Top 20 Image Processing SDKs Used in Android Apps on Google Play
We at 42matters have identified the 20 most popular Image Processing SDKs leveraged by Android apps available on the Android app market.
Image Processing SDKs enable app developers to add image processing, editing, and manipulation functionalities to their mobile apps. These SDKs typically include features like image recognition, image filtering, image enhancement, and other image such capabilities.
This list is based on our analysis of the millions of mobile applications – and the 2,300+ SDKs they use – that constitute the vast inventory of the Google Play Store. The accompanying data provides readers with a glimpse into the rich mobile application insights generated by the 42matters technology. This data is also available via our APIs, file dumps, Explorer, and SDK Explorer.
The intended purpose of this article is to assist app builders in their search for the perfect Image Processing SDK to leverage in their app, as well as to give SDK developers insight into their biggest competitors and potential customers. This data collected by our technology may also serve as a useful tool for folks researching the wider mobile app market.
The 20 most widely-integrated image processing SDKs:
- Glide
- Picasso
- Facebook Fresco
- uCrop
- React Native Vector Icons by Oblador
- PhotoView
- Android-Image-Cropper
- Universal Image Loader
- android-gif-drawable
- Coil
- Shape Image View
- AndroidSVG
- Glide Transformations
- CircularImageView
- Subsampling Scale Image View
- Blurry
- Android-Iconics
- ImageViewZoom
- Android Asynchronous Networking and Image Loading
- PhotoDraweeView
Among all apps utilizing image processing SDKs, 63.88% have integrated Glide. This accounts for 67.18% of app downloads within the image processing SDK category.
Glide is a fast and efficient image loading library SDK for Android focused on smooth scrolling. Glide offers an easy to use API, a performant and extensible resource decoding pipeline, and automatic resource pooling.
Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Glide.
Picasso
Check “Picasso” SDK InsightsAmong all apps utilizing image processing SDKs, 30.22% have integrated Picasso. This accounts for 36.49% of app downloads within the image processing SDK category.
Picasso is a powerful image downloading and caching library SDK for Android.
Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Picasso.
Facebook Fresco
Check “Facebook Fresco” SDK InsightsAmong all apps utilizing image processing SDKs, 25.40% have integrated Facebook Fresco. This accounts for 14.83% of app downloads within the image processing SDK category.
Fresco is a powerful SDK for displaying images in Android applications.
Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Facebook Fresco.
Among all apps utilizing image processing SDKs, 11.48% have integrated uCrop. This accounts for 4.69% of app downloads within the image processing SDK category.
uCrop is an image cropping library for Android. This SDK aims to provide an ultimate and flexible image cropping experience.
Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use uCrop.
React Native Vector Icons by Oblador
Check “React Native Vector Icons by Oblador” SDK InsightsAmong all apps utilizing image processing SDKs, 10.48% have integrated React Native Vector Icons by Oblador. This accounts for 1.14% of app downloads within the image processing SDK category.
The React Native Vector Icons SDK by Oblador offers customizable icons for React Native with support for NavBar/TabBar, image source, and full styling.
Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use React Native Vector Icons by Oblador.
PhotoView
Check “PhotoView” SDK InsightsAmong all apps utilizing image processing SDKs, 10.01% have integrated PhotoView. This accounts for 8.34% of app downloads within the image processing SDK category.
PhotoView is an SDK that aims to help produce an easily usable implementation of a zooming Android ImageView.
Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use PhotoView.
Android-Image-Cropper
Check “Android-Image-Cropper” SDK InsightsAmong all apps utilizing image processing SDKs, 8.79% have integrated Android-Image-Cropper. This accounts for 3.14% of app downloads within the image processing SDK category.
The Android-Image-Cropper SDK is an image cropping library for Android, optimized for camera and/or gallery.
Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Android-Image-Cropper.
Universal Image Loader
Check “Universal Image Loader” SDK InsightsAmong all apps utilizing image processing SDKs, 6.32% have integrated Universal Image Loader. This accounts for 2.93% of app downloads within the image processing SDK category.
Universal Image Loader is a powerful and flexible library for loading, caching, and displaying images on Android.
Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Universal Image Loader.
android-gif-drawable
Check “android-gif-drawable” SDK InsightsAmong all apps utilizing image processing SDKs, 6.28% have integrated android-gif-drawable. This accounts for 6.97% of app downloads within the image processing SDK category.
android-gif-drawable offers views and drawables needed for displaying animated GIFs on Android apps via SDK.
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Among all apps utilizing image processing SDKs, 5.94% have integrated Coil. This accounts for 12.02% of app downloads within the image processing SDK category.
Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Coil.
Shape Image View
Check “Shape Image View” SDK InsightsAmong all apps utilizing image processing SDKs, 4.18% have integrated Shape Image View. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the image processing SDK category.
Shape Image View is an SDK that provides a set of custom shaped android imageview components, and a framework to define more shapes. It implements both shader and bitmap mask based image views.
Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Shape Image View.
AndroidSVG
Check “AndroidSVG” SDK InsightsAmong all apps utilizing image processing SDKs, 3.44% have integrated AndroidSVG. This accounts for 10.00% of app downloads within the image processing SDK category.
AndroidSVG is an SVG (scalable vector graphics) parser and renderer SDK for Android. It has almost complete support for the static visual elements of the SVG 1.1 and SVG 1.2 tiny specifications (except for filters).
Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use AndroidSVG.
Glide Transformations
Check “Glide Transformations” SDK InsightsAmong all apps utilizing image processing SDKs, 2.97% have integrated Glide Transformations. This accounts for 2.84% of app downloads within the image processing SDK category.
Glide Transformations offers an Android transformation library SDK providing a variety of image transformations for Glide.
Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Glide Transformations.
CircularImageView
Check “CircularImageView” SDK InsightsAmong all apps utilizing image processing SDKs, 1.87% have integrated CircularImageView. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the image processing SDK category.
CircularImageView is an Android project SDK facilitating circular image views in the simplest way possible.
Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use CircularImageView.
Subsampling Scale Image View
Check “Subsampling Scale Image View” SDK InsightsAmong all apps utilizing image processing SDKs, 1.80% have integrated Subsampling Scale Image View. This accounts for 2.38% of app downloads within the image processing SDK category.
Subsampling Scale Image View is an Android library (AAR) SDK. It's a highly configurable, easily extendable deep zoom view for displaying huge images without loss of detail. Perfect for photo galleries, maps, building plans etc.
Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Subsampling Scale Image View.
Among all apps utilizing image processing SDKs, 1.35% have integrated Blurry. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the image processing SDK category.
Blurry is an easy blur library SDK for Android.
Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Blurry.
Android-Iconics
Check “Android-Iconics” SDK InsightsAmong all apps utilizing image processing SDKs, 1.14% have integrated Android-Iconics. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the image processing SDK category.
The Android-Iconics SDK allows you to include any icon font, with all its vector icons, in your project. You can scale with no limit, use any color at any time, provide a contour, and more.
Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Android-Iconics.
ImageViewZoom
Check “ImageViewZoom” SDK InsightsAmong all apps utilizing image processing SDKs, 1.09% have integrated ImageViewZoom. This accounts for 1.45% of app downloads within the image processing SDK category.
ImageViewZoom is an android ImageView SDK with zoom and pan capabilities.
Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use ImageViewZoom.
Android Asynchronous Networking and Image Loading
Check “Android Asynchronous Networking and Image Loading” SDK InsightsAmong all apps utilizing image processing SDKs, <1% have integrated Android Asynchronous Networking and Image Loading. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the image processing SDK category.
Ion is an android library SDK for asynchronous networking and image loading.
Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Android Asynchronous Networking and Image Loading.
PhotoDraweeView
Check “PhotoDraweeView” SDK InsightsAmong all apps utilizing image processing SDKs, <1% have integrated PhotoDraweeView. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the image processing SDK category.
PhotoDraweeView is a PhotoView SDK for Fresco.
Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use PhotoDraweeView.
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