Carthage

Lesson in the iOS Roadmap · Stage 23: Dependency Manager

Last updated 14 September 2026

What is Carthage?

Carthage is a decentralized dependency manager for iOS and macOS that builds frameworks from source and links them manually into the project. Unlike CocoaPods, Carthage does not modify the Xcode project file, giving developers full control over integration. Carthage has become less common as Swift Package Manager has matured.

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Free resources to learn Carthage

CourseCarthage - Getting Started
Open sourcecarthage/carthage

Carthage: common questions

Can I learn Carthage in Hindi?

This lesson is written in English. Once you sign in, open it in the interactive course and ask the AI tutor to explain Carthage in Hindi or Hinglish. The tutor answers from this lesson’s own text, so it stays on the syllabus, and it runs on your own Google, OpenAI or Anthropic key.

Is this Carthage tutorial for beginners?

It is lesson 129 of 170 in the free iOS roadmap, in stage 23, Dependency Manager. If you are new to iOS, start from stage 1 and come back here in order; if you already know the earlier stages, this lesson stands on its own.