How do I add Promptberry to my Swift CLI tool?

In Package.swift: .package(url: "https://github.com/binaryship/promptberry", from: "1.0.0"). Import Promptberry. Boom—prompts ready.

What's the difference between Promptberry text and select?

Text for free input, validates inline. Select for lists—arrows or type to pick one. Use select when options are fixed; text otherwise.

Yes. Tasks for spinners, progress for counts. Await them. Catches cancels gracefully.

🛠️ Developer Tools

Swift CLI tools number over 1,500 on GitHub. Yet most grovel with readLine, like it's still 2014. Promptberry changes that—brutally.

theAIcatchup Apr 07, 2026 3 min read

Promptberry fixes Swift's pathetic stdlib CLI input with real prompts: text, selects, autocomplete, spinners. 𝕏
Inline validation and Ctrl+C handling make tools feel modern, not prehistoric. 𝕏
Async support via tasks and progress bars—perfect for scaffolds and deploys. 𝕏

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