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Apply with AirCard for Mac

Connect your iPhone to a Mac, scan your Wallet cards, drop the image on a card and flash.

  • About 8 min
  • 9 steps
  • For AirCard v1.2.4
  • Updated September 23, 2026

Before you start

iPhone
iOS 18 or laterMinimum
Mac
macOS 14 Sonoma or laterMinimum
Cable
A USB cable that carries data (not charge-only)

To check: on iPhone, open Settings › General › About. On a Mac, choose Apple menu › About This Mac.

Steps

  1. Step 1: Download AirCard

    Open AirCard’s GitHub Releases page(opens in a new tab) and download AirCard.dmg from the Assets of the latest release (currently v1.2.4).

    TipOnly download from the official repository — avoid modified builds from elsewhere.

  2. Step 2: Install

    Open AirCard.dmg and drag AirCard.app into Applications. It runs natively on both Apple silicon and Intel Macs.

  3. Step 3: First launch

    If macOS says the developer can’t be verified: in Applications, right-click (or Control-click) AirCard, choose Open, then click Open again.

    TipIf that still fails, run this in Terminal (it asks for your Mac login password, which isn’t shown as you type), then open AirCard again:

    Terminal
    sudo xattr -cr /Applications/AirCard.app

  4. Step 4: Connect your iPhone

    Connect the iPhone with a USB cable and keep it unlocked. If it asks “Trust This Computer?”, tap Trust and enter your passcode.

  5. Step 5: Scan your cards

    In AirCard, stay on the Wallet Cards tab and click Scan Cards.

  6. Step 6: Bring up Apple Pay on the iPhone

    Double-click the side button to open Apple Pay, authenticate with Face ID, then tap the card you want to change (tap again if nothing happens). AirCard detects it instantly.

    TipTo change several cards, swipe to each card in Apple Pay and tap it — AirCard picks them up one by one.

  7. Step 7: Drop in the new art

    Drag the PNG you downloaded from CardArt onto the card mockup, or click the mockup to choose the file. You can also apply the same art to every card at once.

    TipAirCard can’t back up the original art yet. To go back, remove the card from Wallet and add it again — see Restore the original art.

  8. Step 8: Flash

    Click Flash Skins and wait for it to finish. Don’t unplug the cable or lock the iPhone meanwhile.

  9. Step 9: See the result

    Force-close the Wallet app from the App Switcher (or restart the iPhone), then open Wallet again to see your new card.

  10. Done

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