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SFSafeSymbols ★ 1890 75 APPLICATION

SFSafeSymbols is a Swift library that provides type-safe, compile-time checked access to Apple's SF Symbols. Instead of using string literals like `Image(systemName: "arrow.left")`, developers use generated static properties like `._arrowLeft` on the `SFSymbol` type, eliminating runtime crashes from typos and ensuring correct availability across OS versions. The library is distributed as a Swift Package, CocoaPod, and Xcode project, supporting iOS, macOS, tvOS, watchOS, and visionOS. It includes convenience initializers for SwiftUI (`Image`, `Label`, `Button`, `Tab`, `ContentUnavailableView`, `MenuBarExtra`), UIKit (`UIImage`, `UIApplicationShortcutIcon`), AppKit (`NSImage`), and AppIntents. The core architecture consists of a base `SFSymbol` class with `Codable` conformance and dynamic localization via `@dynamicMemberLookup`, plus thousands of auto-generated static properties organized by SF Symbols version. A companion command-line tool, `SymbolsGenerator`, parses Apple's metadata files (plists, strings) and produces the Swift source files, ensuring the library stays in sync with each OS release. The codebase is well-tested with unit tests for all framework extensions and runs CI on multiple Xcode versions and platforms.

RATING: 8.7/10 MAINT: active DRIFT: low
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