Kill the .xcodeproj

pbxproj merge conflicts are a special kind of hell. You don't need to live there anymore.

XcodeGen turns your messy, 5000-line project file into a clean, readable YAML. Your project becomes a side effect of your code, not a burden you have to carry.

"Your project file is not your code. Stop treating it like it is."

How it works

Stop adding files via the Xcode UI. Just put them in a folder and let the tool do the work.

1. Install: brew install xcodegen
2. Define: Create a project.yml at the root.
3. Run: xcodegen generate

name: MyProject
targets:
  MyProject:
    type: application
    platform: macOS
    sources: [Sources]

The result

Every time you run the command, XcodeGen scans your folders and builds a fresh project file. No more "Missing file" errors, no more Git conflicts, no more bullshit.

Commit the YAML. Ignore the project.