Install the Swift Toolchain in Swift

From the Swift cheat sheet · Setup · verified Jul 2026

Install Swift, verify the compiler, and run an executable package.

bash

# macOS
xcode-select --install
swift --version

📌 Xcode Command Line Tools includes Swift on macOS

💡 Windows also needs the Visual Studio C++ and Windows SDK components

🔍 swift --version confirms the active toolchain and target

🎯 Swift Package Manager handles building, testing, and dependencies

installtoolchainswiftpmcli

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