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From syxUI — written for both platforms, not translated between them.

A self-contained video thumbnail component — SwiftUI, gradient placeholders, no image assets needed.

Cards · SwiftUI · iOS 17

  • cards
  • swiftui

The actual source

ThumbnailCard.swift
// Video Thumbnail · syxUI · https://syxui.dev/components/media-thumbnail
// Free in any project. Keep this line and credit syxUI where a person can read it.

import SwiftUI

func mediaGradient(_ i: Int) -> LinearGradient {
    let pairs: [(Color, Color)] = [
        (Color(red: 0.98, green: 0.42, blue: 0.36), Color(red: 0.85, green: 0.18, blue: 0.22)),
        (Color(red: 0.36, green: 0.42, blue: 0.9), Color(red: 0.16, green: 0.18, blue: 0.42)),
        (Color(red: 0.2, green: 0.6, blue: 0.45), Color(red: 0.08, green: 0.3, blue: 0.24)),
        (Color(red: 0.55, green: 0.4, blue: 0.85), Color(red: 0.3, green: 0.16, blue: 0.5)),
    ]
    let p = pairs[i % pairs.count]
    return LinearGradient(colors: [p.0, p.1], startPoint: .topLeading, endPoint: .bottomTrailing)
}

extension View {
    func formaCard(_ pad: CGFloat = 18) -> some View {
        self.padding(pad)
            .background(Color(.systemBackground), in: RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 20, style: .continuous))
            .overlay(RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 20, style: .continuous).stroke(Color.primary.opacity(0.06), lineWidth: 1))
            .shadow(color: .black.opacity(0.05), radius: 14, x: 0, y: 6)
    }
}

// Thumbnail with play + duration
struct ThumbnailCard: View {
    var body: some View {
        VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 10) {
            RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 14, style: .continuous).fill(mediaGradient(2))
                .aspectRatio(16.0/9.0, contentMode: .fit)
                .overlay {
                    Image(systemName: "play.fill").font(.system(size: 18)).foregroundStyle(.white).frame(width: 48, height: 48).background(.black.opacity(0.35), in: Circle())
                }
                .overlay(alignment: .bottomTrailing) {
                    Text("12:04").font(.system(size: 11, weight: .semibold)).foregroundStyle(.white).padding(.horizontal, 7).padding(.vertical, 3)
                        .background(.black.opacity(0.55), in: Capsule()).padding(8)
                }
            Text("Building a SwiftUI design system from scratch").font(.system(size: 14, weight: .semibold)).lineLimit(2)
            Text("SyxUI · 48K views").font(.system(size: 12)).foregroundStyle(.secondary)
        }.formaCard(12)
    }
}
iOS 17 · 1 dependencies

Dependencies

SwiftUI
  • mediaGradient

Requires iOS 17