Overview

React Native Multiple Image Picker enables application to pick images and videos from multiple smart album in iOS/Android, similar to the current Facebook App. React Native Multiple Image Picker is based on two libraries available, TLPhotoPicker and PictureSelector

Related: React Native Photo Editor

Features 🔥

🐳	Save selected image status for later session.
🌄	Choose multiple images/video.
📦	Support smart album (camera roll, selfies, panoramas, favorites, videos...).
0️⃣	Selected order index.
📺	Display video duration.
🎆	Preview image/video.
⛅️	Support iCloud Photo Library.
🔪	Crop image (new) ✨
🌚	Crop image circle for Avatar (new) ✨
🌪	Scrolling performance.
▶️	Playback video and live photos(for iOS).

Video Demo 📺

Picker Controller

Crop Controller

Preview Controller

Installation

npm i @baronha/react-native-multiple-image-picker
// or
yarn add @baronha/react-native-multiple-image-picker

iOS

Don't forget the Privacy Description in info.plist and add file .swift in your project (and create bridging header file swift).

cd ios/ && pod install

Issue

When installing this library on Xcode 12, you'll get the following error in Xcode:

Undefined symbol: (extension in UIKit):
__C.UIMenu.init(title: Swift.String, image: __C.UIImage?, identifier: __C.UIMenuIdentifier?, options: __C.UIMenuOptions, children: [__C.UIMenuElement]) -> __C.UIMenu

Undefined symbol: (extension in UIKit):
__C.UIAction.init(title: Swift.String, image: __C.UIImage?, identifier: __C.UIActionIdentifier?, discoverabilityTitle: Swift.String?, attributes: __C.UIMenuElementAttributes, state: __C.UIMenuElementState, handler: (__C.UIAction) -> ()) -> __C.UIAction

Here are some related issues in the RN repo: Issue 30202 and Issue 29178. This bug could be fixed in a future version of react native, but a workaround I've found is to do the following:

1. Open your ios/project.xcworkspace project.

2. In the project navigator panel (located on the right side of Xcode), select your project group (i.e. the item with the blueprint icon).

3. The Xcode project editor should appear. In the left panel, under the "Project" section, select your project (if it isn't already selected).

4. In the project section's top tab bar, select the "Build Settings" tab (also make sure the "All" and "Combined" tabs are selected).

5. In the project navigator list, under the "Search Path" section, there should be a "Library Search Paths" setting (alternatively, you can search for "Library Search Paths" in the search bar).

6. Change the entry "$(TOOLCHAIN_DIR)/usr/lib/swift-5.0/$(PLATFORM_NAME)" to "$(TOOLCHAIN_DIR)/usr/lib/swift-5.3/$(PLATFORM_NAME)" i.e. change swift-5.0 to swift-5.3 (to show the popup dialog, double click the value/item).

   • Alternatively, according to this issue comment, you can clear all the items listed in the "Library Search Paths" setting. TLDR: Xcode automatically manages this setting, and the RN template hardcodes it to use Swift 5.0.

7. If you haven't already, make sure to create an empty swift file. Then clean the build folder (the option is in the menu bar under: "Product" -> "Clean Build Folder") and try building your project again.

8. If you are still having problems building the app, try the following and build your project again:

   • Try clearing out Xcode's derivedData directory: rm -rf ~/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/* (check out this gist for instructions on how to clean up Xcode)
   • Try clearing out the Cocoapods cache: rm -rf "${HOME}/Library/Caches/CocoaPods" (and then try running pod install again).

Android

Add Permission in AndroidManifest.xml

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_MEDIA_STORAGE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CAMERA" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.VIBRATE" />

<!-- Android 13 -->
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_MEDIA_IMAGES" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_MEDIA_AUDIO" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_MEDIA_VIDEO" />

Usage

See options

import { openPicker } from '@baronha/react-native-multiple-image-picker';
// ...
const response = await openPicker(options);

Options

selectedAssets (Important)

Get an Array value only(Only works when singleSelectedMode === false). If you want React Native Multiple Image Picker to re-select previously selected images / videos, you need to add “selectedAssets” in options. Perhaps I say a little bit confusing. See Example for more details.

Response Object

Crop Response

To Do

• [x] Crop Image in iOS.
• [x] Preview Controller for iOS.
• [x] Handle Permission when limited on iOS.
• [ ] Migrating Library to the New Architecture.
• [ ] Open Camera Controller.
• [ ] Open Crop Controller.
• [ ] Open Preview Controller.

Star History

Performance

We're trying to improve performance. If you have a better solution, please open a issue or pull request. Best regards!

Contributing

See the contributing guide to learn how to contribute to the repository and the development workflow.

Contributors ✨

Thanks go to these wonderful people:

cd-butterfly	Bảo Hà.	Alireza	Phạm Ngọc Thạch	crockalet	Denis Bevilacqua
Chandu J S	shafiqjefri	Rajnarayan Dutta	vivianLee	Yogesh Mane	abing
hieuphan1030	Nick - Ngoc Pham

License

MIT
TLPhotoPicker
PictureSelector