Is there a shortcut to switch between windows in Xcode?

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I do a lot of work on two projects at the same time and I was wondering if there was a keyboard shortcut, or a way to assign one in order switch between windows. This is currently done by going to the Window menu title and scrolling down, but I'm a shortcut man at heart! I've tried going in to preferences, but it seems to be the only one you can't assign!

That worked fine Greg, thank you very much! If you put it as an answer I'll upvote you... — Rob W, May 08 '12 at 20:59
You could also change the accepted answer to @rdmacken's answer. — giovannipds, Jun 27 '18 at 20:36

score 49 · Accepted Answer · edited May 17 '15 at 11:11

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I guess this has changed recently (I'm on XCode 6.1), but for anyone looking in it's now CMD + ~. See keyboard shortcut to switch project windows in xcode.

edited May 17 '15 at 11:11

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same in XCode 6.2 , use cmd + ~ – HenryChuang May 27 '15 at 13:31

score 26 · Answer 2 · edited Oct 20 '16 at 09:19

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I had the same problem some time ago.
I solved this way: go in System Preferences of your Mac and choose Keyboard -> Shortcuts & Keyboard. There you find "Move focus to the next window" with a default shortcut.

In Xcode it will be this shortcut in conflict:

However, that shortcut is in conflict with Xcode, so you just need to modify either the Xcode or the system one :)

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The other method mentioned below by Guru and Thomas is better. Use CMD + ~ – Zeev Vax Aug 24 '16 at 18:24
In the italian keyboard ~ is Alt+5. Moreover I still prefer the solution to have a unique global shortcut that does the same in Xcode as well as in any other program. Feel free to use the one you like! – Manlio Aug 24 '16 at 23:27
Do not do this, checkout the other answers (Guru and and rdmacken mainly). – giovannipds Jun 27 '18 at 20:38
Nope, this answer worked for me. CMD+TILDE just beeps. I found the settings window (next time if possible please include english screenshots) and the default shortcut was CMD+SPACE, good enough for me. – soger Mar 15 '22 at 17:40

score 22 · Answer 3 · answered May 28 '15 at 10:47

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To switch between projects, use COMMAND + ~ (tilde)

answered May 28 '15 at 10:47

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score 3 · Answer 4 · answered Mar 19 '21 at 05:32

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For more recent Xcode (i.e. Xcode 7 to at least Xcode 12), see https://stackoverflow.com/a/36923255/6426003.

Basically Command + ~ still works unless the project is maximised.

To switch between maximized projects, use a 3-finger drag left or right.

answered Mar 19 '21 at 05:32

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Alex Kolovatov · Answer 5 · 2018-07-16T05:38:12.270

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To switch between TABS inside one project:

Show previous TAB: control+shift+tab
Show next: control+tab

It 100% works.

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answered Feb 22 '18 at 10:30

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It's not like that, at least, not in the newest Xcode versions. – giovannipds Jun 27 '18 at 20:33
in Xcode 9.4 it works fine! Switch between windows INSIDE one project – Alex Kolovatov Jun 28 '18 at 04:45
I'm with 9.4.1 and I still didn't understand what you're saying. I opened many files of the same project and those shortcuts do nothing yet. – giovannipds Jun 28 '18 at 13:42
That is if you have opened multiple tabs at one window – Siempay Mar 18 '20 at 14:58

score 0 · Answer 6 · answered Mar 02 '22 at 13:17

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For xCode 13.0 the shortcut to switch between tabs is CMD + Shift + ].

answered Mar 02 '22 at 13:17

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Luc-Olivier · Answer 7 · 2022-02-01T21:03:33.357

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To switch between open windows => ⌘ + `

++++++ SOMEONE PUT A -1 ON MY SOLUTION BUT:

IT'S THE STANDARD FOR ALL APP WINDOWS IN MACOS ++++++

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answered Jan 03 '21 at 17:05

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score -4 · Answer 8 · edited Dec 08 '14 at 13:51

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You can use ⌘+{ and ⌘+} as shortcuts.

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Nah, these indent and re-indent lines. – giovannipds Jun 27 '18 at 20:34

Is there a shortcut to switch between windows in Xcode?

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