swift-section ☆

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Description:
CLI tool for parsing mach-o files to obtain Swift information

Type: Formula | Latest Version: 0.7.1@0 | Tracked Since: Nov 15, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Developer tools

Tags: swift mach-o reverse-engineering cli binary-analysis

Install: brew install swift-section

About:
swift-section is a command-line utility designed to parse Mach-O binary files and extract embedded Swift metadata. It enables developers to inspect Swift versioning, type information, and other section data directly from compiled executables. This tool is essential for reverse engineering and analyzing Swift-based applications on Apple platforms.

Key Features:

Parses Mach-O files to extract Swift-specific sections
Displays Swift version and compiler metadata
Provides detailed information about Swift types and symbols
Command-line interface for easy integration into scripts

Use Cases:

Reverse engineering iOS or macOS applications to understand Swift implementation
Verifying Swift metadata in compiled binaries for security analysis
Debugging build artifacts to inspect embedded Swift information

Alternatives:

otool – Apple's built-in tool can display Mach-O headers but lacks specialized Swift section parsing
class-dump – Focuses on Objective-C runtime information rather than Swift-specific metadata

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Nov 15, 2025 5:18pm		0	VERSION_BUMP	48ee1424