Switching branch on Xcode 9

Question

I am having trouble finding the menu item to switch branch using Xcode 9. The working copies menu seems to have disappeared. Any ideas?

Xcode 9

Xcode 8

There's a new source control navigator button beside the project navigator button that might be intended for some use but all it tells me is "Loading...". — Phillip Mills, Jun 06 '17 at 18:48
You could review [Apple Session](https://developer.apple.com/videos/play/fall2017/204/)... — Ahmad F, Oct 29 '17 at 06:31

vadian · Accepted Answer · 2017-06-13T18:13:33.920

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To switch to a different branch

edited Jun 13 '17 at 18:13

answered Jun 06 '17 at 19:04

vadian

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Yes, but you see there is no "Switch to Branch…" in that contextual menu, as there was in earlier Xcodes. In Xcode 9, you use "Checkout…" (which will be enabled when you select any non-current branch). I like this, because the terminology now matches the git command line command you would use. – Jerry Krinock Jun 13 '17 at 17:57
It takes time to find the branch from Remotes. Do you know the way to search remotes brand with Name? – Liem Vo Oct 03 '17 at 03:58
I'm afraid I don't know a way. – vadian Oct 03 '17 at 17:23
In the repo I'm working in there are yellow folders within the branch names. This dev team has yellow folders with app version numbers for the folder names then branches inside those folders. How did they do that? https://i.imgur.com/zKoWxD6.png – Edison Jul 31 '18 at 05:40

score 17 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 09 '17 at 20:58

Expose the left side window (Navigator) in your Xcode by selecting this option (you will see this on the top right side of your Xcode window):

Now select the second tab:

Right click on the branch you are intending to checkout and hit the checkout button from menu:

score 16 · Answer 3 · answered Jan 16 '18 at 12:23

It seems that Apple has moved Source Controls feature like change branch, version history to separate tab in Navigator area for Xcode 9.x

Below are step to perform branch switch :

Open the Navigator area (if it is hidden) by pressing left pane window present on top right of Xcode or use shortcut cmd + 2

In Source control navigator you can see Branches, Tag present for your project.

Now, if you want to switch branch then select the branch to switch and right click on it.
Select Checkout. This will prompt an alert Do you want to check out “<branch name>”? Select Checkout.