Swift for Windows is now a thing; tools available for download now.

Swift is taking flight on Windows.

What you need to know


Swift is seeing its initial release on Windows.
Developers can now download Swift toolchain images for Windows 10.
Developer Readdle has been experimenting with bringing Swift to Windows for more than a year.


The Swift Project, the ongoing open-source efforts to develop the Swift programming language, has announced that an initial release of Swift is now available for Windows 10. What this means is that the tools, like the compiler and core libraries, are all available for developers right now.

From the Swift Project:


Porting Swift to Windows is not about simply porting the compiler, but rather ensuring that the full ecosystem is available on the platform. This includes the compiler, the standard library, and the core libraries (dispatch, Foundation, XCTest). These libraries are part of what enables developers to write powerful applications with ease and without having to worry about many of the details of the underly...