Techopolis Releases SwiftDocX, a Pure Swift Word Document Manipulation Package

Written By Michael Doise

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Techopolis LLC Launches SwiftDocX, A Pure Swift Package For Creating And Modifying Word Documents 

New open source library brings native .docx support to Swift developers without third party SDKs or language bridges

AUSTIN, TEXAS, January 18, 2026

Overview

Techopolis LLC today announced SwiftDocX 1.0, a new open source Swift package that enables developers to create, modify, and read Microsoft Word documents directly in Swift applications. SwiftDocX is written entirely in Swift with no external dependencies, language bridges, or paid SDKs required.

SwiftDocX fills a significant gap in the Swift ecosystem by providing native .docx file support. Until now, Swift developers who needed to generate or work with Word documents faced limited options. Existing solutions were often outdated, incomplete, or required bridging to other languages like C or C++. SwiftDocX offers a modern, pure Swift solution that integrates cleanly into any Swift project using Swift Package Manager.

Why SwiftDocX Was Built 

"I kept hitting this same problem over and over," said Taylor Arndt, Chief Operations Officer at Techopolis LLC. "We needed to generate Word documents in our apps, and I kept thinking there has to be a Swift package for this. But there was not. Or if there was, it had not been touched in five years, or it only handled basic text, or it required me to mess with C bindings which honestly I just did not want to deal with. I spent way too much time searching for something that should have already existed. Finally I just thought, you know what, I am going to build this myself. And once we had it working, it felt wrong to keep it private. If I was struggling with this, I knew other Swift developers were too. So we are putting it out there for everyone."

SwiftDocX was created by Taylor Arndt with contributions from Michael Doise and the Techopolis development team. The package is designed to be easy to understand and use, with clear API design that follows Swift conventions.

Comprehensive Feature Set

SwiftDocX supports the full range of Word document operations that developers need in real world applications:

Document Operations

  • Read existing .docx files and parse their content

  • Create new Word documents from scratch

  • Modify document structure and content

  • Export documents in standard DOCX format compatible with Microsoft Word and other word processors

Text Formatting

  • Bold, italic, underline, and strikethrough

  • Custom fonts, colors, and text sizes

  • Superscript and subscript

  • All caps and small caps

  • Text highlighting

Document Structure

  • Headings from H1 through H6 with proper Word styles

  • Bulleted and numbered lists with full nesting support

  • Tables with headers, colored cells, and borders

  • Paragraph styling including alignment, spacing, and indentation

  • Document properties and metadata

Pure Swift Integration

SwiftDocX is written in modern Swift and follows Swift API design guidelines. The package integrates seamlessly with Swift Package Manager, making installation as simple as adding a dependency to Package.swift or using Xcode's built in package management.

Developers familiar with Swift will find the API intuitive and easy to integrate into existing projects. No bridging headers, no Objective-C runtime dependencies, and no complicated build configurations. SwiftDocX works like any other Swift package.

Use Cases

SwiftDocX enables Swift developers to add Word document support to a wide range of applications:

  • Content management systems that export articles or reports to Word format

  • Educational apps that generate assignments, study materials, or student reports

  • Business applications that create invoices, contracts, proposals, or formatted documents

  • Data analysis tools that produce professional reports

  • Note taking apps that export to Word format

  • iOS, iPadOS, and macOS apps that need document creation features

  • Server side Swift applications that generate documents

Any Swift application that needs to create or work with Word documents can benefit from SwiftDocX, without the overhead of paid SDKs or complex integrations.

Open Source And Community Driven

SwiftDocX is open source and available on GitHub under a permissive license. We welcome contributions from Swift developers who want to expand its capabilities, add new features, or improve the codebase.

Comprehensive documentation and example code help developers get started quickly. The project repository includes installation instructions, API documentation, and sample projects demonstrating common use cases.

Availability

SwiftDocX 1.0 is available now on GitHub at https://github.com/Techopolis/SwiftDocX.git and on Swift Package Index at https://swiftpackageindex.com/Techopolis/SwiftDocX.

The package supports iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and other Apple platforms that run Swift. 

Installation instructions, documentation, and examples are available in the project repository.

About Techopolis LLC

Techopolis LLC is an indie development studio based in Austin, Texas, building on device AI and apps for the Apple ecosystem. Learn more at https://techopolis.app.

Media Contact

Taylor Arndt

Chief Operations Officer

Techopolis LLC

taylor@techopolis.app

Michael Doise https://techopolisonline.com
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