Xcode Interface Builder is showing “No selection” for all files

Question

No matter what I\'ve got selected in Interface Builder, the Inspector did apparently not register the selection and only showed \"No selection\".

I tried opening an

Answer 1

For me the bug was caused by missing interface restoration. I think it happens when I open the project file where the Assets editor was open last time. If I close the tab which containts the Assets editor, quit Xcode then open the project again, works fine.

Answer 2

This was driving me crazy for a long time. I found nothing here on Stackoverflow about this, and not by googling either, initially.

Luckily, after googling a couple of different ways, I finally found the simple solution here.

Snipped from that site:

Here’s how you can fix it in two steps without even having to restart Xcode:

• Select another file (which isn’t an Interface Builder type) in the current tab with the issue.
• Open a new tab and select the Interface Builder file which was having the problem.

Shame on you, Apple!

Answer 3

I just experienced that the "Utility Area doesn't display anything" symptom, with Xcode version 9.0. Thanks for the tips! In my case, after I closed all the files displayed in the Assistant Editor, you would think it is totally not related, but it worked again! (Before that, I tried to restart XCode, restart iOS, none of them was working.)

Answer 4

If the above solutions don't work, try adding an object (e.g a label) onto the main storyboard. Brought all the inspectors back for me with xcode 7.3

Answer 5

The bug is weird. And all answers didn't help me. The following steps were useful for me:

• go to project file.
• Click on the button near "Launch Images Source"

After that Xcode shows assets in the proper way.

Answer 6

There is also possibility in Xcode 7.3.1. to switch between "Standard editor" and "Assistant editor" in the upper right corner to "deal" with this bug.