# Noctule · Cross-Platform Swift and Objective-C **URL:** \ **Category:** Showcase & Feedback\ **Created:** [October 20, 2026, 8:32pm UTC](https://platform.jetbrains.com/t/noctule-cross-platform-swift-and-objective-c/5299 "2026-10-20T20:32:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jansorg](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/platform.jetbrains.com/jansorg/32/52_2.png) [@jansorg](https://platform.jetbrains.com/u/jansorg)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2026, 8:32pm UTC](https://platform.jetbrains.com/t/noctule-cross-platform-swift-and-objective-c/5299/1 "2026-10-20T20:32:13Z")
[Noctule](https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/22150-noctule-the-swift-ide?noRedirect=true) has been around for a few years now. With [today’s release of version 4.0](https://noctule.dev/posts/noctule-4.0/), it finally gets a debugger. That makes it much better suited for everyday development, and there’s a lot more I’d like to add 😃 Noctule supports Xcode projects (among others) and has strong support for remote and container-based development: - **Run your IDE in split mode** , for example with the frontend on Linux and the backend on macOS, to work on an Xcode project with low latency. Noctule is built for split mode. - **Work inside a Dev Container** , such as one based on the official Swift Docker image. For example, you can debug tests in a Linux container on your Mac to track down bugs that only show up on Linux. - **Work on a WSL-based Swift project** on Windows, including debugging and running tests. Noctule is freemium software, and many features for Swift Package Manager projects are free to use. There’s a lot more, so check it out 😃 I’m always glad for feedback. Paid features have a free 10 days trial. Thanks! > **[Noctule 4.0 released](https://noctule.dev/posts/noctule-4.0/)** > > Noctule is a development environment for cross-platform Swift in JetBrains IDEs and Android Studio.