Music Cards

Rediscover music — one card at a time.

Explore your music library like never before with Music Cards — a beautifully animated, card-based interface for your albums. Each album appears as a dynamic, flip-style card that displays vibrant artwork, adaptive background colors, and detailed track info. With a tap, flip the card to reveal the full tracklist, and instantly play any song. Swipe through your collection with smooth fan-style transitions and search effortlessly with the built-in smart panel.

Designed with elegance and interaction in mind, Music Cards transforms your music experience into a visual journey.

Features:

Dynamic card stack interface with 3D flip animation

Auto-colored backgrounds based on album art

Tap to flip and view tracks

Smooth swipe navigation between albums

Instant track playback from the card back

Built-in album/artist search panel

Dark mode friendly with rich gradients and shadows

Swipe. Flip. Play. Rediscover your music with vibrant, interactive album cards.

Music Cards is a visually immersive iOS app that transforms your music library into an interactive card-based experience. Designed with SwiftUI, it allows users to browse albums as a dynamic stack of tappable cards. Each card flips to reveal track details and enables direct playback—all wrapped in a sleek, dark-themed interface with dynamic color adaptation.

Key Features:

Card-Based Album Display:

Albums appear as a visually stacked deck of cards.

Swipe left/right to navigate through your collection.

Current album is highlighted with subtle 3D rotation effects.

Smart Color Adaptation:

Extracts dominant colors from album artwork.

Automatically adjusts text color (black/white) for readability against backgrounds.

Interactive Cards:

Front: Album art, title, artist, and song count.

Back: Track list with playable songs (tap any track to start playback).

Flip cards with smooth 3D animations using rotation3DEffect.

Playback Integration:

Directly play tracks from the card’s back view using MPMusicPlayerController.

Full support for Apple Music/library access (requires authorization).

Optimized Performance:

Async dominant color extraction to prevent UI lag.

Efficient album/track loading with MPMediaQuery.

Technical Highlights:

Media Access: Uses MediaPlayer framework for library access and playback.

Dynamic UI: Generates card rotations/scales procedurally for depth.

Color Algorithm: dominantColor() extension on UIImage + luminance-based text contrast.

Modern Stack: Built entirely with SwiftUI, leveraging GeometryReader for responsive layouts.

Music Cards turns your music library into a tactile, engaging experience. Browse albums as interactive cards, discover color schemes derived from your artwork, and play tracks instantly—all in a single elegant interface. Perfect for music enthusiasts who value aesthetics and seamless interaction.