# Kotlin Xcode Plugin - Kevin Galligan

DevFeed: [Kotlin Xcode Plugin - Kevin Galligan](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/kotlin-xcode-plugin-kevin-galligan-38286.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://touchlab.co/kotlin-xcode-plugin>)

Published: 2019-04-24T20:36:44Z

Content type: release

Language: en

Sources: [Touchlab | Enterprise Mobile Innovation & Development](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/touchlab-enterprise-mobile-innovation-development.md>)

Topics: [Kotlin Multiplatform](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/kotlin-multiplatform.md>), [Xcode](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/xcode.md>), [iOS](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ios.md>), [debug](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/debug.md>), [appcode](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/appcode.md>)

Tags: [appcode](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/appcode.md>), [built-by-touchlab](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/built-by-touchlab.md>), [code-sharing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/code-sharing.md>), [debug](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/debug.md>), [debugger](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/debugger.md>), [ios](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ios.md>), [kotlin](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/kotlin.md>), [kotlin-multiplatform](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/kotlin-multiplatform.md>), [press](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/press.md>), [thoughts](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/thoughts.md>), [xcode](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/xcode.md>)

## AI overview

Touchlab introduces an Xcode plugin for Kotlin Multiplatform that lets Xcode recognize Kotlin files, apply keyword coloring, and interactively debug Kotlin code running in the iOS simulator. The article also discusses setup, unit tests, a live coding session, and the plugin's work-in-progress status.

## Source excerpt

Xcode will recognize Kotlin files as source files, provide keyword coloring, & most importantly, let's you debug Kotlin code running in the iOS simulator.