Quick
Metrics as of , from the GitHub or GitLab API of each repository. Refreshed monthly.
What Quick is
Quick is a Swift and Objective-C testing framework for behaviour-driven development, inspired by RSpec, Specta and Ginkgo. Specs subclass QuickSpec and group examples with describe, context and it blocks. It pairs with Nimble, a matcher framework used for expectations in place of XCTAssert. Installation is documented for CocoaPods, Git submodules and Swift Package Manager. Each Quick release supports specific Swift versions, listed in a compatibility table. It is a test-only library that must stay out of App Store binaries because it uses private APIs for Xcode integration.
Written from the project's README, read .
- Category
- Unit testing and test runners
- License
- Apache-2.0
- Language
- Swift
- Changelog
- Releases on GitHub
Repository metrics
Status
slowLast commit 91 to 365 days before the fetch date.Computed from the last commit date and the archive flag on the fetch date. See the status rules.
Alternatives
Listed unit testing and test runners tools, same primary language first, then by GitHub stars. Each line gives one fact from the tool's documentation where it differs from Quick's, with its source.
Jest: Languages for writing tests: JavaScript; TypeScript via Babel or ts-jest. source: README
GoogleTest: Languages for writing tests: C++ (the 1.18.x branch requires C++17). source: README
Testify: Languages for writing tests: Go. source: README
Mocha: Languages for writing tests: JavaScript; TypeScript through Node.js type stripping or a loader such as tsx. source: Docs: TypeScript
Catch2: Languages for writing tests: C++. source: README
AVA: Languages for writing tests: JavaScript on Node.js; TypeScript definitions included. source: README
PHPUnit: Languages for writing tests: PHP. source: README
Vitest: Languages for writing tests: JavaScript and TypeScript, with JSX. source: README
Questions
Is Quick open source?
Yes. Quick is released under Apache-2.0, an OSI-approved license, as reported by the GitHub API on 2026-09-22.
Is Quick maintained?
On 2026-09-22, the last commit to the default branch was on 2026-03-17, so the listed status is slow. Rule: Last commit 91 to 365 days before the fetch date.
How many GitHub stars does Quick have?
9,827 stars on 2026-09-22, from the GitHub API. The number is refreshed at each monthly update.
What language is Quick written in?
The repository's primary language, as reported by the GitHub API, is Swift.
Sources
- GitHub REST API: repository, read
- GitHub REST API: commits, read
- GitHub REST API: latest release, read
- GitHub REST API: contributors, read
- README, read