--- title: Stateless Actors | daily.dev description: Explores whether a stateless actor in Swift has any practical value. Covers three main use cases: using an actor as a Sendable, non-MainActor type (e.g.,... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/stateless-actors-2uba5riyl twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Stateless Actors | daily.dev og:description: Explores whether a stateless actor in Swift has any practical value. Covers three main use cases: using an actor as a Sendable, non-MainActor type (e.g.,... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/stateless-actors-2uba5riyl og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/2Uba5RiYl.png og:image:alt: Stateless Actors og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Stateless Actors **[Matt Massicotte](https://daily.dev/sources/massicotte)** · 7 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Explores whether a stateless actor in Swift has any practical value. Covers three main use cases: using an actor as a Sendable, non-MainActor type (e.g., NetworkClient), defining a custom global actor for background work, and using custom executor actors to integrate Swift concurrency with existing queue-based systems like DispatchSerialQueue. Also discusses using actors to serialize access to external state like the file system. Contrasts actor-based approaches with struct + @concurrent alternatives, highlighting trade-offs around serial execution, protocol compatibility, and Sendable requirements. Concludes that stateless actors can be valid but should be used intentionally with a clear rationale. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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