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24 alternatives to Write web servers in Swift

A lightweight library for writing HTTP web servers with Swift - izqui/Taylor

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

1. 1
   IBM Swift Sandbox▲298

   Write & test Swift code in your browser

   2015 · swiftlang.ng.bluemix.net · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Building a web server in assembly to give my life (a lack of) meaning▲430

   This is ymawky, a static file web server for MacOS written entirely in ARM64 assembly. It supports GET, PUT, DELETE, HEAD, and OPTIONS requests, and supports Range: bytes=X-Y headers (which allows scrubbing for video streaming). It decodes percent-encoded URLs, strictly enforces docroot, serves custom error pages for any HTTP error response, supports directory listing, and has (some) mitigations against slowloris-like attacks. I’ve also written a more detailed writeup here: https://imtomt.github.io/ymawky/

   May 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Swift Devs▲101

   A community for developers and students of Swift

   2014 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Developing with Swift▲310

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

   2015 · itunes.apple.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Swift AI▲243

   A.I. and machine learning library written in Swift

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Render▲169

   React-inspired Swift library for writing UIKit UIs

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Teaching App Development with Swift▲96

   A Github-hosted curriculum on Swift for teachers by Apple

   2015 · swifteducation.github.io · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Book about writing web apps in Go without a framework▲158

   Learn how to write webapps without a framework in Go. - thewhitetulip/web-dev-golang-anti-textbook

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   The Swift Summary Book▲157

   Summary of Apple's Swift language written on Playgrounds

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Jusi▲180

    AI platform for rapid launch of website & app development

    2024 · jusi.me · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Swift Language▲69

    Swift Developers Community

    2014 · swiftlang.eu · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Simple wiki server written in Go▲82

    A simple HTTP server rendering Markdown styled documents - lithammer/go-wiki

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

13. 13OS
    Open Source PaaS for Swift Web Apps▲49

    2016 · serve.swifton.me · its alternatives →

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    Easy-to-configure Web Server in Go▲106

    2013 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    SwiftAI – open-source library to easily build LLM features on iOS/macOS▲74

    We built SwiftAI, an open-source Swift library that lets you use Apple’s on-device LLMs when available (Apple opened access in June), and fall back to a cloud model when they aren’t available — all without duplicating code. SwiftAI gives you: - A single, model-agnostic API - An agent/tool loop - Strongly-typed structured outputs - Optional chat state Backstory: We started experimenting with Apple’s local models because they’re free (no API calls), private, and work offline. The problem: not all devices support them (older iPhones, Apple Intelligence disabled, low battery, etc.). That…

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Macaw▲90

    A simple code editor for Swift

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    PL/Swift – PostgreSQL Functions in Swift▲84

    PL/Swift allows you to write custom SQL functions and types for the PostgreSQL database server in the Swift programming language. Bringing Swift to the Backend of the Backend’s Backend!

    2018 · alwaysrightinstitute.com · its alternatives →

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    A minimal and idiomatic WebSocket library for Go▲99

    Minimal and idiomatic WebSocket library for Go. Contribute to coder/websocket development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Swifty Compiler▲72

    Write and run Swift code easily and professionally

    2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Niquests – a simple HTTP library, a drop-in replacement for Requests▲44

    Drop-in replacement for Requests. Automatic HTTP/1.1, HTTP/2, and HTTP/3. WebSocket, and SSE included. WASI Supported. - niquests/README.md at main · jawah/niquests

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Swift SOAP Client library through code generation▲15

    Swift SOAP Client. Contribute to Bouke/Lark development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Swift▲12

    An Open-Source Programming Language

    2015 · swift.org · its alternatives →

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    An extensible iOS HTTP networking library with deserialization▲11

    Extensible HTTP Networking for iOS. Contribute to BridgeNetworking/Bridge development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    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.

    10d ago · sindresorhus.com · its alternatives →

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