How to Build iOS Apps Entirely From Doom Emacs Without Xcode
A developer details how they built and shipped their first iOS app, SPEEM, entirely from within Doom Emacs without ever opening Xcode. The post explains how Apple's command-line tools (xcodebuild, xcrun simctl, sourcekit-lsp, etc.) can be leveraged to create a full iOS development workflow inside Emacs, including writing Swift, building, booting simulators, installing apps, streaming logs, and scaffolding projects — all driven by custom keybindings.
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I shipped SPEEM, my first iOS app, from Doom Emacs. Not from Xcode.
I don't mean I just edited a few files in Emacs and switched back when it was time to build. I mean the whole loop: write Swift, build, boot a simulator, install the app, launch it, stream logs, restart LSP, scaffold new projects.
Apple ships a small army of command-line tools, xcodebuild, xcrun simctl, xcrun swift-format, sourcekit-lsp, and most iOS developers never touch them directly. Xcode is just a
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