Text Toolset

Text Toolset is a free Xcode source editor extension that adds fast, focused text commands to boost everyday editing.

Features added to the editor:

• Add Carets at Start of Selected Lines — Places a caret in front the first character on each selected line

• Toggle Block Comment — Wrap/unwrap selection with /* ... */

• Copy Line — Copy the current line without selecting

• Duplicate Lines — Duplicate the selected lines

• Delete Lines — Delete the current line or selected lines

• Remove Empty Lines — Strip blank lines from the selection

• Uppercase Selection — Convert selections to UPPERCASE

• Lowercase Selection — Convert selections to lowercase

• Prettify JSON — Format selected JSON with indentation

• Compact JSON — Minify selected JSON by removing whitespace

Suggested shortcuts (assign your own in Xcode):

- Toggle Block Comment: cmd+ctrl+/

- Duplicate Lines: ctrl+shift+D

- Delete Lines: ctrl+shift+K

Add your own keyboard shortcuts in Xcode > Settings > Key Bindings. Search for “Text Toolset”.

How to use:

In Xcode, place the cursor in a source editor.

Open Editor > Text Toolset and choose a command.

Enable the extension:

System Settings > Search “Extensions” > Xcode Source Editor and enable Text Toolset.

Compatibility:

- Xcode 15 or later

- Works with Swift, Objective‑C, C/C++, and other text-based files

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