Photokit

Handles the full stack of iOS photo and camera work: PhotosPicker for SwiftUI photo selection, AVCaptureSession for camera capture, PHPhotoLibrary for direct library access, and all the permission handling that goes with it. The patterns target iOS 16+ with Swift 6.3, covering both the modern PhotosPicker (which runs out-of-process and needs no permissions for browsing) and the older PHPicker/UIImagePickerController when you need them. Includes concrete examples for single and multi-selection, media type filtering, Transferable loading, and the two-tier photo library permission model. Use this when you need to let users pick photos, take pictures, record video, or save media back to their library.

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Install

$ npx -y skills add dpearson2699/swift-ios-skills --skill photokit --agent claude-code

Installs into .claude/skills of the current project.

Files

PhotoKit

Modern patterns for photo picking, camera capture, image loading, and media permissions targeting iOS 26+ with Swift 6.3. Patterns are backward-compatible to iOS 16 unless noted. See references/photokit-patterns.md for complete picker recipes and references/camera-capture.md for AVCaptureSession patterns.

PhotosPicker (SwiftUI, iOS 16+)
Privacy and Permissions
Camera Capture Basics
Image Loading and Display
Common Mistakes
Review Checklist
References

PhotosPicker (SwiftUI, iOS 16+)

PhotosPicker is the native SwiftUI replacement for UIImagePickerController. It runs out-of-process, requires no photo library permission for browsing, and supports single or multi-selection with media type filtering.

Single Selection

import SwiftUI
import PhotosUI

struct SinglePhotoPicker: View {
    @State private var selectedItem: PhotosPickerItem?
    @State private var selectedImage: Image?

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