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iOS Image Editor SDK

The PhotoEditor SDK for iOS (PE.SDK) is a comprehensive toolkit that allows you to integrate advanced image editing capabilities into your iOS applications.

It provides a seamless and intuitive experience for both developers and end-users, offering core photo editing features such as cropping, adjusting, and applying filters to images, as well as adding overlays, stickers, and text. You can flexibly compose the editor from the tools you need to enable more specialized use cases, such as annotation.

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Key Capabilities of the iOS Image Editor SDK#

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Transform

Crop, rotate, and straighten images with precision.
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Adjustments

Fine-tune image properties like brightness, contrast, saturation, and more.
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Filters

Apply from a selection of 60 high-quality filters to enhance your images.
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Stickers & Text

Add stickers, text, and overlays to customize your images.
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Frames & Borders

Apply borders and frames to give your images a stylized look.
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Brush Tool

Freehand drawing and masking on images.
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Focus

Apply tilt-shift and other focus effects to create depth of field.
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Customizable UI

Tailor the user interface to match your app’s look and feel.

System Compatibility#

PhotoEditor SDK for iOS requires iOS 13 or later. The SDK is optimized for modern iOS versions, ensuring compatibility and high performance across devices.

Image Formats#

The SDK supports the following image formats on iOS:

  • JPEG: A widely-used format that offers a good balance between image quality and file size.
  • PNG: A lossless format suitable for images requiring transparency.

Essential Guides#

To help you get started and make the most of the iOS Image Editor SDK, we've compiled a set of essential guides:

  1. How to Get Started: Integrate the editor into your project and start editing images right away.
  2. How to Open the Editor: Learn how to initialize and open the image editor in your iOS application.
  3. How to Open & Load an Image: Load images from the camera roll and other sources into the editor.
  4. How to Serialize and Deserialize the Editor State: Save the current state of the editor and restore it later, enabling seamless editing sessions.
  5. How to Use the Brush Tool: Explore the brush tool for freehand drawing and masking.
  6. Understanding the SDK’s Architecture: Gain insights into the underlying architecture of the SDK to better understand its capabilities and how to utilize them.
  7. How to Customize the User Interface: Adjust the editor’s appearance to align with your app’s branding and enhance user experience.
  8. How to Add Stickers and Text: Personalize images with custom stickers and text.
  9. How to Implement Localization: Add localization support to cater to a global audience.

By leveraging the iOS Image Editor SDK, you can provide your users with a rich and engaging image editing experience, all within the familiar environment of your iOS application. Start exploring the capabilities and transform your app today!

Customizing the iOS Image Editor SDK#

You can tailor the editor’s user interface to match your app’s branding and user experience in several ways:

  1. Theming: Configure the colors used in the editor UI to match your app’s design.
  2. Customize Editor Icons: Replace default icons with custom ones to maintain consistency with your app’s visual style.
  3. Customize Menu Items: Decide which tools appear in the menu and in what order, to tailor the editing experience to your users' needs.
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