Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Swift-pico, my exploration into Embedded Swift

embedded swift development. Contribute to willswire/pico-swift development by creating an account on GitHub.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Swift-pico, my exploration into Embedded Swift launched in 2024; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Developing with Swift▲310

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

   2015 · itunes.apple.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Sweetpad – VS Code extension for building iOS/Swift apps▲7

   Develop Swift/iOS projects using VSCode. Contribute to sweetpad-dev/sweetpad development by creating an account on GitHub.

   May 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Swift Playgrounds on Windows▲5

   Swift Playgrounds on Windows! Contribute to save-buffer/swift-repl development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   The Summer of Swift▲51

   An ephemeral contest to learn Swift by doing. Contribute to realm/summer-of-swift development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Build a Lisp in Swift▲38

   a custom Lisp REPL using Swifties. Contribute to codr7/swifties-repl development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   A Swift Summary▲5

   A high-level overview of the Swift book. Contribute to aclissold/a-swift-summary development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   I rewrote my website in Swift▲17

   SwiftUI-like components, styles as modifiers, and a compiler that catches broken links before visitors do. How this site is made, and why I love working on it.

   11d ago · sindresorhus.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Python/Swift interop▲5

   Using Swift libraries in Python. GitHub Gist: instantly share code, notes, and snippets.

   2015 · gist.github.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   The Swift Kit▲12

   Ship a production‑ready SwiftUI app in minutes

   2025 · theswiftkit.netlify.app · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Eventkit, event-driven data pipelines for Python▲6

    Event-driven data pipelines. Contribute to erdewit/eventkit development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    contribute.dev▲10

    Contribute to Open-Source Projects with one Click

    2019 · ona.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Testing Private Functions in JavaScript▲5

    Contribute to arvindrajnaidu/maineffect development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    `monki`. Share your code across hundreds of Git repos.▲6

    Contribute to liolaarc/monki development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Swift Sandbox▲6

    try Swift in your browser!

    2016 · weheartswift.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    SwiftAway▲8

    Ship your Swift app in days, not weeks

    2024 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    First embeddable script language/VM in C i made▲8

    Contribute to riicchhaarrd/deprecated-cgsc development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    ForkForensics – recovers a deleted GitHub repo's history from forks▲5

    Contribute to siris9476/forkforensics development by creating an account on GitHub.

    Sep 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Google's Active Learning Playground▲7

    Contribute to google/active-learning development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Hashnode CLI for reading dev stories and discussions from your terminal▲7

    Hashnode in your terminal. Contribute to Hashnode/hashnode-cli development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Toolkit to Work with Infrastructure on AWS▲5

    InfraHouse Toolkit. Contribute to infrahouse/infrahouse-toolkit development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Gity – A nice Git wrapper for Node▲7

    Git wrapper for Node. Contribute to stevenmiller888/gity development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    D3.js to Three.js▲6

    D3.js To Three.js. Contribute to emiliosnic/d3toThree development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    I built a website that shows you active GitHub forks▲5

    Contribute to tom-doerr/github_fork_info development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Photo Book on Ladakh▲5

    Ladakh. Contribute to satie/ladakh development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2019 · github.com · 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 →