create-xcode

Create Xcode projects from the command line. Emulates Xcode's new project flow for CLI and agent use — no GUI required.

bun create xcode MyApp

Generates the (currently) 178 project variations from Xcode, covering iOS, macOS, tvOS, watchOS, visionOS, and multiplatform. Generated projects compile with xcodebuild out of the box.

Usage

Interactive

bun create xcode

Walks you through platform, template, name, organization, storage, and testing options — same choices as Xcode's new project dialog.

Non-interactive (for agents)

# iOS SwiftUI app
bun create xcode MyApp --org com.example -y

# macOS app with SwiftData
bun create xcode MyApp --platform macos --org com.example --storage swiftdata -y

# Multiplatform app
bun create xcode MyApp -p multiplatform --org com.example -y

The -y / --non-interactive flag skips all prompts and uses sensible defaults. Also activates automatically when stdin is not a TTY (piped commands, CI, agents).

List available templates

# All templates
bun create xcode --list

# Filter by platform
bun create xcode --list --platform ios

Options

ARGUMENTS
  name                       Project name (prompted if omitted)

OPTIONS
  -p, --platform <platform>  ios, macos, tvos, watchos, visionos,
                             multiplatform (default: ios)
  -t, --template <id>        Template identifier or short name (default: app)
  --org <identifier>         Organization identifier (e.g. com.example)
  --org-name <name>          Organization name
  --storage <type>           none, swiftdata, coredata (default: none)
  --testing <type>           none, xctest, swift-testing (default: none)
  -o, --output <dir>         Output directory (default: cwd)
  -y, --non-interactive      Skip all prompts, use defaults
  -l, --list                 List available templates
  -v, --verbose              Verbose output
  -h, --help                 Show help

Template coverage

Platform	Templates
iOS	65
macOS	48
visionOS	30
tvOS	11
watchOS	11
Multiplatform	10
DriverKit	3

Categories include Application, Application Extension, Framework & Library, Test, and Other.