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Top 13 Text Processing SDKs Used in Android Apps on Google Play

We at 42matters have identified the 13 most popular Text Processing SDKs leveraged by Android apps available on the Android app market.

Text Processing SDKs help developers build apps that analyze and manipulate natural language texts. They enable text formatting, segmentation, tokenization, part-of-speech tagging, named entity recognition, sentiment analysis, summarization, and machine translation. They're commonly used for chatbots, virtual assistants, etc.

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 Text 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 13 most widely-integrated text processing SDKs:

Pdfium
AndroidPdfViewer
ML Kit by Google
iText
Lokalise
PlugPDF by ePapyrus
PSPDFKit
MuPDF by Artifex
Android PDFView
Nuance
PDFrenderer
Milibris PDF Reader
PDFTron

1^st

Pdfium

Check “Pdfium” SDK Insights

Among all apps utilizing text processing SDKs, 59.66% have integrated Pdfium. This accounts for 9.04% of app downloads within the text processing SDK category.

The Pdfium SDK offers Android binding with Bitmap rendering.

Total Apps

174.36k

App Share

59.66%

Apps

173.96k

Games

399

Total Downloads

18.19b

Download Share

9.04%

App Downloads

18.17b

Game Downloads

25.60m

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Pdfium.

2^nd

AndroidPdfViewer

Check “AndroidPdfViewer” SDK Insights

Among all apps utilizing text processing SDKs, 57.30% have integrated AndroidPdfViewer. This accounts for 7.57% of app downloads within the text processing SDK category.

AndroidPdfViewer offers an Android view for displaying PDFs rendered with PdfiumAndroid via SDK.

Total Apps

167.47k

App Share

57.30%

Apps

167.07k

Games

396

Total Downloads

15.24b

Download Share

7.57%

App Downloads

15.21b

Game Downloads

25.46m

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use AndroidPdfViewer.

3^rd

ML Kit by Google

Check “ML Kit by Google” SDK Insights

Among all apps utilizing text processing SDKs, 41.79% have integrated ML Kit by Google. This accounts for 92.13% of app downloads within the text processing SDK category.

Total Apps

122.15k

App Share

41.79%

Apps

121.65k

Games

499

Total Downloads

185.34b

Download Share

92.13%

App Downloads

183.82b

Game Downloads

1.51b

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use ML Kit by Google.

4^th

iText

Check “iText” SDK Insights

Among all apps utilizing text processing SDKs, 4.67% have integrated iText. This accounts for 1.63% of app downloads within the text processing SDK category.

iText is a library SDK for creating and manipulating PDF files in Java and .NET.

Total Apps

13.64k

App Share

4.67%

Apps

13.61k

Games

Total Downloads

3.29b

Download Share

1.63%

App Downloads

3.29b

Game Downloads

1.04m

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use iText.

5^th

Lokalise

Check “Lokalise” SDK Insights

Among all apps utilizing text processing SDKs, <1% have integrated Lokalise. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the text processing SDK category.

Total Apps

2.52k

App Share

<1%

Apps

2.52k

Games

Total Downloads

916.83m

Download Share

<1%

App Downloads

916.83m

Game Downloads

166

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Lokalise.

6^th

PlugPDF by ePapyrus

Check “PlugPDF by ePapyrus” SDK Insights

Among all apps utilizing text processing SDKs, <1% have integrated PlugPDF by ePapyrus. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the text processing SDK category.

Total Apps

1.92k

App Share

<1%

Apps

1.92k

Games

Total Downloads

26.23m

Download Share

<1%

App Downloads

25.48m

Game Downloads

746.54k

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use PlugPDF by ePapyrus.

7^th

PSPDFKit

Check “PSPDFKit” SDK Insights

Among all apps utilizing text processing SDKs, <1% have integrated PSPDFKit. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the text processing SDK category.

PSPDFKit is the best framework for working with PDF files. The PSPDFKit SDK provides first-rate PDF solutions for your application with features like annotating, signing, and form filling.

Total Apps

760

App Share

<1%

Apps

759

Games

Total Downloads

1.44b

Download Share

<1%

App Downloads

1.44b

Game Downloads

6.04k

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use PSPDFKit.

8^th

MuPDF by Artifex

Check “MuPDF by Artifex” SDK Insights

Among all apps utilizing text processing SDKs, <1% have integrated MuPDF by Artifex. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the text processing SDK category.

MuPDF by Artifex is a lightweight PDF, XPS, and E-book viewer SDK. It consists of a software library, command line tools, and viewers for various platforms.

Total Apps

732

App Share

<1%

Apps

722

Games

Total Downloads

129.47m

Download Share

<1%

App Downloads

129.46m

Game Downloads

5.14k

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use MuPDF by Artifex.

9^th

Android PDFView

Check “Android PDFView” SDK Insights

Among all apps utilizing text processing SDKs, <1% have integrated Android PDFView. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the text processing SDK category.

Android PDFView is a library SDK which provides a fast PDFView component for Android, with animations, gestures, and zoom. It's based on VuDroid for decoding the PDF file.

Total Apps

695

App Share

<1%

Apps

693

Games

Total Downloads

143.30m

Download Share

<1%

App Downloads

142.64m

Game Downloads

660.17k

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Android PDFView.

10^th

Nuance

Check “Nuance” SDK Insights

Among all apps utilizing text processing SDKs, <1% have integrated Nuance. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the text processing SDK category.

Total Apps

287

App Share

<1%

Apps

277

Games

Total Downloads

1.36b

Download Share

<1%

App Downloads

1.03b

Game Downloads

336.78m

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Nuance.

11^th

PDFrenderer

Check “PDFrenderer” SDK Insights

Among all apps utilizing text processing SDKs, <1% have integrated PDFrenderer. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the text processing SDK category.

The PDFrenderer SDK is a Java library for rendering PDF documents to the screen using Java2D.

Total Apps

188

App Share

<1%

Apps

188

Games

Total Downloads

253.55m

Download Share

<1%

App Downloads

253.37m

Game Downloads

175.25k

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use PDFrenderer.

12^th

Milibris PDF Reader

Check “Milibris PDF Reader” SDK Insights

Among all apps utilizing text processing SDKs, <1% have integrated Milibris PDF Reader. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the text processing SDK category.

Total Apps

117

App Share

<1%

Apps

117

Games

Total Downloads

19.95m

Download Share

<1%

App Downloads

19.95m

Game Downloads

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Milibris PDF Reader.

13^th

PDFTron

Check “PDFTron” SDK Insights

Among all apps utilizing text processing SDKs, <1% have integrated PDFTron. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the text processing SDK category.

PDFTron is an SDK that offers PDF tool kits for developers to manage documents, publishing workflows, and interactive applications.

Total Apps

App Share

<1%

Apps

Games

Total Downloads

11.00m

Download Share

<1%

App Downloads

10.80m

Game Downloads

200.25k

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use PDFTron.

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Top 13 Text Processing SDKs Used in Android Apps on Google Play

Pdfium

AndroidPdfViewer

ML Kit by Google

iText

Lokalise

PlugPDF by ePapyrus

PSPDFKit

MuPDF by Artifex

Android PDFView

Nuance

PDFrenderer

Milibris PDF Reader

PDFTron

Browse iOS and Android SDKs With the SDK Explorer

SDK Intelligence

New Installations and Removals History

Market Share per Google Play and Apple App Store Category

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

How does 42matters collect this data?'

What SDK data does 42matters collect?'

How can I access 42matters’ SDK data?'

Can I use 42matters’ solutions to generate app publisher leads?'

What data does 42matters provide on mobile apps?'

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