Project tool window
The Project tool window lets you take a look at your project from various viewpoints and perform different tasks such as creating new items (directories, files, classes, and so on), opening files in the editor, navigating to the necessary code fragments, and more.
Most of the functions in this tool window are accessed as context menu commands in the content pane and via associated shortcuts.
Also, the view contains the Scratches and Consoles folder that lets you manage created scratch files, database consoles, and extension scripts.
Views
The tool window has several views:
Project view. This view displays all the project items along with their dependencies (SDKs and libraries). The emphasis is on the directory structure, although the packages are also shown.
Scopes views (Files, Project Source Files, Project Non-Source Files, and so on). These views display the contents of the predefined and user-defined scopes. In other respects, depending on the currently selected view options, a scope view may resemble the Project view.
To configure a view, use the corresponding options in the title bar context menu. The necessary options can also be accessed by clicking 
on the title bar.
Preview files
There are two ways to preview files without opening each one in a separate tab:
Use the file preview popup — select a file in the Project tool window and press Space.
Enable the preview tab— click
and select Enable Preview Tab.
Show file size and modification timestamp
The Project tool window allows you to see the size and modification timestamp for the files in the project tree. To display this information, select from the main menu.
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Show tree indent guides
In the Project tool window, you can display vertical lines that mark indent levels and help you better understand the hierarchy of the components in your project. To display these lines, enable Show tree indent guides on the Appearance and Behavior | Appearance page of the Preferences ⌃⌥S.
Title bar context menu
The context menu that appears by right-clicking the title bar or clicking , provides settings for project views.
The following table lists and briefly explains the available commands and options.
| Item | Description | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open Files with Single Click | If this option is on, AppCode will automatically open the selected item in the editor. Otherwise, you need to double-click items to open them. Note that you cannot disable this option if you enable the preview tab. | ||||
| Always Select Opened File | If this option is on, AppCode automatically locates documents that you open in the editor in the current view of this window. | ||||
| Xcode Order | If this option is on, files and folders will be arranged in the same order as in Xcode. | ||||
| Sort by Type | If the option is off, the files are sorted alphabetically by their names. If the option is on, the files are sorted by their extensions. The option doesn't affect the order of the folders. The folders are always sorted alphabetically. | ||||
| Folders Always on Top | If the option is on, folders are shown above the files. Otherwise, all items are sorted alphabetically, and files and folders appear intermixed. | ||||
| Edit Scopes | This command opens the Scopes dialog where you can add, remove, and edit custom scopes. | ||||
| Group Tabs | If this option is on, there is a list in the left-hand part of the title bar from which you can select the necessary view. If this option is off, the views are represented by tabs which appear in the left-hand part of the title bar.
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| View Mode | This option lets you control general appearance and behavior of the tool window. See Tool window view modes. | ||||
| Move to | To associate the tool window with a different tool window bar, select this command, and then select the destination tool window bar (Top, Left, Bottom or Right ). | ||||
| Resize | To resize the tool window by moving one of its borders, select this command, and then select the necessary Stretch to option. Note that this command is not available for the floating mode. | ||||
| Remove from Sidebar | This command hides the tool window, removes the associated tool window button from the tool window bar and removes the tool window from the quick access menu ( To open the tool window again (and restore the associated features), use the main menu: or press ⌥1. | ||||
| Help | This command opens the description of the Project tool window in the AppCode online help. |
or 
).Title bar buttons
| Item | Shortcut | Description |
|---|---|---|
 | Navigate from a file in the editor to the corresponding node (file, class, field, method, and so on) in the Project tool window. This icon is not available if the Always Select Opened File option is currently on. | |
 | ⌃- | Collapse all the nodes. |
| Open the menu for configuring the current view and changing the tool window viewing modes. The available options are a subset of the title bar context menu items. Note that most of the menu items are options that you can turn on or off. An option which is on has a check mark to the left of its name. | |
 | ⇧⎋ | Hide the tool window ⇧⎋. To hide all the tool windows, press ⌃⇧F12. |
Content pane
The content pane shows the project items such as directories, files, and so on.
The icons for the main categories (node types) are shown and briefly explained in the following table. The icons used for the main symbols (classes, fields, methods, and so on.), visibility modifiers, and bookmarks are shown in Icon reference.
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
 | A folder (directory). Different folder categories have different colors.
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 | Scratch files and consoles (in the Files view) |
 | Frameworks |
 | Assets |
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(in the Context menu commands for the content pane items
The context menu of an item provides access to all the functions available for this item.
| Item | Shortcut | Description |
|---|---|---|
| New | ⌘N | Create a new item (directory, file, or class) within the selected one. |
| Add | Use this command to add existing files, frameworks and libraries, or linked projects to your AppCode project. | |
| Cut | ⌃X | Move the selected item or items from the current location to the clipboard. |
| Copy | Use this command and one of the following options to copy the selected item(s) to the clipboard:
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| Copy Relative Path | ⌃⌥⇧C | Use this command to copy a relative path to the selected item to the clipboard. |
| Paste | ⌃V | Insert the contents of the clipboard into the selected location. |
| Find Usages | ⌥F7 | Search for the usages of the selected item. (The Find Usages dialog will open.) |
| Inspect Code | Use this command to run code inspection for the selected item. | |
| Refactor | Perform one of the refactorings available for the selected item. | |
| Add to Favorites | ⌥⇧F | Add the selected item to an existing or new list of favorite items. |
| Reformat Code | ⌃⌥L | Reformat the source code in the selected file or in all files in the current directory. (The Reformat Code dialog will open.) See also, Reformat and rearrange code. |
| Delete | ⌦ | Delete the selected item. Use with care! |
| Mark as Plain Text | Exclude the selected file from project, so it is ignored by inspections, code completion, navigation, and so on. The file will be indicated with a special icon  and shown as plain text in the editor. For more details, see Exclude files. | |
| Exclude from Xcode project | Use this command to delete a file from the project structure. The file won't be displayed in the Project view but still will be available in the Files view. To return the file into the project, in the Files view, right-click the file and select Add to Xcode Project. | |
| Manage Targets | Use this command to add a file to a specific target. | |
| Project Settings | ⌃⌥⇧S | Use this command to open the Xcode-compatible project settings. |
| Run '<item_name>' | ⌃⇧F10 | Run a test configuration. |
| Debug '<item_name>' | ⌃⇧D | Debug a test configuration. |
| Run '<item_name>' with Coverage | Use this command to run a test configuration with code coverage. | |
| Profile '<item_name>' | With this command you can attach a profiler to the current run/debug configuration. | |
| Reveal in Finder | Use this command to navigate too the selected file in Finder. | |
| Open in Terminal | Use this command to open the directory corresponding to the selected item in the embedded local terminal. | |
| Local History | View local history for the selected file or directory, or to create a label for the current version of your project. | |
| Synchronize '<item_name>' | Synchronize the view in the tool window with the view saved in the file system. If you change a file or directory contents externally, AppCode, under certain circumstances, may not be aware of the corresponding changes unless you use this command. | |
| Open in Right Split | Split the editor into two parts and show the file in the right section. For more information, refer to Split screen. | |
| Compare With | ⌃D | Compare the selected file or directory with another file or directory. See Compare files, folders and text sources and Differences viewer for folders. |
| Mark Directory As | Use this command to mark a selected directory as project sources and headers or library files or exclude it from indexing. The command is available in the Files view. | |
| Create Gist | Use this command to share code by using gists. |
File status highlights
If VCS integration is enabled for the current project, AppCode uses colors to denote VCS file status in the Project tool window. The following table presents information about the meaning of the colors.
| Color | File Status | Description |
|---|---|---|
 #0A7700 | Added | The file in the active changelist is scheduled for addition to the repository. |
 #0EAA00 | Added in not active changelist | The file in an inactive changelist is scheduled for addition to the repository. This file status is available if the Highlight files from non-active changelists option is enabled in . |
 #FF0000 | Changelist conflict | The file in an inactive changelist has been modified in the active changelist. In this case, a new dialog will open prompting you to resolve the changelist conflict. This file status is available if all options are enabled in . |
| #0A7700 | Copied | If a file is a copy of another file, its metadata is tracked, and such a file is marked as copied. |
 #616161 | Deleted | The file is scheduled for deletion from the repository. |
 #773895 | Deleted from file system | The file has been deleted locally, but hasn't been scheduled for deletion, and it still exists in the repository. |
 #8AA4C8 | Have changed descendants | If a file is modified, the IDE will recursively highlight all directories containing that file. This status is available if the Show directories with changed descendants option is enabled in . |
 #3264B4 | Have immediate changed children | If a file is modified, the IDE will highlight its parent directory. This status is available if the Show directories with changed descendants option is enabled in . |
 #B28C00 | Hijacked | [Perforce, ClearCase, VSS] The file is modified without checkout. |
 #727238 | Ignored | A file is intentionally untracked by VCS. |
 #7503DC | Merged | The file is merged by your VCS as a result of an update. |
| #FF0000 | Merged with conflicts | During the last update, the file has been merged with conflicts. |
| #FF0000 | Merged with property conflicts | During the last update, the IDE has detected differences between the properties of the local file and its server version. |
| #FF0000 | Merged with text and property conflicts | Text and property conflicts happen when two or more developers modify the same lines of a file and the same file properties. |
 #0032A0 | Modified | The file has changed since the last synchronization. |
 #0047E4 | Modified in not active changelist | The file in an inactive changelist has been modified. This file status is available if the Highlight files from non-active changelists option is enabled in . |
 #7C7C00 | Obsolete | The file should no longer be in your working copy of the repository. |
 #007C7C | Renamed | Since the last update, the file has been renamed. |
 #08978F | Switched | [SVN] The file is taken from a different branch than the whole project. |
 #993300 | (Unknown) Unversioned | The file exists locally, but is not in the repository, and is not scheduled for addition. |
 None (default color) | Up to date | The file hasn't been changed. |
| Color | File Status | Description |
|---|---|---|
 #629755 | Added | The file in the active changelist is scheduled for addition to the repository. |
| #629755 | Added in not active changelist | The file in an inactive changelist is scheduled for addition to the repository. This file status is available if the Highlight files from non-active changelists option is enabled in . |
 #D5756C | Changelist conflict | The file in an inactive changelist has been modified in the active changelist. In this case, a new dialog will open prompting you to resolve the changelist conflict. This file status is available if all options are enabled in . |
 #0A7700 | Copied | If a file is a copy of another file, its metadata is tracked, and such a file is marked as copied. |
 #6C6C6C | Deleted | The file is scheduled for deletion from the repository. |
| #6C6C6C | Deleted from file system | The file has been deleted locally, but hasn't been scheduled for deletion, and it still exists in the repository. |
 #6897BB | Have changed descendants | If a file is modified, the IDE will recursively highlight all directories containing that file. This status is available if the Show directories with changed descendants option is enabled in . |
| #6897BB | Have immediate changed children | If a file is modified, the IDE will highlight its parent directory. This status is available if the Show directories with changed descendants option is enabled in . |
 None (default color) | Hijacked | [Perforce, ClearCase, VSS] The file is modified without checkout. |
 #848504 | Ignored | A file is intentionally untracked by VCS. |
 #9876AA | Merged | The file is merged by your VCS as a result of an update. |
| #D5756C | Merged with conflicts | During the last update, the file has been merged with conflicts. |
| #D5756C | Merged with property conflicts | During the last update, the IDE has detected differences between the properties of the local file and its server version. |
| #D5756C | Merged with text and property conflicts | Text and property conflicts happen when two or more developers modify the same lines of a file and the same file properties. |
| #6897BB | Modified | The file has changed since the last synchronization. |
| #6897BB | Modified in not active changelist | The file in an inactive changelist has been modified. This file status is available if the Highlight files from non-active changelists option is enabled in . |
| None (default color) | Obsolete | The file should no longer be in your working copy of the repository. |
 #3A8484 | Renamed | Since the last update, the file has been renamed. |
| None (default color) | Switched | [SVN] The file is taken from a different branch than the whole project. |
 #D1675A | (Unknown) Unversioned | The file exists locally, but is not in the repository, and is not scheduled for addition. |
| None (default color) | Up to date | The file hasn't been changed. |
| Color | File Status | Description |
|---|---|---|
 #62CC47 | Added | The file in the active changelist is scheduled for addition to the repository. |
| #62CC47 | Added in not active changelist | The file in an inactive changelist is scheduled for addition to the repository. This file status is available if the Highlight files from non-active changelists option is enabled in . |
 #FF6666 | Changelist conflict | The file in an inactive changelist has been modified in the active changelist. In this case, a new dialog will open prompting you to resolve the changelist conflict. This file status is available if all options are enabled in . |
| #62CC47 | Copied | If a file is a copy of another file, its metadata is tracked, and such a file is marked as copied. |
 #ED864A | Deleted | The file is scheduled for deletion from the repository. |
| #ED864A | Deleted from file system | The file has been deleted locally, but hasn't been scheduled for deletion, and it still exists in the repository. |
 #4FF0FF | Have changed descendants | If a file is modified, the IDE will recursively highlight all directories containing that file. This status is available if the Show directories with changed descendants option is enabled in . |
| #4FF0FF | Have immediate changed children | If a file is modified, the IDE will highlight its parent directory. This status is available if the Show directories with changed descendants option is enabled in . |
| None (default color) | Hijacked | [Perforce, ClearCase, VSS] The file is modified without checkout. |
 #A9B837 | Ignored | A file is intentionally untracked by VCS. |
 #ED94FF | Merged | The file is merged by your VCS as a result of an update. |
| #FF6666 | Merged with conflicts | During the last update, the file has been merged with conflicts. |
| #FF6666 | Merged with property conflicts | During the last update, the IDE has detected differences between the properties of the local file and its server version. |
| #FF6666 | Merged with text and property conflicts | Text and property conflicts happen when two or more developers modify the same lines of a file and the same file properties. |
| #4FF0FF | Modified | The file has changed since the last synchronization. |
| #4FF0FF | Modified in not active changelist | The file in an inactive changelist has been modified. This file status is available if the Highlight files from non-active changelists option is enabled in . |
| None (default color) | Obsolete | The file should no longer be in your working copy of the repository. |
| #4FF0FF | Renamed | Since the last update, the file has been renamed. |
| None (default color) | Switched | [SVN] The file is taken from a different branch than the whole project. |
| D1675A | (Unknown) Unversioned | The file exists locally, but is not in the repository, and is not scheduled for addition. |
| None (default color) | Up to date | The file hasn't been changed. |