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Xcode shortcuts for Mac

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Xcode is a comprehensive integrated development environment (IDE) for developing applications for macOS, iOS, watchOS, and tvOS. Download Xcode

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Mac keyboard shortcuts for Xcode

General Shortcuts

  • Preferences⌘ (command) + , Add →
  • Console⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + c Add →
  • Documentation⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + 0 Add →
  • Documentation fo Selected Text⌘ (command) + ⌃ (control) + ? Add →
  • Quick Help⌘ (command) + ? Add →

Code Editing

  • Comment Selection⌘ (command)Add →
  • Fold Method/Class⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + ← Add →
  • Unfold Method/Class⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + → Add →
  • Edit All in Scope⌘ (command) + ⌃ (control) + e Add →
  • Show Completions⌃ (control) + spacebar Add →
  • Next Completion⌃ (control) + . Add →
  • Accept Completion⇥ Add →
  • Next Placeholder⌃ (control)Add →
  • Previous Placeholder⌃ (control) + ⇧ (shift)Add →

Build and Run

File Navigation

  • Go Forward⌘ (command) + ⌃ (control) + → Add →
  • Go Backward⌘ (command) + ⌃ (control) + ← Add →
  • Open Quickly⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + o Add →
  • Show Related Items⌃ (control) + 1 Add →

Debugging

  • Next Issue⌘ (command) + ' Add →
  • Previous Issue⌘ (command) + " Add →
  • Fix Next Issue⌘ (command) + ⌃ (control) + ' Add →
  • Fix Previous Issue⌘ (command) + ⌃ (control) + " Add →
  • Add BreakPoint⌘ (command) + \ Add →
  • Activate Breakpoint⌘ (command) + y Add →

Code Navigation

  • Beginning of Line⌘ (command) + ← Add →
  • End of Line⌘ (command) + → Add →
  • Top of File⌘ (command) + ↑ Add →
  • End of File⌘ (command) + ↓ Add →
  • Previous Word⌥ (option) + ← Add →
  • Next Word⌥ (option) + → Add →
  • Previous SubWord⌃ (control) + ← Add →
  • Next SubWord⌃ (control) + → Add →
  • Go to Liner⌘ (command) + l Add →
  • Find in File⌘ (command) + f Add →
  • Find in Project⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + f Add →
  • Find Next⌘ (command) + g Add →
  • Find Previous⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + g Add →

Libraries

  • File Template⌘ (command) + ⌃ (control) + ⌥ (option) + 1 Add →
  • Code Snippet⌘ (command) + ⌃ (control) + ⌥ (option) + 2 Add →
  • Object⌘ (command) + ⌃ (control) + ⌥ (option) + 3 Add →
  • Media⌘ (command) + ⌃ (control) + ⌥ (option) + 4 Add →

Other Shortcuts

  • Switch Inspector⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + 1..6 Add →
  • Toggle Utilities⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + 0 Add →
  • Filter in Library⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + l Add →
  • Show Assistant Editor⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + return Add →
  • Show Version Editor⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + ⇧ (shift) + return Add →
  • Show Standard Editor⌘ (command) + return Add →
  • Toggle Debug Area⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + y Add →
  • Switch Navigators⌘ (command) + 1..7 Add →
  • Toggle Navigators⌘ (command) + 0 Add →
  • Filter in Navigator⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + j Add →

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