Jazzy

Spec sheet

Purpose

Jazzy is a command-line utility that generates documentation for Swift and Objective-C.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com

Support

The README links to installation troubleshooting guidance and asks users to report code-of-conduct concerns to [email protected].Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com

Build tools

The project supports Xcode and Swift Package Manager projects.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com

Customization

Options can be set in a .jazzy.yaml configuration file, and the tool supports custom themes and categories.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com

Dash

Along with browsable HTML documentation, Jazzy can create a docset for the Dash app.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com

Documentation features

Jazzy supports cross-references, LaTeX math rendering, and additional Markdown guides in generated documentation.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com

License and maintainer

Jazzy is released under the MIT license and is maintained and funded by Realm Inc.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com

Limitations

In Swift mode, Jazzy documents public and open declarations by default; symbol-graph mode exposes comments only for public declarations.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com

Linux support

On Linux, users must separately install and build SourceKitten before generating SwiftPM documentation.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com

macOS requirement

Jazzy expects to run on macOS, where its bundled SourceKitten binary is built to run.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com

Output style

Generated documentation is designed to match the look and feel of Apple’s reference documentation.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com

Parsing

It uses Clang and SourceKit to read code and comments through the code’s AST representation.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com

Swift modules

Jazzy can generate documentation from compiled Swift modules using symbol graphs.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com

Plans and prices

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Where Specifiction places it

• Documentation Generators#14 of 377.7
• Api Docs#12 of 197.7