Swift Stream IDE

Spec sheet

Product

Swift Stream is an open-source IDE for VS Code that helps developers work on Swift projects beyond the traditional iOS and macOS ecosystem.Read 7 Oct 2026 · swift.stream

Android availability

The extension page labels Android apps as coming soon and Android libraries as available today.Read 7 Oct 2026 · marketplace.visualstudio.com

Android development

Android Stream supports building native Android apps and libraries with JNI and compiling and running code on devices and emulators.Read 7 Oct 2026 · swift.stream

Apple platforms

The extension page says Xcode is still required for iOS, macOS, and other Apple platforms.Read 7 Oct 2026 · marketplace.visualstudio.com

Containerized development

It runs Swift development environments in Docker containers to keep projects and toolchains consistent across platforms.Read 7 Oct 2026 · swift.stream

Embedded development

Embedded Stream provides environments and example projects for ESP32, Raspberry Pi Pico, STM32, and nrf52, with build, flash, monitor, and Wokwi simulator support.Read 7 Oct 2026 · swift.stream

Environment controls

Users can start projects, switch toolchains, navigate errors, clear caches, restart the language server, select targets, and choose build log levels.Read 7 Oct 2026 · swift.stream

Hosting integrations

The extension page lists hosting integrations including Azure, Alibaba Cloud, Cloudflare, DigitalOcean, Firebase, Fly.io, Heroku, Vercel, and Yandex Cloud.Read 7 Oct 2026 · marketplace.visualstudio.com

Maker and contact

The site credits Mikhail Isaev and lists [email protected] as its contact address.Read 7 Oct 2026 · swift.stream

Pure Swift projects

Pure Stream supports developing libraries, CLI tools, and macros, and opening non-stream projects in the container.Read 7 Oct 2026 · swift.stream

Requirements

The VS Code extension requires the Dev Containers extension and Docker Desktop or Docker Engine installed and running.Read 7 Oct 2026 · marketplace.visualstudio.com

Server development

Server Stream integrates with Vapor and Hummingbird and supports Ngrok, one-click cloud delivery, and real-time server logs.Read 7 Oct 2026 · swift.stream

Supported desktop platforms

The extension says it works wherever VS Code is available, including Windows, Linux, and macOS.Read 7 Oct 2026 · marketplace.visualstudio.com

Web development

Web Stream integrates WebPack, TypeScript, NPM, SCSS, and Swift WebAssembly, with hot rebuild and reload, Chrome debugging, and testing with Nginx and Ngrok.Read 7 Oct 2026 · swift.stream

Plans and prices

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Where Specifiction places it

• Mobile Development IDEs#32 of 417.4