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Alex is a Coding & Development tool that provides an AI coding assistant for Xcode. It streamlines iOS and Swift app development with features like autofixing errors, AI-powered autocomplete, and image-to-code generation.

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Pricing

Freemium · Paid

Free tier

Yes

API

Skill level

Technical

About

What is Alex?

Alex is an AI coding assistant specifically designed to enhance iOS and Swift app development within Xcode. It offers a comprehensive suite of features to boost developer productivity, including AI-powered autofix for errors and issues, intelligent autocomplete, and inline code replacements. Developers can also leverage Alex to automatically add Swift Package Manager (SPM) packages, run local AI models, and generate Swift or UIKit code directly from images. The tool provides semantic search across Xcode projects and can perform web searches for coding answers, as well as execute Terminal commands. Alex emphasizes privacy and security, allowing users to override AI model endpoints and ensuring sensitive data like chat history and custom prompts are stored locally.

Best used for

Ideal for iOS and Swift developers who need to accelerate their coding workflow, automatically fix errors, and generate code from visual designs. Especially valuable for streamlining development within Xcode and enhancing productivity for app creation.

Common actions

debug code

generate code

autocomplete code

search codebase

manage dependencies

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Capabilities

Key features

Autofix Swift errors
AI-powered autocomplete
Inline code replacements
Image-to-code generation
Add SPM packages
Run local AI models
Codebase semantic search

Target Audience

developer

Integrations

Not yet documented

Pricing & Plans

Freemium · Paid

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FAQs

What are Chat Credits and how do they work with Alex?

Chat Credits are used for messages sent to Alex and agent follow-ups on Pro and Premium plans. You receive a set amount monthly, and if you run out, you can purchase top-ups. Monthly credits do not roll over, but top-up credits do. Image generation also consumes chat credits.

How does Alex ensure the privacy and security of my code?

Alex prioritizes privacy by not relaying your code through its servers. You can use it with any OpenAI-compatible endpoint, including local models. Code embeddings are stored locally, and for hosted inference, Alex opts out of data retention and training from AI providers.

Can Alex integrate with local AI models?

Yes, Alex supports running local AI models for free, such as those from Ollama and LM Studio. This feature allows developers to maintain maximum privacy and control over their code and data, without relying on external servers for inference.

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