react-native-image-crop-picker

What is react-native-image-crop-picker?

The react-native-image-crop-picker package is a powerful library for React Native that allows users to select images and videos from the device's library or directly from the camera. It also provides functionalities for cropping, compressing, and editing images.

What are react-native-image-crop-picker's main functionalities?

Image Picker

This feature allows users to pick an image from their device's library. The `openPicker` method opens the image library, and the `cropping` option enables the cropping tool.

import ImagePicker from 'react-native-image-crop-picker';

ImagePicker.openPicker({
  width: 300,
  height: 400,
  cropping: true
}).then(image => {
  console.log(image);
});

Camera Picker

This feature allows users to capture an image using the device's camera. The `openCamera` method opens the camera interface, and the `cropping` option enables the cropping tool.

import ImagePicker from 'react-native-image-crop-picker';

ImagePicker.openCamera({
  width: 300,
  height: 400,
  cropping: true
}).then(image => {
  console.log(image);
});

Cropping

This feature allows users to crop an existing image. The `openCropper` method opens the cropping tool for the specified image path.

import ImagePicker from 'react-native-image-crop-picker';

ImagePicker.openCropper({
  path: 'path-to-image',
  width: 300,
  height: 400
}).then(image => {
  console.log(image);
});

Multiple Image Selection

This feature allows users to select multiple images from their device's library. The `multiple` option enables the selection of multiple images.

import ImagePicker from 'react-native-image-crop-picker';

ImagePicker.openPicker({
  multiple: true
}).then(images => {
  console.log(images);
});

Video Picker

This feature allows users to pick a video from their device's library. The `mediaType` option set to 'video' enables video selection.

import ImagePicker from 'react-native-image-crop-picker';

ImagePicker.openPicker({
  mediaType: 'video'
}).then(video => {
  console.log(video);
});

Other packages similar to react-native-image-crop-picker

react-native-image-picker

The react-native-image-picker package provides similar functionalities for selecting images and videos from the device's library or camera. It is simpler to use but lacks some advanced features like cropping and multiple image selection that react-native-image-crop-picker offers.

react-native-camera

The react-native-camera package is a comprehensive library for accessing the device's camera. It provides functionalities for capturing photos and videos, scanning barcodes, and more. However, it does not offer image cropping or library selection features.

expo-image-picker

The expo-image-picker package is part of the Expo ecosystem and provides functionalities for selecting images and videos from the device's library or camera. It is easy to integrate with Expo projects but lacks some advanced features like cropping and compression available in react-native-image-crop-picker.

README

react-native-image-crop-picker

iOS/Android image picker with support for camera, video, configurable compression, multiple images and cropping

Result

Important notes

1. If you are using react-native >= 0.60 use react-native-image-crop-picker version >= 0.25.0. Otherwise use version < 0.25.0.
2. If you want to use react-native-image-crop-picker version >= 0.39.0 you have to set your android compileSdkVersion to 33 or greater. Otherwise use react-native-image-crop-picker version < 0.39.0

Usage

Import library

import ImagePicker from 'react-native-image-crop-picker';

Select from gallery

Call single image picker with cropping

ImagePicker.openPicker({
  width: 300,
  height: 400,
  cropping: true
}).then(image => {
  console.log(image);
});

Call multiple image picker

ImagePicker.openPicker({
  multiple: true
}).then(images => {
  console.log(images);
});

Select video only from gallery

ImagePicker.openPicker({
  mediaType: "video",
}).then((video) => {
  console.log(video);
});

Android: The prop 'cropping' has been known to cause videos not to be displayed in the gallery on Android. Please do not set cropping to true when selecting videos.

Select from camera

Image

ImagePicker.openCamera({
  width: 300,
  height: 400,
  cropping: true,
}).then(image => {
  console.log(image);
});

Video

ImagePicker.openCamera({
  mediaType: 'video',
}).then(image => {
  console.log(image);
});

Crop picture

ImagePicker.openCropper({
  path: 'my-file-path.jpg',
  width: 300,
  height: 400
}).then(image => {
  console.log(image);
});

Optional cleanup

Module is creating tmp images which are going to be cleaned up automatically somewhere in the future. If you want to force cleanup, you can use clean to clean all tmp files, or cleanSingle(path) to clean single tmp file.

ImagePicker.clean().then(() => {
  console.log('removed all tmp images from tmp directory');
}).catch(e => {
  alert(e);
});

Request Object

Property	Type	Description
cropping	bool (default false)	Enable or disable cropping
width	number	Width of result image when used with cropping option
height	number	Height of result image when used with cropping option
multiple	bool (default false)	Enable or disable multiple image selection
writeTempFile (ios only)	bool (default true)	When set to false, does not write temporary files for the selected images. This is useful to improve performance when you are retrieving file contents with the includeBase64 option and don't need to read files from disk.
includeBase64	bool (default false)	When set to true, the image file content will be available as a base64-encoded string in the data property. Hint: To use this string as an image source, use it like: <Image source={{uri: `data:${image.mime};base64,${image.data}`}} />
includeExif	bool (default false)	Include image exif data in the response
avoidEmptySpaceAroundImage (ios only)	bool (default true)	When set to true, the image will always fill the mask space.
cropperActiveWidgetColor (android only)	string (default "#424242")	When cropping image, determines ActiveWidget color.
cropperStatusBarColor (android only)	string (default #424242)	When cropping image, determines the color of StatusBar.
cropperToolbarColor (android only)	string (default #424242)	When cropping image, determines the color of Toolbar.
cropperToolbarWidgetColor (android only)	string (default darker orange)	When cropping image, determines the color of Toolbar text and buttons.
freeStyleCropEnabled	bool (default false)	Enables user to apply custom rectangle area for cropping
cropperToolbarTitle	string (default Edit Photo)	When cropping image, determines the title of Toolbar.
cropperCircleOverlay	bool (default false)	Enable or disable circular cropping mask.
disableCropperColorSetters (android only)	bool (default false)	When cropping image, disables the color setters for cropping library.
minFiles (ios only)	number (default 1)	Min number of files to select when using multiple option
maxFiles (ios only)	number (default 5)	Max number of files to select when using multiple option
waitAnimationEnd (ios only)	bool (default true)	Promise will resolve/reject once ViewController completion block is called
smartAlbums (ios only)	array (supported values) (default ['UserLibrary', 'PhotoStream', 'Panoramas', 'Videos', 'Bursts'])	List of smart albums to choose from
useFrontCamera	bool (default false)	Whether to default to the front/'selfie' camera when opened. Please note that not all Android devices handle this parameter, see issue #1058
compressVideoPreset (ios only)	string (default MediumQuality)	Choose which preset will be used for video compression
compressImageMaxWidth	number (default none)	Compress image with maximum width
compressImageMaxHeight	number (default none)	Compress image with maximum height
compressImageQuality	number (default 1 (Android)/0.8 (iOS))	Compress image with quality (from 0 to 1, where 1 is best quality). On iOS, values larger than 0.8 don't produce a noticeable quality increase in most images, while a value of 0.8 will reduce the file size by about half or less compared to a value of 1.
loadingLabelText (ios only)	string (default "Processing assets...")	Text displayed while photo is loading in picker
mediaType	string (default any)	Accepted mediaType for image selection, can be one of: 'photo', 'video', or 'any'
showsSelectedCount (ios only)	bool (default true)	Whether to show the number of selected assets
sortOrder (ios only)	string (default 'none', supported values: 'asc', 'desc', 'none')	Applies a sort order on the creation date on how media is displayed within the albums/detail photo views when opening the image picker
forceJpg (ios only)	bool (default false)	Whether to convert photos to JPG. This will also convert any Live Photo into its JPG representation
showCropGuidelines (android only)	bool (default true)	Whether to show the 3x3 grid on top of the image during cropping
showCropFrame (android only)	bool (default true)	Whether to show crop frame during cropping
hideBottomControls (android only)	bool (default false)	Whether to display bottom controls
enableRotationGesture (android only)	bool (default false)	Whether to enable rotating the image by hand gesture
cropperChooseText (ios only)	string (default choose)	Choose button text
cropperChooseColor (ios only)	string (default #FFCC00)	HEX format color for the Choose button. Default color is controlled by TOCropViewController.
cropperCancelText (ios only)	string (default Cancel)	Cancel button text
cropperCancelColor (ios only)	string (default tint iOS color )	HEX format color for the Cancel button. Default value is the default tint iOS color controlled by TOCropViewController
cropperRotateButtonsHidden (ios only)	bool (default false)	Enable or disable cropper rotate buttons

Smart Album Types (ios)

NOTE: Some of these types may not be available on all iOS versions. Be sure to check this to avoid issues.

['PhotoStream', 'Generic', 'Panoramas', 'Videos', 'Favorites', 'Timelapses', 'AllHidden', 'RecentlyAdded', 'Bursts', 'SlomoVideos', 'UserLibrary', 'SelfPortraits', 'Screenshots', 'DepthEffect', 'LivePhotos', 'Animated', 'LongExposure']

Response Object

Property	Type	Description
path	string	Selected image location. This is null when the writeTempFile option is set to false.
localIdentifier(ios only)	string	Selected images' localidentifier, used for PHAsset searching
sourceURL(ios only)	string	Selected images' source path, do not have write access
filename	string	Selected images' filename
width	number	Selected image width
height	number	Selected image height
mime	string	Selected image MIME type (image/jpeg, image/png)
size	number	Selected image size in bytes
duration	number	Video duration time in milliseconds
data	base64	Optional base64 selected file representation
exif	object	Extracted exif data from image. Response format is platform specific
cropRect	object	Cropped image rectangle (width, height, x, y)
creationDate (ios only)	string	UNIX timestamp when image was created
modificationDate	string	UNIX timestamp when image was last modified

Install

Step 1

npm i react-native-image-crop-picker --save

Step 2

iOS

cd ios
pod install

Step 3

iOS

Step 1

In Xcode open Info.plist and add string key NSPhotoLibraryUsageDescription with value that describes why you need access to user photos. More info here https://forums.developer.apple.com/thread/62229. Depending on what features you use, you also may need NSCameraUsageDescription and NSMicrophoneUsageDescription keys.

(Optional) Step 2 - To localize the camera / gallery / cropper text buttons

• Open your Xcode project
• Go to your project settings by opening the project name on the Navigation (left side)
• Select your project in the project list
• Should be into the Info tab and add in Localizations the language your app was missing throughout the +
• Rebuild and you should now have your app camera and gallery with the classic ios text in the language you added.

Android

• VERY IMPORTANT Add the following to your build.gradle's repositories section and change Android SDK version to 33. (android/build.gradle)

buildscript {
    ext {
        buildToolsVersion = "31.0.0"
        minSdkVersion = 21
        compileSdkVersion = 33
        targetSdkVersion = 33
        ...
    }
}

allprojects {
    repositories {
      mavenLocal()
      jcenter()
      maven { url "$rootDir/../node_modules/react-native/android" }

      // ADD THIS
      maven { url 'https://maven.google.com' }

      // ADD THIS
      maven { url "https://www.jitpack.io" }
    }
}

• Add useSupportLibrary (android/app/build.gradle)

android {
    ...

    defaultConfig {
        ...
        vectorDrawables.useSupportLibrary = true
        ...
    }
    ...
}

• Minimum Gradle version if you are using react-native-image-crop-picker >= 0.35.0

3.3.3
3.4.3
3.5.4
3.6.4
4.0.1

Reference for more details https://github.com/ivpusic/react-native-image-crop-picker/issues/1406

• If you use SDK version >= 33, add following to app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml

  • <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_MEDIA_IMAGES"/>

• [Optional] If you want to use camera picker in your project, add following to app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml

  • <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CAMERA"/>

• [Optional] If you want to use front camera, also add following to app/src/main/ AndroidManifest.xml

  • <uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.camera" android:required="false" />
  • <uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.camera.front" android:required="false" />

TO DO

• [Android] Standardize multiple select
• [Android] Video compression

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License

MIT