How to hide Blue line covering views in xib/Storyboard in Xcode

Question

I am using xcode 7.2, in xib when i insert any view, label,txtField etc., all are showing this covering blue line. now it is very hard to insert/manage new view or anything in xib due to this line. Does anybody know how to hide these?

score 137 · Accepted Answer · edited Sep 09 '19 at 15:16

137

Same thing happened to me. In Xcode: Editor > canvas > show bounds rectangles. This option show/hide the blue lines.

If you found this one not work first time, try twice toggling the show bounds rectangles option. Some time this is not work in first time.

edited Sep 09 '19 at 15:16

shim

9,289
12
69
108

answered Mar 04 '16 at 08:12

Paola Quintero

1,486
1
10
5

12

In case you skipped the second paragraph, it's important! Try twice! Really funny detail to need to include, but happened to me. – Dave G Feb 17 '19 at 05:14
2

Thanks to both of you Paola and Dave – Vandolph Reyes Jan 17 '20 at 19:51

Bijender Singh Shekhawat · Answer 2 · 2022-09-23T04:26:27.897

30

For Xcode 14 and Xcode 13 and Xcode 12, repeat this step 3 times. XCode: Editor > canvas > Bounds rectangles.

For Xcode 11 and Xcode 10, repeat this step 3 times. XCode: Editor > canvas > show Bounds rectangles. This is a bug in Xcode 11 Xcode 10.

edited Sep 23 '22 at 04:26

answered May 20 '18 at 06:00

Bijender Singh Shekhawat

3,934
2
30
36

1

THIS IS A BUG IN XCODE 10 & 11. You're a life saver. What kind of bug is this? – mkeremkeskin Mar 18 '20 at 05:48
Mostly this comes when you switch lower version to higher version of XCode. And use both versions at the same time. – Bijender Singh Shekhawat Jun 23 '20 at 17:38
1

Xcode is a bug in itself. – Sergio Jan 09 '23 at 15:36

score 5 · Answer 3 · answered Mar 13 '18 at 02:09

5

Got to Xcode and refer screenshot

answered Mar 13 '18 at 02:09

Wasim

921
12
14

score 3 · Answer 4 · answered Jun 09 '18 at 12:09

3

I have followed @Paola 's answer. but did not work for me .In addition I enabled and disabled it again than it removed blue lines. (Xcode Version 9.4)

answered Jun 09 '18 at 12:09

Mujahid Latif

596
7
18

score 1 · Answer 5 · edited Nov 24 '20 at 14:02

1

If none of the answers above did not work, try restarting your system.

edited Nov 24 '20 at 14:02

AlexH

828
7
26

answered Nov 24 '20 at 13:23

deepak

78
4

score 0 · Answer 6 · answered Sep 07 '20 at 16:48

0

Try to select another device in storyboard (iPhone lower than 10 works for me) and reload Xcode image

answered Sep 07 '20 at 16:48

Grigorii

43
6

score 0 · Answer 7 · answered Feb 11 '23 at 14:25

0

In Xcode 14. It could be either: Editor > Canvas > Layout Rectangles or Bounds Rectangles. Uncheck both.

answered Feb 11 '23 at 14:25

user2253720

77
7

How to hide Blue line covering views in xib/Storyboard in Xcode

7 Answers7

Linked