I want to make my project open source but don’t really like the idea of my apple developer name and app bundle id being public. Is there a way I can hide it?
Ive not made an open source project before so open to all suggestions.
By default, Xcode stores your product bundle identifier and your development team identifier as build settings in your xcodeproj, along with all the other details of your project structure.
You can tell Xcode to load build settings from a file with the suffix xcconfig. By moving just those settings to an xcconfig file, and telling Git to ignore that file, you can publish your repo without publishing those settings.
Follow these steps to move those two settings out of your xcodeproj and into an xcconfig file:
Add a new file to your project. Use the ‘Configuration Setting File’ template:
Name the file project.xcconfig. Add it to the top-level group (which is your project itself) and don't add it to any targets.
Xcode should open project.xcconfig automatically. If it doesn't, click it in the project navigator to open it.
Open the project editor in a separate editor pane. You can create a separate editor pane by clicking this button in the top-right corner of the editor:
Then click on your project itself (the top-level group) in the project navigator to open the project editor:
Make sure the project itself is selected in the project editor's outline:
In the Configurations section, click the chevron next to “Debug” to show its child, which is the project itself. Then, on the project row, click the popup menu in the “Based on Configuration File” row and choose “project”. Do the same for the “Release”. When you're done, it should look like this:
Click on your target (your app) in the project editor's target list. Then click the “Build Settings” tab. Then click “All” and “Levels”.
In the search field at the top right, type product_bundle_identifier. Double-click the green box in the table that shows your product bundle identifier:
Xcode opens a popover where you can edit the product bundle identifier. Press ⌘C to copy the identifier to the clipboard.
In the other editor pane, which should still be editing project.xcconfig, add a line at the end with the text PRODUCT_BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER = and paste in the identifier using ⌘V.
Click on the “Product Bundle Identifier” row label in the build settings editor to select the row. Press the delete key.
Xcode removes the setting from your .xcodeproj, leaving it only in the project.xcconfig file. If you deselect the row in the build settings editor, it looks like this:
You can see that Xcode is now reading the setting from project.xcconfig.
Repeat the process for the “Development Team” setting. Search the build settings for development_team. Copy its value to project.xcconfig, using the setting key DEVELOPMENT_TEAM. Then select the “Development Team” row in the build settings editor and press the delete key to remove the setting from your .xcodeproj. Your project.xcconfig should now look like this:
//
// project.xcconfig
// HideDevInfo
//
// Created by Rob Mayoff on 1/24/23.
//
// Configuration settings file format documentation can be found at:
// https://help.apple.com/xcode/#/dev745c5c974
PRODUCT_BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER = com.dqd.HideDevInfo
DEVELOPMENT_TEAM = SECRET123X
Clean your build folder (from the menu bar, choose Product > Clean Build Folder). Build and run your app. Make sure it still works.
Edit your .gitignore file. (If you don't already have one, create a new empty file at the top of your Git work tree.) Add a line that says project.xcconfig.
Commit your changes.
Please note that if this is not your first commit in the Git repository, your bundle identifier and your team identifier are still visible in the older commits. You may want to all your commits down to a single commit to remove them. There are ways to edit your commit history to remove those settings from all prior commits, but you'll need to post a separate question if you want to try that.
In Xcode we use multiple configurations to compile several different apps, with different Bundle IDs and Display Names.
While the "Identity -> Bundle Identifier" correctly shows a greyed-out "" read-only value, this is not the same with the "Identity->Display Name", resulting to a common name for all configurations.
Note that we have added different values on the "Build Settings -> Product Name" property for each configuration, since our Info.plist entry for CFBundleDisplayName is $(PRODUCT_NAME).
We tried to have a blank "Identity->Display Name" and initially this worked (the Name was eventually the one provided by the configuration's "Build Settings -> Product Name").
However, at some point (when switching Schemes we think) the "Identity->Display Name" took again a generic name (the one used for the .app filename) and this caused all the different "Build Settings -> Product Name" values to be replaced by this same generic name.
Is this a bug? What should we do to NOT have the "Identity->Display Name" editable and rather get its value from the configuration values (like the Bundle ID does)?
Note: We also tried all suggestions provided here: Xcode scheme change display name
They did not work, see some comments below the answers there.
Update for Xcode 14 and up: you can click the + icon behind the text input of Display Name (under Identity in the General tab) and set a value for each build configuration.
For older versions of Xcode:
After you have created different build configurations, you can use a user defined setting per build configuration that sets the display name.
In order to do this you need to click on the Build Settings tab, and in the build settings tab you need to click on the + icon in the left upper corner and then select Add User-Defined Setting. A new entry in the user defined settings (at the bottom of the Build Settings tab) will be created with the name NEW_SETTING. Rename this to whatever you want, e.g. APP_DISPLAY_NAME. If you expand this setting (by clicking on the chevron icon to the left of it) you can set a value for each build configuration.
Now go back to the General tab and for the Display Name, fill in your user defined setting like so: ${APP_DISPLAY_NAME} (replace APP_DISPLAY_NAME with whatever you named your setting) and press enter. Each build config will use the value from the user defined setting as the display name now.
When using a user defined setting as the display name, it is not shown as <Multiple values>, however it does take its value from the user defined setting. You can see it changing by switching the scheme, cleaning and then switching from the General tab, and then switching back to the General tab.
every single of of my files are red and I cannot access them... I just changed my bundle, name and other info to a different name (app used to be called apple, now it's called orange with the bundle changed as well). Anybody know how to fix this?
Sounds like you changed the name of a directory that contains your files--and now Xcode can't find any of the paths. Change that directory back to the old name. It doesn't matter as long as what's in your project settings and Info.plist contain the new name.
A: To change the name appearing underneath your app icon, modify the CFBundleDisplayName key in your Info.plist. Follow these steps to modify CFBundleDisplayName:
In Xcode, select your target under "Targets" in the project navigator.
Select the Info pane.
Click the disclosure button next to Custom iOS Target Properties to reveal a property list editor of keys and values.
By default, Xcode displays a human-readable string of a key rather than its actual name. So, search the property list for "Bundle display name". click over there and write the name that you want to display.
source:
https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/qa/qa1823/_index.html
to access everything.,go back and change the names to previous one as #nicholas said
In my iOS project, I am having multiple targets for building several slightly different apps. It is required for each app to have its own localised name. How can I achieve this? I have tried to localise the Info.plist but failed.
You can go to 'Build Settings' and pick the name of your Info.plist File (INFOPLIST_FILE) for each target, independently.
You can also use different InfoPlist.strings.
Use InfoPlist.strings in your xx.lproj (for example en.lproj)
Add the following line in InfoPlist.strings:
/* Application Name on the Springboard */
"CFBundleDisplayName" = "my app";
To localize the value of an Info.plist key we need to add an InfoPlist.strings file to the project. We can do that in the usual way by right-clicking on the Resources group and selecting “Add -> New File…” and choosing the Strings file template from Resource section. Give the new file the name InfoPlist.strings and ensure it is added to the current target:
Before we localise the file we can add the default values for the English locale. We will add values for both the CFBundleDisplayName and CFBundleName keys though for iOS the important one is the bundle display name:
"CFBundleDisplayName" = "Hello";
"CFBundleName" = "Hello";
To localise the file, click on it at the "Identity and Type” panel and click the “Localize..” button, after that you can add the localisation language you want as below:
For different targets, remember not change the file name of "InfoPlist.strings", still use the same name for all the targets, but put them to different folders.
I began an iPhone project the other day with a silly development code name, and now I want to change the name of the project since it's nearly finished. How can I do this?
Go to Targets in Xcode.
Build Settings on your project's target (your current development name).
Search for Product Name under Packaging. Change its value to what you want your new project name to be.
In new versions of Xcode (Xcode 5 too), to change the name of the project, follow these simple (detailed as possible) steps:
Note: In this example I'll change a hypothetical "Sample" name to a "Test" one.
Click twice slowly on the project root in the project navigator and then it becomes editable.
Rename the project.
After pressing Enter the assistant will suggest you to automatically change all project-name-related entries and will allow you to de-select some of them, if you want.
Press 'RENAME' and Xcode will do the rest. In the meanwhile Xcode may ask you about the option of making a snapshot of the project (it is very recommendable to do so).
In addition to renaming the project, you may want to rename the scheme so that it matches your new project name.
Repeat similar steps like 1 and 2, and press OK.
That's it.
Another scenario...
The previous explanation was related to changing the project name, but chances are that you only need to change the display name that appears below the app icon in the home screen. These are the steps:
In the "Supporting Files" group locate the info.plist (or related) file
Locate the "Bundle display name" key and change the value to the new name.
Delete the "old" app from the simulator or any other testing device.
Clean and rebuild your app again.
That's it. You will now see the new app name in your home screen.
You change the bundle display name in the info.plist file. It's as simple as that.
Changing the 'bundle display name' (as opposed to 'bundle name') is the only way to include characters like '+' in your applications name. Including special characters in the project name will cause an error when uploading to App Store!
In Xcode 4 search for "Product Name" under "Build Settings" tab of the target.
Select Target
Select Info
Insert Bundle Display Name and set App Title
If you want to change the display name only then you can directly change it in the property file (plist) of the app.
You can add a new row with the following key: Bundle display name
Here is an example for this:
When you use this the app name, which you have given with this key, it will be displayed.
So you can do this simply.
This is how I changed it in Xcode 4:
Click on your target file (the first main file of the application).
Go to Build Settings.
Scroll down you will find a bar called "Packaging".
Under Packaging you will see Product Name, and you can change the project name.
In Xcode 3.2, just select the Project entry in the Groups & Files panel, and select the menu item Project → Rename… It worked for me.
Xcode 7/8? It's in the plist that your target uses
For Xcode 10.2:
Although this question has many answers but I wanted to explain the whole concept in detail so that everyone can apply this knowledge to further or previous versions of Xcode too.
Every Xcode project consists of one or more targets. According to apple, A target specifies a product to build and contains the instructions for building the product from a set of files in a project or workspace. So every target is a product (app) on its own.
Steps to change the name:
Step 1: Go to the Targets and open the Info tab of the target whose name you want to change.
Step 2: View the Bundle name key under the Custom iOS Target Properties that is set to the default property of $(PRODUCT_NAME).
Step 3: You can either change the Bundle name directly (not recommended) or if you open the Build Settings tab then on searching for Product Name under Setting you will see that Product Name is set to $(TARGET_NAME).
Step 3A: You can change the Product Name or you can also change the Target Name by double clicking on the target.
So changing the Product Name (App Name) or Target Name both will result into similar results. But if you only want to change the App Name and want to keep using the same Target Name then only change the Product Name.
From Xcode 4.2 and onwards, you can use one more option.
Just click once on the .proj file name at the top in left navigation pane and it will be available for renaming. Rename it and the whole project will get renamed and not only the target.
For Xcode 11, if you want to change the App Display Name then simply go to plist and simply replace the value of CFBundleDisplayName:
<key>CFBundleDisplayName</key>
<string>Your App Name</string>
The best way I like in Xcode 5 is to change product name in building settings. Search "product name" in "building settings", and change it.
If you need to change the name of the application as it appears on the iPhone's home screen, you need to do it in the Target configuration, not the project configuration.
Expand the Targets group in Xcode, and then single-click the item under that. It should share the name of your project, which is also the default name of the application that gets generated.
Press Command + I to bring up the Info window, and then navigate to the Build tag.
Set the Configuration drop-down to read All Configurations.
Look for a setting called Product Name under the Packaging heading.
Change that value to the name you want for your compiled applications and, in the immortal words of Bugs Bunny: Voilà! Do a clean and a build. Your application will take on the new name.
If you want to change the name, that will be displayed on your screen, right under your icon, in Xcode 4, go to Targets → Info → Bundle Display Name and change it to whatever you want.
In Xcode 4 click on project name to start renaming.
It's very easy to change in Xcode 8. enter the app name in the "Display Name" field in Project Target → General Identity section.
Also: your target name may be the same as your app name - note that changing the target name does not change the app name - only the change in the target properties described below - will change the app name.
A note on the bundle display name -- this is the right way to change the name in your app menu, but you'll likely have to reset content and settings in your iOS simulator before you see the change actually take effect.
You can modify the Product Name without changing your Project Name (especially the directory).
Build Settings > search the keyword "product name" > update values
For the sake of gathering all relevant information in one place, here is the official answer to this question - and it is the only one that worked for me on Xcode 5.1.1
Just use the Identity and Type pane in Xcode.
Select the top-most line to the left (with your project name, number of targets, etc.).
Select the target you wish to rename.
Click on the name of the target again.
Type the new name.
Press Enter.
For changing the application name only (that will display along with the app icon) in Xcode 4 or later:
Click on your project file icon from Groups & Files panel, choose Target → Build Settings → Packaging → Product Name. Click on the row. A pop-up will come. Type your new app name here.
For changing the project name only (that will display along with project icon) in Xcode 4 or later:
Click on your project file icon from the Groups & Files panel, choose Project (above targets) from the right pane. Just see at the far right pane (it will be visible only if you have enabled "Hide or show utilities"). Look for the project name. Edit it to a new name you want to give your project.
Delete your app from simulator/device, clean and run. Changes should reflect.
That's it.
I saw many ways to change your app name on the home screen, and I don't think the necessity of edit your .plist file or changing Build Settings of target is justified.
By default in Xcode 7.2 you even don't have 'bundle display name' in your plist file.
And by default, your 'Product name' in 'Build settings' tab of your target is equal to $(TARGET_NAME). IMHO, it's convenient and didn't mean to change.
So you can simply change your Target name like hallski said in his comment for accepted answer. I made picture for it:
I think there is a bit of confusion:
Do you want to change the project name or
do you want to change the App name on the iOS dashboard?
Usually it is enough to change the latter, adding/modifying the BUNDLE DISPLAY NAME key in plist.
It is better to leave the project name untouched, but it may be changed.
Note that Bundle display Name can contain spaces and special characters, but project not. Doing so some cmd line tools will fail due to filename path rules.
And even more Bundle Display names can be localized.
So unless you are in early stage and need to change the internal project name, go on using the Bundle Display Name key.
Project Navigator → General → Display Name
There are
Product name ($(PRODUCT_NAME)): defaults to Target name. This is useful for scheme to select the right target
Bundle display name (CFBundleDisplayName): defaults to Product name. This is what is displayed to your iOS user
Follow these four steps maintaining serial no. And in step 4 give your desired name..
The easiest way: select the TARGET name, double click on it, and rename.
You'll see your app's new name underneath the icon on your device or simulator.
Using Javier's approach to rename my app works perfectly. There is just one small bit missing in the end that I wanted to add.
I still ended up getting a Mach-O Linker Error after a clean and rebuild. To resolve this; select yourProject (in the Project Navigator). Under Targets, select yourProjectTests (the test target) → under the General tab, update the Host Application's value to the newly renamed project.