# Installation

> StringZilla for Swift

Add StringZilla as a Swift Package Manager dependency in your `Package.swift`.

```swift
let package = Package(
    name: "MyApp",
    dependencies: [
        .package(url: "https://github.com/ashvardanian/StringZilla.git", from: "6.0.0")
    ],
    targets: [
        .target(
            name: "MyApp",
            dependencies: [
                .product(name: "StringZilla", package: "StringZilla")
            ]
        )
    ]
)
```

SwiftPM downloads the C kernels prebuilt, as the release's `StringZillaC` XCFramework on Apple platforms and as its artifact bundle on Linux, Android, Windows and WebAssembly, so no C toolchain is needed.
A checkout builds its own with CMake and points `STRINGZILLA_SWIFT_ARTIFACT` at it, relative to the package root:

```sh
cmake --preset swift
cmake --build --preset swift
STRINGZILLA_SWIFT_ARTIFACT=build_swift/StringZillaC.xcframework swift test # StringZillaC.artifactbundle off Apple platforms
```

Then import the module where you need it.

```swift
import StringZilla
```

The product name is `StringZilla`; importing it pulls in both the Swift extension and the underlying C kernels.