Start Your Next KMP App With Kotlin Toolchain 0.13 - The JetBrains Blog
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Kotlin Toolchain 0.13 is presented as the recommended starting point for most new Kotlin Multiplatform projects, providing a unified CLI and declarative configuration for building JVM, Android, iOS, web, desktop, and server-side applications. Following its Alpha promotion and community feedback, the release improves project creation with the interactive `kotlin new` command, streamlines iOS setup through automatic simulator and runtime provisioning, adds download progress reporting, and automatically installs missing Android SDK components during IDE import. It also introduces IDE sync-status visibility, Swift Package Manager dependency support for Apple targets, improved multiplatform library publication metadata, and Kotlin/Native compiler caches intended to accelerate incremental builds. The toolchain emphasizes support for AI-assisted development through agent skills and a Hot Reload MCP server, while future plans include Homebrew installation, built-in AI skills, Swift Export support, and more automated app-store publishing workflows.
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