Developer Taylor Arndt has released SwiftDocX, a native Swift package for reading and creating Word documents (.docx). The library avoids C++ bindings and paid SDKs, offering a pure Swift solution that works across Apple platforms. It supports full formatting, tables, lists, and headings, and is ready for Swift Package Manager.

Arndt built SwiftDocX to fill a gap in the Swift ecosystem, where developers often struggle with native document support. This package provides an MIT-licensed alternative to relying on external, often costly, libraries for handling Microsoft Office file formats, which are still essential for many business and academic workflows.

The project is now available on the Swift Package Index, marking Arndt's first open-source Swift package. Feedback and contributions are welcome as the tool evolves. Its arrival simplifies document automation tasks for Swift developers building apps for macOS, iOS, iPadOS, and tvOS.