Change templates in Xcode

Question

How would I change the initial templates created by Xcode when creating a new Cocoa Class.

I am referring to the comments and class name created when using Xcode's new class wizard.

Answer 1

As of Xcode 7

• File templates: ~/Library/Developer/Xcode/Templates/File Templates
• Project templates: ~/Library/Developer/Xcode/Templates/Project Templates

For example if I place a Empty Application.xctemplate in ~/Library/Developer/Xcode/Templates/Project Templates/Application

It will appear in the template dialog as

Answer 2

In Xcode 4 and Xcode 5 the user file templates can be placed at:
~/Library/Developer/Xcode/Templates/[Category]

[Category] can be used to categorize your templates (choose a name of your choise)

If the folder doesn't exist already, create it!

Answer 3

In XCode 4.5 right click on project, click Show File Inspector, then change Organization name in the file inspector's second tab (Project Document group)

Answer 4

Right click on xCode and select Show Package contents, then go to contents/Developer/Library/Xcode/Templates. Here you can find the templates for all programming languages.

Here some visualization:

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