--- title: Xcode Kotlin CLI | daily.dev description: Touchlab has replaced the install script for the xcode-kotlin plugin with a dedicated CLI tool, installable via Homebrew. The new tool automatically handles... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/xcode-kotlin-cli-byugxt3pd twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Xcode Kotlin CLI | daily.dev og:description: Touchlab has replaced the install script for the xcode-kotlin plugin with a dedicated CLI tool, installable via Homebrew. The new tool automatically handles... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/xcode-kotlin-cli-byugxt3pd og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/ByuGXT3pD.png og:image:alt: Xcode Kotlin CLI 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. # Xcode Kotlin CLI **[Touchlab](https://daily.dev/sources/touchlab)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Touchlab has replaced the install script for the xcode-kotlin plugin with a dedicated CLI tool, installable via Homebrew. The new tool automatically handles Xcode version compatibility in the plugin's plist, eliminates disruptive 'Load Bundle' popups, and provides an `info` command for diagnosing environment issues. The CLI itself is written in Kotlin Native. Key commands are `xcode-kotlin install` for initial setup and `xcode-kotlin sync` after Xcode updates. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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