# nibkit

> Decode compiled iOS/macOS interface archives into object trees, Outlet/Action connections, custom classes and navigation relationships. Exports JSON or Mermaid diagrams and exposes read-only inspection commands through MCP.

- Type: Tool
- Targets: App
- Category: Native analysis tools
- Relationship: Foundation tool
- Sources reviewed: 2026-10-16
- Added to the catalog: 2026-10-16
- Original resource: <https://github.com/tokenbleed/nibkit>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/tokenbleed/nibkit/blob/fcf4670db8ba5d5d94ab62951a971be949b7b21f/README.adoc>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/nibkit/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/nibkit/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/nibkit/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- Supply supported .nib/.storyboardc files, an .app/directory, or an .ipa for automatic extraction. The reviewed README lists NIBArchive coder versions 9, 10 and 11 plus older binary-plist/NSKeyedArchive formats.
- Source builds require Go 1.22 or later according to go.mod. The README states a standard-library-only implementation and advertises darwin/linux arm64/amd64 prebuilt binaries with no runtime dependencies; a Windows release was not verified.
- Recovery concerns compiled interface structure and wiring. Format documentation is based on reverse-engineered observations. MIT-licensed.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/tokenbleed/nibkit/blob/fcf4670db8ba5d5d94ab62951a971be949b7b21f/README.adoc>
2. <https://github.com/tokenbleed/nibkit/blob/fcf4670db8ba5d5d94ab62951a971be949b7b21f/go.mod>
3. <https://github.com/tokenbleed/nibkit/blob/fcf4670db8ba5d5d94ab62951a971be949b7b21f/LICENSE>
4. <https://github.com/tokenbleed/nibkit/blob/fcf4670db8ba5d5d94ab62951a971be949b7b21f/docs/format.adoc>

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