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Make Xcode editor transparent?


I am used to using iTerm for most of my programming work, but with iOS, Xcode really is the superior tool. However, I have grown very accustomed to working with a transparent terminal. Is there anyway I could make Xcode's editor transparent?

I tried messing around with the opacity in preferences but that doesn't seem to do what I want. Ideally, I would like to be able to look at the application behind my Xcode code. Is this possible?


Solution

  • Although XCode doesn't have this functionality built in, you can achieve the same effect by installing Afloat from Infinite Labs: http://infinite-labs.net/afloat/

    Then, once it's installed, you can make XCode transparent:

    Transparent XCode