Additional Xcode Features#

Xcode File Support#

Noctule supports additional Xcode file types.

Xcode project files project.pbxproj are supported with highlighting, folding and basic navigation inside the file. This is mostly useful for inspecting such files, but not intended for making changes.

Text-based and XML-based Plist files are recognized and highlighted.

Xcode Project View#

Noctule adds an additional project view “Xcode workspace” to the “Project” tool window of your IDE. This view visualizes the structure of an Xcode workspace or project similar to Xcode.

The dropdown of the “Project” tool window has a new item to activate this view.

This feature may change or be merged into the default project view in a future version.

Property List Support#

Property lists are widely used in Xcode projects. There are several variants: old-style NeXTSTEP .plist files, XML-based .plist files and binary .plist files.

Noctule supports all variants of property list files. NeXTSTEP files are parsed and highlighted by Noctule. XML-based property list files are shown with the XML file type and highlighting. Binary property lists are shown with the binary content. That’s unfortunately a limitation of the platform.

Noctule presents a table-based view to help navigate and analyze property list files. That is especially helpful for viewing binary *.plist files. The viewer needs an active license or trial.