--- title: Swift Macros: Understanding Freestanding & Attached Macros description: Swift Macros allow packages to expose code generation functionality that can simplify code and reduce boilerplate. This post explains the different types of... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/swift-macros-understanding-freestanding-attached-macros-miwvn6mgi twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Swift Macros: Understanding Freestanding & Attached Macros | daily.dev og:description: Swift Macros allow packages to expose code generation functionality that can simplify code and reduce boilerplate. This post explains the different types of... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/swift-macros-understanding-freestanding-attached-macros-miwvn6mgi og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/mIWvn6mgi.png og:image:alt: Swift Macros: Understanding Freestanding & Attached Macros og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- [QuickBird Studios](https://daily.dev/sources/quickbirdstudios) [Read post](https://api.daily.dev/r/mIWvn6mgi) # [Swift Macros: Understanding Freestanding & Attached Macros](https://api.daily.dev/r/mIWvn6mgi "Go to post") Swift Macros allow packages to expose code generation functionality that can simplify code and reduce boilerplate. This post explains the different types of Macros in Swift (freestanding and attached) and their usage. It also discusses the benefits and limitations of using Swift Macros. [#swift](/tags/swift "Check all #swift posts") Jun 09, 2024•17m read time•From [quickbirdstudios.com](https://api.daily.dev/r/mIWvn6mgi "quickbirdstudios.com") [](https://api.daily.dev/r/mIWvn6mgi "Go to post") Table of contents [Types of Macros](https://api.daily.dev/r/mIWvn6mgi "Types of Macros")[Let’s create a macro!](https://api.daily.dev/r/mIWvn6mgi "Let’s create a macro!")[Discussion](https://api.daily.dev/r/mIWvn6mgi "Discussion")[Conclusion](https://api.daily.dev/r/mIWvn6mgi "Conclusion") 11 Impressions1 Upvote Comment Bookmark Copy Share your thoughtsPost [](https://daily.dev/sources/quickbirdstudios) [QuickBird Studios](https://daily.dev/sources/quickbirdstudios "https://daily.dev/sources/quickbirdstudios") 4 Followers • 32 Upvotes #### Would you recommend this post? 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