Top Xcode Shortcuts

Learning to maximize the tools you have at your disposal is crucial to advancing to the next level. A combination of keys can save you seconds. The shortcuts menu in Xcode can be found in Xcode -> Preferences (or cmd,) -> Key Bindings. Here, you can adjust existing shortcuts and even create your own. Here is a list of the top shortcuts I use that speed up my coding process exponentially.

1. ⌘R (cmd R) — used to run your project in simulator
2. ⌘⇧K (cmd shift K) — used to clear the build folder
3. ⌘Z (cmd Z) — Undo
4. ⌘⇧Z (cmd shift Z) — redo
5. ⌥⌘[ (option cmd leftBracket) — used to move selected code one line down
6. ⌥⌘] (option cmd rightBracket) — used to move selected code one line up
7. ⌥← (option left arrow) — used to move one word left
8. ⌥→ (option right arrow) — used to move one word right
9. ⇧⌘L (shift cmd L) — used to open object library in storyboard
10. ⌘A (cmd A) — used to select all
11. ⌃I (ctrl I) — used to re-indent selected code
12. ⇧⌘↩ (shift cmd enter) — run the playground