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title: "PlugRocket"
slug: plugrocket
section: tech
date: 2016-01-26T13:21:00.000Z
canonical: https://roland.leth.ro/blog/tech/plugrocket
---

It all started with [this](http://www.mokacoding.com/blog/xcode-plugins-update/) post by Joe for updating a plug-in from the terminal, which lead to [this](/tech/blog/updating-xcode-plug-ins) script for automating the process of updating all plug-ins.

Even though I could have created an Alfred workflow to easily run the script with a single command, I always wanted to start working on Mac apps, so this was a good opportunity to get my feet wet.

I [said](https://twitter.com/rolandleth/status/680102452234960896) I'll give *open source by default* a try, but I also wanted to have it on the MAS for a little while before that, just to have a feel about how the process goes, so I submitted it. It was rightfully rejected: no matter how foolproof I'd make it, it would never assure that it won't break Xcode - it's at the user's discretion if he takes the risk to update his plug-ins or not (if one of the plug-ins is no longer compatible with the latest version, it would make Xcode crash on launch), a risk Apple doesn't want to take.

So I tweaked the app to loosen some stuff up, like sandbox removal, and I uploaded it on [GitHub](https://github.com/rolandleth/PlugRocket). If you have any suggestions, be it for a feature, or on improving the code, I'd be more than happy to have a chat [@roland.leth.ro](https://bsky.app/profile/roland.leth.ro) or at [roland@leth.ro](mailto:roland@leth.ro).

Short description:

>PlugRocket is a simple app that adds Xcode's `UUID` to each of your plug-ins `Info.plist`'s compatibility list. This means Xcode will see them as compatible and load them, but this does not mean they are guaranteed to also work; no updates for the plug-ins are downloaded and installed.
>
>If a plug-in will cause Xcode to start crashing after using PlugRocket, you can use the revert function: you can either undo all the changes, or only select the plug-ins that are causing the crash.