dot-globe - SwiftGit

SwiftUI

dot-globe

July 25, 2025

A SceneKit and Metal Powered interactive globe for UIKit and SwiftUI

Features

Display an interactive 3D globe
Customize the appearance of the globe, including earth color, glow color, and reflection color etc.
Control the radius of the earth and size of the dots on the globe.
Enable/disable particle effects, such as stars.
Works with SwiftUI.
Works with iOS, MacOS, iPadOS, and even with WatchOS!

TODOs:

Add animation and interaction with the globe — Working on
Add country grouping and add necessary methods to SwiftUI and UIKit

Showroom

earthmap.mp4

Usage

UIKit


                                              
                                                import UIKit

import DotGlobe
class ViewController: UIViewController {

override func viewDidLoad() {

// initialize controller here

let globeController = GlobeViewController()

globeController.earthColor = UIColor(red: 0.0, green: 0.482, blue: 0.871, alpha: 1.0)

globeController.glowColor = UIColor(red: 0.0, green: 0.22, blue: 0.482, alpha: 1.0)

globeController.reflectionColor = UIColor(red: 0.0, green: 0.482, blue: 0.871, alpha: 1.0)
present(globeController, animated: true, completion: nil)

}

}

Customization:

dotCount: Amounts of dots used to draw the earth map, adjust it for your needs
earthRadius: Adjusts the radius of the earth in the globe.
dotSize: Sets the size of the dots displayed on the globe, by default, it is 0.005.
enablesParticles: Enables or disables particle effects, by default, background is starry.
particles: Sets the particle system for the globe’s background.
background
earthNode: You can directly access to the earthNode to customize the earth itself
earthColor: Sets the color of the earth on the globe.
glowColor: Sets the color of the earth’s glow effect.
reflectionColor: Sets the color of the earth’s reflection effect.
glowShininess: Adjusts the shininess of the earth’s glow effect.

SwiftUI


                                              
                                                import SwiftUI

import DotGlobe
struct ContentView: View {

var body: some View {

GlobeView()

}

}

GitHub

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