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OpalImagePicker

A multiple image picker for iOS, written in Swift

From opalorange·Updated March 11, 2026·View on GitHub·

**OpalImagePicker** is a multiple selection Image Picker for iOS written in Swift. Meant to be a drop in replacement for UIImagePickerController. Compatible with both Swift and Objective-C. The project is written primarily in Swift, distributed under the MIT License license, first published in 2017. Key topics include: cocoapods, delegate-methods, image, imagepicker, ios.

OpalImagePicker

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Description

OpalImagePicker is a multiple selection Image Picker for iOS written in Swift. Meant to be a drop in replacement for UIImagePickerController. Compatible with both Swift and Objective-C.

Swift 4 and 5 Compatibility

  • Swift 5.0: >= 2.1.0 - Latest is 2.1.0 Download here.
  • Swift 4.2: >= 2.0.0 - Latest is 2.0.0 Download here.
  • Swift 4.0: >= 1.5.0 - Latest is 1.7.1 Download here.
    CocoaPods be sure to fix the release (pod 'OpalImagePicker', '~> 2.1.0')

Usage

OpalImagePicker is presented much like UIImagePickerController. As a normal View Controller.

swift
let imagePicker = OpalImagePickerController() presentOpalImagePickerController(imagePicker, animated: true, select: { (assets) in //Select Assets }, cancel: { //Cancel })

Or

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let imagePicker = OpalImagePickerController() imagePicker.imagePickerDelegate = self present(imagePicker, animated: true, completion: nil)

OpalImagePicker has three delegate methods to notify you when images have been selected, or the picker has been cancelled. This is only necessary if you choose not to use the presentOpalImagePickerController(_:animated:select:cancel:completion:) function.

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optional func imagePicker(_ picker: OpalImagePickerController, didFinishPickingAssets assets: [PHAsset]) optional func imagePickerDidCancel(_ picker: OpalImagePickerController)

OpalImagePicker also allows you to use external images. You may want to use images from Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter for example. You can do this either using the delegate methods below or the following function in Swift presentOpalImagePickerController(_: animated: maximumSelectionsAllowed: numberOfExternalItems: externalItemsTitle: externalURLForIndex: selectAssets: selectExternalURLs: cancel: completion:) function.

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optional func imagePickerNumberOfExternalItems(_ picker: OpalImagePickerController) -> Int optional func imagePicker(_ picker: OpalImagePickerController, imageURLforExternalItemAtIndex index: Int) -> URL? optional func imagePickerTitleForExternalItems(_ picker: OpalImagePickerController) -> String optional func imagePicker(_ picker: OpalImagePickerController, didFinishPickingExternalURLs urls: [URL])

OpalImagePicker supports allowing users to customize user interface features

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let imagePicker = OpalImagePickerController() //Change color of selection overlay to white imagePicker.selectionTintColor = UIColor.white.withAlphaComponent(0.7) //Change color of image tint to black imagePicker.selectionImageTintColor = UIColor.black //Change image to X rather than checkmark imagePicker.selectionImage = UIImage(named: "x_image") //Change status bar style imagePicker.statusBarPreference = UIStatusBarStyle.lightContent //Limit maximum allowed selections to 5 imagePicker.maximumSelectionsAllowed = 5 //Only allow image media type assets imagePicker.allowedMediaTypes = Set([PHAssetMediaType.image]) //Change default localized strings displayed to the user let configuration = OpalImagePickerConfiguration() configuration.maximumSelectionsAllowedMessage = NSLocalizedString("You cannot select that many images!", comment: "") imagePicker.configuration = configuration

Installation

OpalImagePicker is available through CocoaPods. To install
it, simply add the following line to your Podfile:

ruby
pod 'OpalImagePicker'

Requirements

  • iOS 8.0+
  • Xcode 9.0+
  • Swift 4 to 5.0

Author

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Contribute

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License

OpalImagePicker is available under the MIT license. See the LICENSE file for more info.

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