2017 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Swiftbites▲220

    Learn how to code in swift with interactive mini lessons

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Hacking with Swift▲73

    Learn to make iPhone and iPad apps the smart way.

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Swift Playgrounds 1.5, from Apple▲95

    Command robots, pilot drones, and make music with Swift

    2017 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    RunSwift▲134

    Try Swift in Your Browser

    2014 · its alternatives →

23. 23PA
    Phoenix – a macOS window and app manager scriptable with JavaScript▲153

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Pythonista▲75

    Bring the Zen of Python to iOS.

    2014 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →