Xcode Carpenter: CLI That Simplifies Renaming Xcode Projects

Nov 2, 2024

I created a new tool for just renaming Xcode projects. This may look like such a basic operation if you have spend some time with other IDEs, but if you are working with Xcode, good luck. There is even articles showing how to apply this tedious task. And if you are like me, you are changing names occasionally. That is why I needed something handy.

I am a little bit enthusiastic about using Rust these days. That is why I preferred using Rust for this basic project and created xcr. It is a free software with MIT license.

With the current release v0.1.0 it has all requirements for fundamental operations of renaming like:

Comprehensive tool for renaming Xcode projects
Automatically handles file renaming and content updates
Supports bundle identifier modifications
Creates new project directory with renamed files
Validates .xcodeproj file presence

This is how to get and build:

git clone https://github.com/serkanaltuntas/xcr.git
cd xcr
cargo build --release

And use:

xcr /path/to/your/project NewProjectName --bundle-id com.company.newname

Project is open for any contribution. You can review CONTRIBUTING documentation.