Creating and using your own Xcode file templates

Working on an iOS or macOS project in Xcode you typically create classes with the same structure over and over again. I use coordinators so I am creating new UIViewControllers, each time referencing RxSwift, having methods for setting up UI, bindings .. most of the time also containing a delegate for the coordinator. Having to create files with the same structure over and over again manually is a waste of time, a much better solution is creating Xcode file templates for those files. Xcode file templates File template location All the Xcode custom file templates are located in ~/Library/Developer/Xcode/Templates/File Templates and grouped into sections by their folder name. If you want Xcode to show a “Custom” section at the bottom of the new file dialog, just create a ~/Library/Developer/Xcode/Templates/File Templates/Custom folder. File template structure Each file template is a separate folder with a name ending in .xctemplate. If you want to create a simple “Swift Class” file template, you have to create a folder named Swift Class.xctemplate in ~/Library/Developer/Xcode/Templates/File Templates/Custom. Each file template folder should contain at least 3 files: TemplateInfo.plist - describing the template TemplateIcon.png - icon shown in the Xcode new file dialog ___FILEBASENAME___.swift - the actual template file