Apple invites developers to try out new Swift Playgrounds 4.1 beta for Mac and iPad

Apple last year released the long-awaited Swift Playgrounds 4, which for the first time allowed developers to submit their projects directly from the iPad to the App Store. Now, the company is inviting developers to try out the new Swift Playgrounds 4.1 beta, which brings new features to iPad apps and especially Mac apps.

For those unfamiliar, Swift Playgrounds is an Apple app that helps developers and students learn the company's Swift programming language. With iPad apps, developers can also easily write code and submit their projects to Xcode or the App Store.

Swift Playgrounds is a revolutionary app for iPad and Mac that makes it fun to learn and experiment with Swift—a powerful programming language created by Apple and used by professionals to build today's most popular applications. Swift Playgrounds doesn’t require any coding knowledge, making it perfect for students just getting started.

With Swift Playgrounds 4, the iPad version of the app gets a host of new features, such as the ability to upload projects to App Store Connect, real-time app previews, and more. Now these features are coming to Mac in version 4.1, which will also allow developers to use the tool to create apps from scratch.

According to Apple, these are the key new features for Mac users:

• Preview your apps and see changes in real time as you type (App projects require macOS 12.4 beta 2 or higher).
• Run your app in its own window and install to the Applications folder Learn to build apps using walkthroughs and examples provided by Apple.
• Submit your app to App Store Connect and distribute it using TestFlight.
• Enter quick inline code suggestions.
• Browse the SwiftUI library of controls, symbols, and colors.
• Use publicly available Swift packages.
• Search all files in the project.
• Open your new app project in Xcode.

As for the iPad version, Swift Playgrounds 4.1 beta adds a new “Keep Going with Apps” tutorial to help developers who are learning SwiftUI.

Developers can request access to the Swift Playground beta through the Apple Developer website. Just go to the Downloads web page, click on the Beta menu, and select the Applications tab. If your request is accepted, you will receive a TestFlight invitation via email.

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