Apple updates Xcode with Design Systems Inspector and component snapshots

Design · 4 min read

Apple updated Xcode with a Design Systems Inspector that indexes Storyboards, SwiftUI components, and asset catalogs to surface inconsistencies in typography, spacing, and color token usage across a project.

The inspector integrates with Xcode’s Source Control to show when design tokens diverge and offers one-click fixes that align instances to a canonical system. Teams can also create and publish component metadata to an internal registry for reuse.

A separate visual snapshot feature captures component renderings across devices and accessibility settings. Snapshots can be run in CI and compared diffs highlight regressions, making it easier for engineers and designers to catch visual drift before release.