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Xcode - Changing the Default Company Name

If you use Xcode to create your source code file, you’ll notice that it nicely places a comment block at the top of the file for you that contains the file name, project name, author, creation date and a copy write notice that contains your company name.

By default it takes the company name from your address book entry. But if this does not suit your tastes and would like to change it, but also want to keep the company name in your address book entry, then here is the solution…

In terminal type (all on one line):

defaults write com.apple.Xcode PBXCustomTemplateMacroDefinitions 
'{"ORGANIZATIONNAME" = "<your company name here>";}'

The copy write notice then would appear like this:

Copyright <year> <your company name>. All rights reserved.

Watch out for the trailing period after company name, especially if you use a URL.