Editing the app's bitrise.yml file
You can edit the file on bitrise.io, in the graphical Workflow Editor, or you can download it and edit it locally. Whenever you modify a Workflow or a Step in the Workflow Editor, you're indirectly editing the app's bitrise.yml configuration file.
Whenever you modify a Workflow or a Step in the Workflow Editor, you're indirectly editing the app's bitrise.yml
configuration file. However, if you
prefer, you can edit the file directly, in YAML.
Important
This requires some familiarity with the structure of the bitrise.yml
file. Read more: Basics of bitrise.yml
You can edit the file on bitrise.io, in the graphical Workflow Editor, or you can download it and edit it locally.
Editing the bitrise.yml file online
You can edit your build config in yml format in the bitrise.yml editor if you go to your app’s Workflow Editor and click the bitrise.yml tab.

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Fold and unfold with the - and + signs.
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Press Ctrl/Cmd + F for search and replace where you can search with
RegExp
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Use the preview sidebar on the right for easier navigation.
To save your changes, click
in the top right corner.To download the current bitrise.yml
file, click . Alternatively, you can simply select certain sections of the file and copy those into either a local bitrise.yml
file or into another app's bitrise.yml
file.
Editing the bitrise.yml file locally
Our yml scheme is shared on schemastore. This means that syntax highlight and auto-completion is available for the following files if you edit them locally:
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bitrise.yml
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step.yml
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bitrise.json
The following editors support the auto-complete feature:
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IntelliJ IDEA
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PhpStorm
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PyCharm
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Rider
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RubyMine
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Visual Studio 2013+
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Visual Studio Code
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Visual Studio for Mac
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WebStorm
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JSONBuddy