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It's especially useful for UI layouts that are dynamically created or can change during runtime.\n\n![Main Window Screenshot](https://github.com/cbess/ViewIntrospector/raw/master/main-window-screenshot.jpg)\n\n![View Introspector Screenshot](https://github.com/cbess/ViewIntrospector/raw/master/cbintrospector-screenshot.jpg)\n\n[CBIntrospector iOS lib](https://github.com/cbess/CBIntrospector/)\n\n[Download View Introspector](http://goo.gl/eWtrr)\n\nIt uses keyboard shortcuts to handle starting, ending and other commands.  It can also be invoked via an app-wide `UIGestureRecognizer` if it is to be used on the device.\n\nFeatures:\n--------------\n* Simple to setup and use\n* See the entire hierarchy (view tree) of the window\n* Send messages (call any method) to the selected view during runtime\n* Displays a views origin \u0026 size, including distances to edges of main window\n* Displays properties of a view, including subclass properties, actions and targets (see below for an example)\n* Displays accessibility properties — useful for UI automation scripts\n* Move and resize view frames during runtime\n* Highlighting of view frames\n\n[CBIntrospector Demo App](https://github.com/cbess/CBIntrospector/)\n\nView Introspector Usage\n--------------------\n\n* Download desktop app - [View Introspector](http://goo.gl/eWtrr)\n* Start your app\n* Start `View Introspector` desktop app\n* Install [CBIntrospector](https://github.com/cbess/CBIntrospector/) iOS lib\n* Start debugging target iOS project\n* In the iOS simulator, press `space` key to activate the introspect tool\n* Back in the View Introspector, click `Reload` to load the projects\n* Select the project to open from `View Introspector` project window (Menu-\u003eWindow-\u003eShow Projects)\n* Interact with `View Introspector` UIView tree to select or adjust the UIView in the iOS Simulator\n* (More documentation coming soon)\n\nBefore you start, make sure the `DEBUG` environment variable is set. 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