Mac Catalyst Creative Editor

What is CE.SDK?

CreativeEditor SDK (CE.SDK) is a powerful design engine that brings fully customizable image, video, and design editing directly into your Catalyst app. Whether you’re enabling AI-powered design workflows, template-based creation, dynamic content generation, or full-featured creative editing, CE.SDK offers the flexibility, performance, and developer control you need — all with minimal integration overhead.

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Trusted by leading organizations worldwide, CE.SDK powers the creative editors used in best-in-class applications, including those from Shopify, Semrush, HP, Shutterfly, Ticketmaster, and Swiss Post.

Key Capabilities of the Mac Catalyst Creative Editor SDK

Transform

Perform operations like cropping, rotating, and resizing design elements.

Templating

Create and apply design templates with placeholders and text variables for dynamic content.

Placeholders & Lockable Design

Constrain templates to guide your users’ design and ensure brand consistency.

Asset Management

Import and manage images, shapes, and other assets to build your designs.

Design Collage

Arrange multiple elements on a single canvas to create complex layouts.

Text Editing

Add and style text blocks with various fonts, colors, and effects.

Background Removal

This plugin makes it easy to remove the background from images running entirely in the browser.

Extendible

Hook into the engine API and editor events to implement custom features.

Headless & Automation

Programmatically edit designs within your React application using the engine API.

File Format Support

CE.SDK supports a wide range of file types to ensure maximum flexibility for developers:

Importing Media

Category	Supported Formats
Images	`.png`, `.jpeg`, `.jpg`, `.gif`, `.webp`, `.svg`, `.bmp`
Video	`.mp4` (H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC), `.mov` (H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC)
Audio	`.mp3`, `.m4a`, `.mp4` (AAC or MP3), `.mov` (AAC or MP3)

Exporting Media

Category	Supported Formats
Images	`.png` (with transparency), `.jpeg`, `.webp`, `.tga`
Video	`.mp4` (H.264 or H.265 on supported platforms with limited transparency support)
Print	`.pdf` (supports underlayer printing and spot colors)
Scene	`.scene` (description of the scene without any assets)
Archive	`.zip` (fully self-contained archive that bundles the `.scene` file with all assets)

Importing Templates

Format	Description
`.idml`	InDesign
`.psd`	Photoshop
`.scene`	CE.SDK Native

For detailed information, see the full file format support list.

Integrations

CE.SDK supports out-of-the-box integrations with:

Getty Images
Unsplash
Pexels
Airtable
Soundstripe

Want to connect your own asset sources? Register a custom provider using our API.