Have Xcode 9 render markdown

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Have Xcode 9 render markdown

To make Xcode 9 render markdown file eg. README.md, drop .xcodesamplecode.plist in your .xcodeproj/ folder. .xcodesamplecode.plist is like this:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd"> <plist version="1.0"> <array/> </plist>

For convenience, There is this tool, which is derived from a tutorial.

brew install corekit/brew/renderer
cd /your/xcode/project/path
renderer

Note that while xcode 9 render option is on, you can`t edit the markdown file in Xcode 9.

it doesn't work

i turn it on.
but my md file doesn't render

This worked for me after adding the file to the <app>.xcworkspace/ folder.

Agree with @galiak11 about adding plist to the workspace (if you have one).

To Allow Editing

• With the file selected, go to Editor > Syntax Coloring and select None
• Select another file
• Select the markdown file again

Switch back to rendering

• With the file selected, go to Editor > Syntax Coloring and select Default For Filetype (should be Markdown)
• Select another file
• Select the markdown file again

Bit of a nuisance. Unfortunately I couldn't find any key bindings for Editor > Syntax Coloring either.

The easiest way to render markdown in Xcode is by using QuickLook.

Install qlmarkdown plugin https://github.com/toland/qlmarkdown
README.md > Open as > Quick look

This worked for me when adding the .xcodesamplecode.plist to my .xcodeproj/ folder. However, it didn't work when I tried to add the file to a package I created. Does anyone have any ideas?