Yep the macOS + Xcode dependency is quite annoying. If you want a, kind of, in between solution, the true dependency is on the command-line tools[0]. These can

Yep the macOS + Xcode dependency is quite annoying. If you want a, kind of, in between solution, the true dependency is on the command-line tools[0]. These can be installed independent of Xcode. You could piece together your own build scripts or use something like Buck[1] to build it. If you still want a full-blown IDE, checkout AppCode[2] from JetBrains. It still depends on the aforementioned commandline-tools though. [0] https://developer.apple.com/download/more/ https://developer.apple.com/download/more/ (you'll need an AppleID) [1] https://buck.build/setup/getting_started.html https://buck.build/setup/getting_started.html [2] https://www.jetbrains.com/appcode/ https://www.jetbrains.com/appcode/ * edit: formatting & it looks like Buck doesn't have macOS targets.