Create an Image Carousel Using Swift

Place Images Nicely

Difficulty: Beginner | Easy | Normal | Challenging

This article has been developed using Xcode 12.4, and Swift 5.3.2

This is supported by the YouTube video https://youtu.be/tMNyU3y4U-Y

Prerequisites:

• You will be expected to be aware how to make a Single View Application
• You will need to use Swift Package Manager to add dependencies
• Some knowledge of AutoLayout would be useful

Terminology

Carousel: A set of rotating images

SDWebImage: A framework to help download and display images

UIView: An object that manages the content for a rectangular area on the screen

UIViewController: A view controller is an intermediary between the views it manages and the data of your app

A What With The What Now?

You might want to display a selection of images that sleekly scroll by in front of the user’s eyes, without their interaction? Something like: