Fresh paint: This is new to Xcode 26

New design

Immediately after the start, the changed look is noticeable. Since Sidebar, inspectors and UI elements, such as buttons and menus, take over the style of Liquid Glass, the development environment (IDE) integrates in the best possible way in MacOS TAHOO 26. The basic structure has remained largely; However, dealing with tabs changes in the editor. In order to keep this permanently open, developers now have to “pin it” at the tab bar.

The context menu of the desired tab contains the necessary “PIN” command. A pin icon visually emphasizes the PIN and thus improves the overview. If no file is selected, the editor now shows a start view. From here, the last open files can be controlled and a search based on open quickly.

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