Question

Is there a way in Xcode to have your software open up the console for you? I would like to have it when my code compiles and runs in Debug to have the console open up automatically but in release for it to not open.

Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

A common way to achieve this is :

1. Open a new tab, and rename it ‘Console’ (or what name you want)
2. In this tab, show only the panes you want (in your case the console)
3. Go to Preferences>Behaviors
4. Tell Xcode to ‘Show tab’ and give it the name you set in 1. (you can set this at various moments, when build starts, or when app runs).

Now, each you will either compile or run your app, Xcode will switch to the tab you have set in Prefs.