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title: "OpenSource – Blog"
description: "Blog posts about OpenSource from the IMG.LY team."
url: "https://img.ly/blog/tag/opensource/"
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Every IMG.LY blog post tagged **OpenSource**, newest first.

- [Open-Source Design Editor SDKs: A Developer's Guide to Choosing the Right Solution](https://img.ly/blog/open-source-design-editor-sdks-a-developers-guide-to-choosing-the-right-solution.md): Most open-source libraries offer canvas, SVG, or rendering tools - but none provide a full, production-ready design editor. This guide explains what these libraries actually deliver, the pros, cons, and how IMG.LY CE.SDK compares.
- [Open-Source Photo Editing SDKs vs IMG.LY CE.SDK: An Honest Comparison for Developers](https://img.ly/blog/open-source-photo-editing-sdks-vs-img-ly-ce-sdk-an-honest-comparison-for-developers.md): Compare popular open-source photo editing tools with IMG.LY CE.SDK. See where OSS shines, where it falls short, and what you need to consider when choosing between DIY image processing and a full, production-ready editing solution.
- [Best Open Source Video Editor SDKs: 2026 Roundup](https://img.ly/blog/best-open-source-video-editor-sdks-2025-roundup.md): Looking for the best open source video editor SDKs? Read this blog to get a comparison of the top solutions: FFmpeg, MoviePy, OpenShot Library, GStreamer, Remotion, and a commercial alternative: IMG.LY CE.SDK.
- [Build vs. Buy: Is Fabric.js Right for You](https://img.ly/blog/build-vs-buy-is-fabric-js-right-for-you.md): This blog article provides a detailed comparison between Fabric.js and IMG.LY’s CreativeEditor SDK (CE.SDK) for teams building in-product design editors. It outlines the strengths of Fabric.js as a low-level canvas library, but focuses on the growing limitations teams face as they scale.
- [IMG.LY Announces Open Source JavaScript Library for In-Browser Background Removal](https://img.ly/blog/announcing-imgly-background-removal.md): Seamlessly remove backgrounds in-browser with ease. Empower your creativity and protect data privacy. Learn how!
- [How To Crop an Image in React](https://img.ly/blog/how-to-crop-an-image-in-react-with-react-image-crop.md): In this article, you will learn to crop an image in JavaScript. Specifically, you will see how to achieve this goal with the react-image-crop React library.

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## 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
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