Guides
Put the art you love in your Wallet
From downloading a card to flashing it onto your iPhone, every step is spelled out. Before you start, check your iOS version.6 guides · about 36 min in total
Minimum requirements
Both tools need iOS 18 or later. Check your devices first.
AirCard for Mac
Latest v1.2.4- iPhone
- iOS 18+
- Mac
- macOS 14+
- iPhone
- iPhone on iOS 18 or later (tested on the iOS 27 release)
- Computer
- Mac on macOS 14 Sonoma or later; Apple silicon or Intel
- Also needs
- Needs a USB cable; no jailbreak or extra dependencies
AirCard-iOS (on-device)
Latest v1.3- iPhone
- iOS 27+
- Computer
- Not needed
- iPhone
- iPhone on iOS 27.0 or later (not supported below iOS 27)
- Computer
- No computer needed once paired
- Also needs
- Requires sideloading (SideStore / AltStore / TrollStore / LiveContainer…) and LocalDevVPN
iOS 17 and earlier aren’t supportedNeither tool works below iOS 18.
To check: on iPhone, open Settings › General › About. On a Mac, choose Apple menu › About This Mac.
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Use AirCard for Mac
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All guides
Read them in order to go from download to flashed.
Download card art
Find a card you love on CardArt and download the full 1536×969 PNG.
1 minApply with AirCard for Mac
Connect your iPhone to a Mac, scan your Wallet cards, drop the image on a card and flash.
8 miniOS 18+macOS 14+Apply with AirCard-iOS on iPhone
On iOS 27 and later you can change card art right on the iPhone. The first time requires sideloading and pairing.
15 miniOS 27+Restore the original art
Want the issuer’s original design back? There are two ways.
3 minMake your own card art
Size, safe areas, export settings, and tips for AI-generated art.
6 minUpload and share on CardArt
Sign in with Google or Apple and publish your work in a few steps.
3 min
FAQ
Didn’t find your answer? Email us at hello@cardart.cc
Both tools need at least iOS 18 — earlier versions aren’t supported. On iOS 18–26, use AirCard for Mac; on iOS 27 and later, either tool works.
If your iPhone is on iOS 27 or later, use AirCard-iOS right on the phone (sideloading and pairing are needed the first time). Below iOS 27, you’ll need a Mac on macOS 14 or later.
AirCard only replaces the images Wallet displays on your device. The card itself is untouched, so payments and transit work as usual.
Force-close Wallet from the App Switcher and reopen it; if needed, restart the iPhone. If no cards are detected, keep the phone unlocked, reconnect and scan again.
No. Every card on CardArt is normalized to a 1536×969 PNG that works directly with AirCard.
Updates or a Wallet cache refresh can revert it — just flash again. Before updating iOS, check that AirCard supports the new version.
AirCard is a third-party open-source tool that modifies local files through a system mechanism. Apple doesn’t support it and future updates may break it. Back up first and use it at your own risk.
No. Card art belongs to its creators; works on CardArt are for personal, non-commercial use unless the creator says otherwise. See the Terms.
Use Report on the card page, or follow the process on Copyright & takedown. We act quickly.