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Best Video Editing Plugins for Mobile Apps

7/1/2025

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Best Video Editing Plugins for Mobile Apps

VideoEditor SDK (img.ly)
versatile commercial SDK with trimming, filters and overlay stickers.

  • Add dependency:

implementation 'ly.img.android:video-editor-sdk:9.0.0'

  • Launch editor:

VideoEditorBuilder.create(this)
.setSource(videoUri)
.startActivityForResult(this, EDITOR_REQUEST_CODE);

  • Handle result in onActivityResult to retrieve edited URI.





Banuba Video Editor SDK

high‑performance filters, AR masks and transitions.

  1. Add Maven repo & dependency:

maven { url 'https://sdkrepo.banuba.com/android' }
implementation 'com.banuba.sdk:editor:5.3.0'

  1. In Application.onCreate():

BanubaSdk.initialize(this, licensePath);

  1. Launch editor with custom UI configuration object.





FFmpegKit

embed FFmpeg for low‑level trimming, filters and concat.

  • Add via Gradle:

implementation 'com.arthenica:ffmpeg-kit-full:4.5.LTS'

  • Run a command:

FFmpegKit.execute("-i input.mp4 -vf scale=720:-2 -c:v libx264 output.mp4");




GPUImage2

iOS/Swift library for real‑time filters & blend effects.

  • Install with CocoaPods:

pod 'GPUImage2'

  • Apply filter:

let picture = PictureInput(url: videoURL)
let filter = LookupFilter()
picture --> filter --> renderView
picture.processImage()




TikTok Effect House SDK

bring TikTok‑style AR effects into your app.

  1. Register for SDK access at TikTok for Developers.
  2. Add AAR to Gradle & configure in AndroidManifest.xml.
  3. Embed EffectsPlayerView in your layout and load JSON effect bundles.




Lottie for Mobile

add animated vector overlays and lower thirds.

  • Install:

implementation 'com.airbnb.android:lottie:5.2.0'

  • In XML:

<com.airbnb.lottie.LottieAnimationView
app:lottie_fileName="lower_third.json"
app:lottie_autoPlay="true" />




Alivc QuickVideoEditor (Alibaba)

simple clip‑to‑clip editor with stickers & PIP.

  • Add Maven repo & dependency:

implementation 'com.aliyun.svideo:editor:4.0.0'

  • Initialize and call VideoEditorActivity with SVideoInfo object.




CineKit Pro (open‑source)

modular Android library for speed ramps and color filters.

  • Clone & include as module:

implementation project(path: ':cinekit-pro')

  • Use in code:

CineKitPro.with(context)
.load(videoUri)
.applySpeedRamp(0, 3, 2.0f)
.startEditing();

Each plugin lets you supercharge your mobile app’s video capabilities - choose based on your feature set, budget and platform requirements!

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