Enable Xcode's "Check Spelling While Typing" Option by Default

Question

Is there any way to enable Xcode's Check Spelling While Typing option on every Xcode project and file by default?

Currently, I have to set this option on each file, and the option gets reset after closing Xcode.

Option in question (Edit>Format>Spelling and Grammar>Check Spelling While Typing):

Berkley

Lots of really poor answers here. I've been digging through Xcode's prefs trying to find this... – Plankton

Find it really strange that it does not persist. Even when switching files it looses the setting. Guess the best way is to set a easy hotkey in the Xcode Key Bindings preferences say Opt+Cmd+; and then press it. Its too hard to go so many menu levels to enable it every time. – Glutinous

Certainly, you may make a case for a preference option, but maybe Apple thinks spell check within a code editor is so rare that it resets off. Between Issues Editor and code completion, Xcode is checking against previously defined reserved words. Spell check would flag every non-trivial variable name. – Guacin

Answer 1

Xcode's Check Spelling While Typing setting persists in Xcode 11 and above. The scope of the setting is Xcode and not a project.

Crenulate

Answer 2

Yes, you can change the default setting in System Preferences, then Language & Region and in Keyboard Preferences (Text tab) you can enable/disable Correct spelling automatically option.

Tested under OS X - El Capitan.

See also: Turn off Spell Checking permanently

Hag

Answer 3

While I don't know a way to do this automatically, you can make choosing this option a little faster by setting up a shortcut in Sys Prefs->Keyboard->Shortcuts. Click App Shortcuts then the Plus button to add a keyboard shortcut that triggers this menu item.

Ophthalmia