--- title: "CreativeEditor SDK: Design, Photo & Video Editing in Your App" description: "Embed a customizable design, photo, and video editor into your web, mobile, and desktop app. Templates, automation, and native AI included." url: "https://img.ly/products/creative-sdk/" type: "page" --- > This is the markdown version of [CreativeEditor SDK: Design, Photo & Video Editing in Your App](https://img.ly/products/creative-sdk/). 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). --- # CreativeEditor SDK: Modern design, photo & video editing inside your app Bring design, photo, and video creation into your product with one cross-platform SDK, complete with templates, automation, and native AI. - Deeply customizable - WebAssembly-powered - Templates & automation - Native AI features **Available for:** - **Web:** [JavaScript](https://img.ly/docs/cesdk/js/get-started/overview-e18f40/), [React](https://img.ly/docs/cesdk/react/get-started/overview-e18f40/), [Angular](https://img.ly/docs/cesdk/angular/get-started/overview-e18f40/), [Vue.js](https://img.ly/docs/cesdk/vue/get-started/overview-e18f40/), [Svelte](https://img.ly/docs/cesdk/svelte/get-started/overview-e18f40/), [Next.js](https://img.ly/docs/cesdk/nextjs/get-started/overview-e18f40/) - **Mobile:** [iOS](https://img.ly/docs/cesdk/ios/get-started/overview-e18f40/), [Android](https://img.ly/docs/cesdk/android/get-started/overview-e18f40/), [React Native](https://img.ly/docs/cesdk/react-native/get-started/overview-e18f40/), [Flutter](https://img.ly/docs/cesdk/flutter/get-started/overview-e18f40/) - **Desktop:** [Mac Catalyst](https://img.ly/docs/cesdk/mac-catalyst/get-started/overview-e18f40/), [macOS](https://img.ly/docs/cesdk/macos/get-started/overview-e18f40/), [Electron](https://img.ly/docs/cesdk/electron/get-started/overview-e18f40/) - **Server:** [Renderer](https://img.ly/docs/cesdk/renderer/cesdk-renderer-overview-7f3e9a/), [Node.js](https://img.ly/docs/cesdk/node/get-started/overview-e18f40/) [Try Now](https://img.ly/docs/cesdk) [Open the Web editor demo](https://cdn.img.ly/demo/cesdk-web-examples/v1.80.0/examples/starterkit-design-editor/index.html?demoPreview=true) [Open the iOS demo](https://img.ly/demos/default-ui/ios/) [Open the Android demo](https://img.ly/demos/default-ui/android/) ## One Creative SDK for product teams shipping design, photo, and video Replace a multi-month editor build with a ready-to-integrate SDK and a [developer-focused](https://img.ly/docs/cesdk/) proven workflow. ### Ship in weeks, not 12+ months Replace a year-long editor build with a starter kit and a focused integration. ### Cut editor maintenance by 80% Offload editor UX, rendering, and cross-platform quirks to a maintained engine. ### 3× more on-brand assets created in-app Keep users creating inside your product instead of leaving for external tools. Trusted by **100+**\ industry leaders ---------------------- **Trusted by:** Digitas, Omneky, The Print Bar, Brandwatch, Planoly, HP, Shopify, Reuters, Hootsuite, Semrush, Shutterfly, one.com, Sprout Social, Constant Contact, Spread Group > "Integrating IMG.LY’s editor meant we didn’t have to build or maintain a complex editing layer ourselves. That kept our team focused on our core AI ad engine and saved us countless development hours — while still giving our customers the ability to polish and customize creatives at scale." -- Hikari Senju, CEO, Omneky > "With IMG.LY we built a central creative portal that now powers over 140 dealer campaigns across multiple automotive brands. Before this, asset creation was slow and inconsistent." -- Martin Röhr, Product Owner, Digitas > "By embedding IMG.LY’s editor we were able to hit key RFP requirements and deliver a template-based creative experience that now serves 1,000+ customers. It helped us win more deals and exceed enterprise expectations without needing to hire dedicated design teams." -- Rob Driscoll, Director of PM, Optimizely > "Since integrating IMG.LY’s editor, we now deliver 30,000+ ad creatives per month, dramatically shorten time-to-launch, and help our clients cut design spend by up to $10,000 per month." -- Logan Welbaum, Founder, Plai > "Our customers create over a million personalized postcards each year choosing from over hundreds of templates with IMG.LY’s SDK. It’s the only solution that allows us to build our own specialized, on-brand UI that integrates seamlessly with our platform." -- Jeanine Zaalberg, Product Manager, SwissPost > "From a developer’s perspective, the most powerful feature of the photo editor is the integration process. It was completely flawless, quick, and easy to integrate." -- Stefano Fornari, CTO, Funambol > "We compared IMG.LY SDK with other solutions and found that it would be the best fit for us since it provides all the features that are crucial for our use case." -- Carem Pereira, SCRUM Manager, HP [Reviews on G2](https://www.g2.com/products/img-ly/reviews) ## Key Capabilities One SDK for design, photo, and video, with extensive features to serve any creative use case. ### For your users #### Fully featured design editing. Multi-page layouts, layers, groups, alignment, boolean operations, blend modes, and undo/redo. Every primitive your users expect from a pro design tool. [Learn more](https://img.ly/demos/advanced-ui/web/) #### Template-based design. Jump-start users with ready-made templates, placeholders, and lockable layouts. [Learn more](https://img.ly/capabilities/?solution=Design+Editor\&category=Handover) #### Native AI features. One-click background removal, image and video generation, style transfer, text-to-graphics, and voiceovers. All from a prompt, inside the editor. [Learn more](https://img.ly/capabilities/?solution=Design+Editor\&category=AI) #### Animations & transitions. Bring designs to life with keyframe element animations, text animations, and motion transitions. [Learn more](https://img.ly/capabilities/?solution=Design+Editor\&category=Animation) #### On-brand text & overlays. Add titles, captions, stickers, and logos with your brand styling baked in. [Learn more](https://img.ly/capabilities/?solution=Design+Editor\&category=Text+%26+Typography) #### Channel-ready aspect ratios. One-click presets for popular social, web, and print product sizes. [Learn more](https://img.ly/capabilities/?solution=Design+Editor\&category=Image+%26+Photo) #### PPTX, Canva & Adobe imports. Bring existing PowerPoint decks, Canva designs, and Adobe (PSD, AI, IDML) files straight into the editor. Users keep working from what they already have instead of starting from a blank canvas. [Learn more](https://img.ly/demos/?search=Import) ### For your product #### Cross-platform engine. One creative engine renders identically across web, mobile, desktop, and server. [Learn more](https://img.ly/capabilities/?solution=Design+Editor\&platform=Web,iOS,Android) #### Flexible export pipeline. Export to PNG, JPG, PDF, MP4, or WebM and connect to your existing storage or CDN. [Learn more](https://img.ly/capabilities/?solution=Design+Editor\&category=Image+%26+Photo) #### Custom asset libraries & DAM. Wire any DAM, CDN, or stock provider (Unsplash, Getty, Pexels, or your internal library) as a custom asset source. [Learn more](https://img.ly/capabilities/?solution=Design+Editor\&category=Assets) #### Performance-optimized rendering. Hardware-accelerated processing keeps editing smooth across large designs and longer clips. [Learn more](https://img.ly/capabilities/?solution=Design+Editor\&category=Basic) #### Configurable toolset & UI. Choose which tools and controls appear, or build a fully headless UI. [Learn more](https://img.ly/capabilities/?solution=Design+Editor\&category=Customization+%26+Extensibility) #### Headless API & plugins. Extend the editor with bundled plugins (background removal, vectorizer, QR code) or drive every operation through the headless API. [Learn more](https://img.ly/capabilities/?solution=Design+Editor\&category=Ecosystem) ### Looking for the full feature list? Browse every CE.SDK capability across design, photo, video, print, and AI. [Explore all capabilities](https://img.ly/capabilities/?solution=Design+Editor) ## Every feature, by category A full inventory of what the CreativeEditor SDK ships out of the box. ### Editing & Color - Adjustments (brightness, contrast, exposure) - Effects & blur - LUT filters & DuoTone - Color balance, sharpness, glow - Snapping guides - Blend modes & boolean ops ### Composition & Video - Multi-track timeline - Cut, trim, split clips - Voiceover recording - Merge & collage video - Overlay audio - Dual camera recording ### Text & Typography - Inline text editing - Text variables - Text animations - Custom fonts (OTF/TTF/WOFF) - Kerning, leading, tracking - Auto-scale & runs ### Print-Ready Output - PDF/X export - Cutout lines - CMYK & spot color - Bleed & margins - Color palettes - Multi-page layouts ### Templating & Brand Safety - Design templates - Placeholders - Lockable design - Brand kits - Locked templates - Configurable presets ### Asset Management & Imports - Custom asset libraries - Dynamic asset sources - Adobe PSD / AI / IDML import - Lottie animations - GIF, JPEG, PNG, WebP I/O - Gallery as asset source ### Customizability & Extensibility - Build custom UIs (headless) - Theming - Toolbar customization - Media libraries - Internationalization - Plugins (BG removal, vectorizer, QR) ### Performance & Trust - Client-side processing - SOC 2 Type II security - WCAG AA conformant - Source sets - Background export - Cross-platform consistency ## How to embed the creative editor into your workflow From starter kit to one-engine rendering, five steps to a creative editor in production. ### Step 01: Spin up the creative editor in your stack Install the SDK, clone a starter kit for your framework, and run a working design, photo, and video editor in your app inside the day. [Starter Kits](https://img.ly/docs/cesdk) ### Step 02: Customize the UI and extend it with plugins Hide tools your users don't need, reskin the ones they do, and add your own functionality through the plugin API. The editor becomes part of your product, not a separate one. [Explore customization demos](https://img.ly/demos/?tags=customization) ### Step 03: Open the editor from any creation surface Drop the editor into upload, asset, or create screens. One engine handles design, photo, and video so users don't bounce between three tools when their content mixes formats. ### Step 04: Load your templates, brand kit, and asset sources Wire your DAM, fonts, and brand colors into one creative configuration. Templates and brand rules apply across every output type and every platform you ship on. [Explore extensibility demos](https://img.ly/demos/?tags=extensibility) ### Step 05: Generate at scale through one engine Render inside the editor for live editing, or call the same engine server-side for batch and scheduled runs. Output is byte-identical across both paths. ## Why product teams choose CE.SDK ### I: Time to market Launch a creative editor in weeks, not a year-long project. Ship a full-featured editor with a proven SDK and starter kit so you can test, iterate, and win creative use cases fast, without freezing your roadmap. ### II: Empower non-designers Make design, photo, and video editing approachable for everyone. Give non-designers a familiar interface with templates, presets, and guardrails so they can produce polished, on-brand creatives on their own. ### III: One engine, every platform Build once and render consistently everywhere. A single creative engine powers web, mobile, desktop, and server, so a template created on one platform looks identical on every other. ## An SDK made by developers for developers Install CE.SDK with one command, plug it into your existing upload or creation flows, and stay in control with a clean, documented API. ## Native editing for iOS and Android The same creative engine, shipped as native SDKs for every mobile stack. ## Bring the editor to the desktop Embed CE.SDK in Electron and native macOS apps with the same API. ## Render headlessly at scale Run the same engine server-side for batch rendering and creative automation. ## Cut integration to minutes with IMG.LY Agent Skills CE.SDK Agent Skills give AI coding assistants bundled documentation, guided code generation, and autonomous project scaffolding for building editor and creative workflows across 10 web frameworks. [Learn more about Agent Skills](https://img.ly/docs/cesdk/js/get-started/agent-skills-f7g8h9/) ## Built to trust in production The editor your team doesn't have to build, secure, or maintain. ### Secure by design Editing runs client-side, so user content never leaves the browser unless you upload it. IMG.LY is SOC 2 Type II certified, with SSO available on enterprise plans. ### Battle-tested at scale The same creative engine powers 500M+ creations every month across thousands of applications, with a steady cadence of new releases. ### Build-vs-buy, solved We maintain the editor, browser quirks, and rendering pipeline so your team stays focused on your core product. Dedicated support and SLAs on enterprise plans. ## More from IMG.LY ### AI for Print on Demand Let customers design print-ready products with AI, on web and mobile. [Learn More](https://img.ly/use-cases/ai-editor/print-on-demand/) ### Photo SDK Bring high-quality photo editing into your application. [Learn More](https://img.ly/products/photo-sdk/) ### Video SDK Embed a fully customizable, timeline-based video editor in your product. [Learn More](https://img.ly/products/video-sdk/) ### AI Editor Native AI generation, prompting, and variants inside the creative editor. [Learn More](https://img.ly/use-cases/ai-editor/) ### Print SDK Production-ready print workflows with PDF/X export and color management. [Learn More](https://img.ly/use-cases/web-to-print-design-tool/) ### Brands & Agencies Scale on-brand creative production for brands and agencies. [Learn More](https://img.ly/industries/brands-agencies/) ### Marketing Tech Automate any creative workflow at scale. [Learn More](https://img.ly/industries/marketing-tech/) ### Web-to-Print Design Tool Let customers personalize print products in-browser. [Learn More](https://img.ly/use-cases/web-to-print-design-tool/) ### Creative Automation Generate on-brand creative variations from templates at scale. [Learn More](https://img.ly/use-cases/creative-automation/) ## Get in touch: Ready to see it in your app? Contact our team to learn more about licensing options and get access to the AI plugins for CE.SDK. [Talk to Our Team](https://img.ly/forms/contact-sales/) [Open Demo](https://img.ly/demos/default-ui/web/) ## Frequently Asked Questions ### General **Q: What is CreativeEditor SDK?** A: CreativeEditor SDK (CE.SDK) is a fully-featured design, photo, and video editing SDK you embed directly into your application. One creative engine powers templates, automation, and AI-assisted editing across web, mobile, and desktop. **Q: Which platforms and frameworks are supported?** A: CE.SDK works on the web (JavaScript, React, Angular, Vue, Svelte, Next.js), mobile (iOS, Android, React Native, Flutter), desktop (macOS, Mac Catalyst, Electron), and server-side via Node.js. **Q: Can I customize the editor UI?** A: Yes. The UI is fully customizable. Show or hide tools, reposition and rename controls, apply your brand theme, and translate every label. A headless API is available when you want to build a completely custom interface. **Q: Is there a free trial?** A: Yes. You can start a free trial with full access to all features. Contact our team to get started. ### Technical **Q: How does rendering work?** A: All design, photo, and video processing runs client-side in the browser using WebAssembly and WebGL for hardware-accelerated performance. For batch and server-side rendering at scale, the Node.js SDK runs the same engine headlessly. **Q: Which file formats are supported?** A: CE.SDK imports PNG, JPEG, and SVG and exports PNG, JPEG, TGA, and print-ready PDF. Video projects export MP4 and WebM with configurable quality settings. **Q: Can I connect my own asset library?** A: Yes. CE.SDK is storage-agnostic and supports custom asset sources, so you can connect any CDN, DAM, or stock provider such as Unsplash, Getty Images, or Pexels. ### AI Features **Q: What AI features are included?** A: CE.SDK ships native AI plugins for image generation, video generation, background removal, style transfer, text-to-graphics, and text-to-speech, all surfaced inside the editor UI. **Q: Do AI features require a separate license?** A: AI plugins are included with your CE.SDK license. Generative model usage is billed separately by the model providers (for example Anthropic, fal.ai, or ElevenLabs). **Q: Can I bring my own AI model?** A: Yes. The AI plugins are model-agnostic. Connect commercial or open-source models through custom endpoints using the open plugin architecture. ### Licensing **Q: How is pricing structured?** A: Pricing is based on monthly active users (MAU) who interact with the editor, with flexible plans for startups through enterprises. Contact sales for details. **Q: Can I use CE.SDK in a white-label product?** A: Yes. Commercial licenses allow full white-labeling. Remove all IMG.LY branding and present the editor as a native part of your product. **Q: Do you offer enterprise licensing and support?** A: Yes. Enterprise licenses include custom terms, dedicated support, SLAs, and volume discounts. Contact us to discuss your requirements. --- ## More Resources - **[IMG.LY Website](https://img.ly)** - 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)** - Talk to our team