swift-protobuf ☆

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Description:
Plugin and runtime library for using protobuf with Swift

Type: Formula | Latest Version: 1.33.3@0 | Tracked Since: Nov 2, 2025

Links: Homepage | @swiftlang | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Developer tools

Tags: protobuf serialization swift grpc protocol-buffers

Install: brew install swift-protobuf

About:
SwiftProtobuf is the official Apple plugin and runtime library for Google's Protocol Buffers in Swift. It generates type-safe Swift code from .proto files, enabling efficient binary serialization and deserialization. This allows Swift applications to communicate with other services using the high-performance Protobuf format.

Key Features:

Idiomatic Swift code generation
High-performance binary serialization
Cross-platform compatibility
Integration with Swift Package Manager

Use Cases:

Implementing gRPC services in Swift
Efficient data storage and network transmission
Interoperating with existing Protobuf-based APIs

Alternatives:

JSON serialization – More human-readable but less performant and verbose than Protobuf

Version History

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Nov 2, 2025 7:43pm	0	VERSION_BUMP	74c3cab3
Oct 8, 2025 6:29pm	0	VERSION_BUMP	f92f5e23
Oct 8, 2025 5:41pm	0	VERSION_BUMP	0389d294
Sep 15, 2025 4:13pm	0	VERSION_BUMP	867add96
Sep 11, 2025 9:44am	0	VERSION_BUMP	b4c90cd2
Oct 25, 2024 4:22am	1	VERSION_BUMP	7186d42b
Oct 2, 2024 6:50pm	0	VERSION_BUMP	fcf8745b
Sep 10, 2024 8:28pm	0	VERSION_BUMP	3acff32e
Aug 30, 2024 6:53pm	0	VERSION_BUMP	517c1c0d
Aug 26, 2024 6:49pm	0	VERSION_BUMP	92bb8f4d
Nov 30, 2023 1:51am	0	VERSION_BUMP	fb06df83
Oct 27, 2023 9:29pm	0	VERSION_BUMP	8749696c
Oct 27, 2023 6:13pm	0	VERSION_BUMP	8350238e
Sep 27, 2023 9:23am	0	VERSION_BUMP	9c5d7f60
Aug 31, 2023 7:20pm	0	VERSION_BUMP	10f02c95
Aug 31, 2023 5:52pm	0	VERSION_BUMP	871513e5
Feb 23, 2023 2:16am	0	VERSION_BUMP	6b8f0dbb
Feb 23, 2023 2:16am	0	VERSION_BUMP	75170ee2
Nov 18, 2022 12:24pm	0	VERSION_BUMP	58a5eb9c