Xcode spell checking

Question

Just wondering if there is a way to enable spell checking in Xcode. Maybe an add-on or something...

Answer 1

Put the cursor infront of your comment and press cmd ; this will jump to the next misspelt word.

Answer 2

You can also do: Edit > Format > Spelling and Grammar > Check Spelling While Typing. (Xcode 4.6.3)

Answer 3

The Scribe plugin can do that (among other things). It's smart enough not to spell check code so you don't get a lot of false positives, and you can also right-click to get spelling suggestions.

Full disclosure: I'm the author of the plugin.

Answer 4

You turn on spelling from the Edit menu (right at the bottom).

Edit: For code files, there's always the compiler, although that won't check comments, and won't stop you from spelling things wrong; it'll only stop you from spelling things inconsistently.

Reedit: In the 4 years since this was posted, the spell checker has moved a little: It is now under Edit > Format > Spelling and Grammar. Format is near, but not at the bottom.

Answer 5

Spell checking was broken in Xcode 9 and 10. It's now fixed in Xcode 11.0.
(Edit ► Format ► Spelling and Grammar ► Check Document Now)

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Original answer below:

Unfortunately it doesn't work in Xcode 9 and 10. I posted a bug to Apple using "Bug Report". And it was marked as a dupe of a bug with number "32062963". And I found it here.

So if you want it works, PLEASE, POST A BUG! here.

Apple uses this to gauge how serious a bug is.

As it was mentioned here by Donarb.

Answer 6

For Xcode11 & Xcode12, adding the screenshot for quick reference:

Some Tips:

• Use the keyboard shortcut: ⌘ + ; together to move the cursor to the next spelling error.

• Tapping on ; while holding ⌘ cycles through all misspelled words.

• shift + ⌘ + ; to edit known words