# Swift 6.4 unifies building across Linux, macOS, Windows

DevFeed: [Swift 6.4 unifies building across Linux, macOS, Windows](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/swift-6-4-unifies-building-across-linux-macos-windows-41309.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.theregister.com/devops/2026/09/17/swift-64-unifies-building-across-linux-macos-windows/5297006>)

Author: Joab Jackson

Published: 2026-09-17T04:27:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [www.theregister.com - Articles](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/www-theregister-com-articles.md>)

Topics: [Swift](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/swift.md>), [swift-package-manager](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/swift-package-manager.md>), [Development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/development.md>), [Linux](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/linux.md>), [macOS](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/macos.md>), [Windows](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/windows.md>)

Tags: [build](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/build.md>), [cross-platform-development](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cross-platform-development.md>), [devops](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/devops.md>), [linux](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/linux.md>), [macos](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/macos.md>), [open-source](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/open-source.md>), [programming-languages](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/programming-languages.md>), [swift](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/swift.md>), [swift-6-4](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/swift-6-4.md>), [swift-package-manager](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/swift-package-manager.md>), [windows](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/windows.md>)

## AI overview

Swift 6.4 makes Swift Build the default engine for the Swift Package Manager, with building unified across Linux, macOS, and Windows.

## Source excerpt

Swift Build is now the default engine for the Swift Package Manager