--- title: "CE.SDK v1.77 Release Notes" description: "Keyboard shortcuts for the web editor, text on paths and richer text styling on mobile, and smoother performance for large photo books." url: "https://img.ly/blog/creative-editor-sdk-v-1-77-0-release-notes/" type: "blog" date: "2026-07-01" author: "Neslihan" tags: ["Release Notes"] --- > This is the markdown version of [CE.SDK v1.77 Release Notes](https://img.ly/blog/creative-editor-sdk-v-1-77-0-release-notes/). For all pages in one file, see [llms-full.txt](https://img.ly/llms-full.txt). For an index of all available pages, see [llms.txt](https://img.ly/llms.txt). --- CE.SDK v1.77 is a workflow, typography, and platform release focused on making editing faster, more expressive, and more flexible across web, mobile, and backend environments. This release brings keyboard shortcuts and better typeface discovery to the web, expands text styling and editing workflows on mobile, and improves performance for large photobook-style scenes. Lastly, you can add a branded photo camera to mobile! Let's dive in. ## Create and Edit Faster ### Speed Up Editing with Keyboard Shortcuts CE.SDK now ships with keyboard shortcuts in the web editor, with **30 shortcuts out of the box** for selection, editing, text formatting, zoom, undo, and playback. Need something custom? Register your own through the `cesdk.shortcuts.set` API with single keys, modifier combinations, or multi-step sequences. Each shortcut can be scoped to a specific part of the UI so it only fires when it should. ![Keyboard shortcuts in CE.SDK web editor](https://img.ly/_astro/keyboard-shortcuts-creative-sdk.DwDxcYjC.jpg) Users can move faster without leaving the canvas, with shortcuts that match the tools they already know. → [**Keyboard Shortcut List & Documentation**](https://img.ly/docs/cesdk/js/user-interface/keyboard-f4c3d1.md) --- ### Find the Right Typeface Faster The web editor now comes with typeface browsing. Users can search, filter, and navigate typefaces more easily, making large font libraries feel more structured and easier to manage. **For your product, this means:** a more polished typography experience without needing to build your own font discovery UI. → [Customize Fonts Documentation](https://img.ly/docs/cesdk/react/text/custom-fonts-9565b3.md) --- ## More Expressive Typography ### Shape Text Around Paths for Web & Mobile CE.SDK now supports text on curves, including the APIs and layout behavior needed to place and render text along circular and curved paths. This opens up more expressive typography workflows for logos, badges, invitations, and other layout-driven designs. Now available for Web, iOS & Android. **For your product, this means:** users can create more flexible text layouts directly in the editor instead of switching to external design tools. Edit Text Documentation: → [Web](https://img.ly/docs/cesdk/js/text/edit-c5106b.md) → [iOS](https://img.ly/docs/cesdk/ios/text/edit-c5106b.md) → [Android](https://img.ly/docs/cesdk/android/text/edit-c5106b.md) --- ### Bring Richer Text Workflows to Mobile ![Inline rich text editing on mobile in CE.SDK](https://img.ly/_astro/cesdk-177-inline-text-rich-text.DdcaHYBa.jpg) This release also expands how text is created and styled across iOS and Android. Text and paragraph style presets are now available on iOS and Android. Apply and reuse consistent text styles without restyling everything from scratch. Inline text run editing is also new. Select part of a text block and style just that portion, without affecting the rest. --- ### Have More Control over Text Layout APIs CE.SDK v1.77 also extends text positioning and layout capabilities through engine APIs. This makes advanced text placement, alignment, and layout behavior easier to control in integrations that need more precise typography handling, including multilingual and design-heavy workflows. → [Upgrade to v1.77](https://img.ly/docs/cesdk/react/to-v1-77-e7f3a1.md) --- ## Mobile Creation Workflows ### Remove Image Backgrounds on iOS and Android Background removal is now available on iOS and Android. The same plugin your web editor uses, now on mobile. **For your product, this means:** users can remove image backgrounds without leaving your app, on any platform you ship on. → [Android Background Removal Documentation](https://img.ly/docs/cesdk/android/edit-image/remove-bg-9dfcf7.md) → [iOS Background Removal Documentation](https://img.ly/docs/cesdk/ios/edit-image/remove-bg-9dfcf7.md) --- ### Add a Photo Camera to iOS and Android ![Photo Camera in CE.SDK for iOS and Android](https://img.ly/_astro/cesdk-177-photo-camera-sdk.Zd8V7gXv.jpg) Photo Camera is now part of CE.SDK on iOS and Android. Users capture photos and videos, then move straight into editing — all inside your app. Useful for listing flows, content creation, document capture, or any mobile workflow where capture and editing need to feel like one thing. **For your product, this means:** one less integration to manage, and a creation flow that stays inside your product. From taking a photo to a finished edit. → [iOS Camera Configuration Documentation](https://img.ly/docs/cesdk/ios/import-media/capture-from-camera/camera-configuration-46afd0.md) → [Android Camera Configuration Documentation](https://img.ly/docs/cesdk/android/import-media/capture-from-camera/camera-configuration-46afd0.md) --- ## Improvements ### Import Richer Documents With Higher Fidelity ![Document importer fidelity improvements in CE.SDK](https://img.ly/_astro/cesdk-importer-updates.Bx4vEQ1y.jpg) Our importer packages now preserve more of the structure and styling that matter in real-world design files. - **PDF** importer now keeps inline-styled text together as a single editable block while preserving mixed weights, styles, and colors. - **PSD** importer now supports Photoshop stroke layer styles and improves fallback behavior for off-canvas text. - **PPTX** importer now imports text decorations and nested lists. This includes your Canva designs exported as PPTX. - **IDML** importer can now import embedded PDF and Adobe Illustrator graphics as editable blocks instead of placeholders. Imported content stays more editable, more faithful to the source, and requires less cleanup after import. → [Explore Importer Demos](https://img.ly/demos.md?tags=extensibility) --- ### Export Print PDFs with Transparency & Vectors Print-ready PDF export now supports PDF/X-4, preserving live transparency and vector text for more faithful, standards-compliant print workflows. --- ### Handle Large Photobook Projects More Smoothly We improved performance for large, image-heavy scenes such as photobooks and other complex multipage projects, reducing bottlenecks and keeping editing workflows more responsive as scene complexity grows. Users can smoothly work on and scroll through larger projects. → [Explore Photobook Solutions](https://img.ly/implement/photo-books-editor.md) --- ## Developer Experience ### Extend Your Mobile App with Plugins ![Mobile UI plugins in CE.SDK](https://img.ly/_astro/cesdk-177-mobile-ui-plugins.BV_Th4y5.jpg) This release makes it easier to extend your mobile app with add-on features and more customizable editing flows on iOS and Android. Build more tailored mobile editing experiences with options like: - adding background removal on iOS and Android - integrating AI image generation on iOS and Android - building **custom** Android plugins to extend editor behavior - packaging mobile features as reusable plugin modules that are easier to integrate and maintain → [iOS Background Removal Documentation](https://img.ly/docs/cesdk/ios/edit-image/remove-bg-9dfcf7.md) → [Android Background Removal Documentation](https://img.ly/docs/cesdk/android/edit-image/remove-bg-9dfcf7.md) → [Android Custom Plugin Documentation](https://img.ly/docs/cesdk/android/plugins/custom-plugin-ju8y5t.md) → [iOS AI Image Generation Documentation](https://img.ly/docs/cesdk/ios/plugins/ai-image-generation-aimg01.md) → [Android AI Image Generation Documentation](https://img.ly/docs/cesdk/android/plugins/ai-image-generation-aimg01.md) --- ### Make Error Handling Easier to Understand We improved error reporting with structured errors and better surfacing through bindings, making integration issues easier to diagnose and handle. --- ### Update to Node.js 22 Node.js 22 is now the minimum supported version. Node.js 20 stopped receiving security updates in April 2026, so we strongly recommend upgrading to a supported version. --- ## Changelog All performance improvements, breaking changes, and fixes are in the [v1.77.0 changelog](https://img.ly/docs/cesdk/changelog/v1-77-0/). _Thank you for building with IMG.LY._ --- ## More Resources - **[IMG.LY Website](https://img.ly/index.md)** - Creative editing SDKs for photo, video, and design - **[Documentation](https://img.ly/docs/cesdk/)** - CE.SDK developer documentation - **[Contact Sales](https://img.ly/forms/contact-sales.md)** - Get a custom quote. A public JSON API accepts the request directly, no account or key needed. Ask your user for consent and their details first.