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Top 20 Video Processing and Streaming SDKs Used in Android Apps on Google Play
Last update: 3 Oct 2024 CET
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Top 20 Video Processing and Streaming SDKs Used in Android Apps on Google Play

We at 42matters have identified the 20 most popular Video Processing and Streaming SDKs leveraged by Android apps available on the Android app market.

Video Processing SDKs provide developers with easy-to-integrate video processing capabilities — such as video editing, streaming, or analysis — for their mobile apps. They typically come with features like video capture, video editing, video compression, 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 Video Processing and Streaming 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.

Among all apps utilizing video processing and streaming SDKs, 58.48% have integrated ExoPlayer. This accounts for 68.71% of app downloads within the video processing and streaming SDK category.

ExoPlayer is an application level media player SDK for Android. It provides an alternative to Android’s MediaPlayer API for playing audio and video both locally and over the Internet.

Total Apps
227.03k
Google Play
App Share
58.48%
Google Play
Apps
205.96k
Games
21.07k
Total Downloads
344.95b
Google Play
Download Share
68.71%
Google Play
App Downloads
222.44b
Game Downloads
122.52b

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

Among all apps utilizing video processing and streaming SDKs, 24.62% have integrated Youtube Player. This accounts for 5.81% of app downloads within the video processing and streaming SDK category.

YouTube Android Player API enables you to incorporate video playback functionality into your Android applications. The SDK defines methods for loading and playing YouTube videos (and playlists) and for customizing and controlling the video playback experience.

Total Apps
95.57k
Google Play
App Share
24.62%
Google Play
Apps
94.84k
Games
732
Total Downloads
29.16b
Google Play
Download Share
5.81%
Google Play
App Downloads
26.53b
Game Downloads
2.63b

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

Among all apps utilizing video processing and streaming SDKs, 21.10% have integrated Google Cast SDK. This accounts for 30.54% of app downloads within the video processing and streaming SDK category.

The Google Cast SDK enables you to extend your Android, iOS, or Chrome app to direct its streaming video and audio to a TV or sound system. Your app becomes the remote control to play, pause, seek, rewind, stop, and otherwise control the media.

Total Apps
81.93k
Google Play
App Share
21.10%
Google Play
Apps
77.65k
Games
4.28k
Total Downloads
153.31b
Google Play
Download Share
30.54%
Google Play
App Downloads
140.49b
Game Downloads
12.82b

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

Among all apps utilizing video processing and streaming SDKs, 10.82% have integrated Cloudinary. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the video processing and streaming SDK category.

Total Apps
42.00k
Google Play
App Share
10.82%
Google Play
Apps
41.98k
Games
26
Total Downloads
907.74m
Google Play
Download Share
<1%
Google Play
App Downloads
903.88m
Game Downloads
3.85m

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

Among all apps utilizing video processing and streaming SDKs, 10.55% have integrated 100ms. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the video processing and streaming SDK category.

Total Apps
40.95k
Google Play
App Share
10.55%
Google Play
Apps
40.93k
Games
21
Total Downloads
288.19m
Google Play
Download Share
<1%
Google Play
App Downloads
276.94m
Game Downloads
11.25m

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use 100ms.

Among all apps utilizing video processing and streaming SDKs, 9.75% have integrated Java MP4 Parser. This accounts for 5.39% of app downloads within the video processing and streaming SDK category.

The Java MP4 Parser SDK is a Java API to read, write, and create MP4 containers. Manipulating containers is different from encoding and decoding videos and audio.

Total Apps
37.84k
Google Play
App Share
9.75%
Google Play
Apps
37.72k
Games
116
Total Downloads
27.07b
Google Play
Download Share
5.39%
Google Play
App Downloads
26.26b
Game Downloads
812.54m

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Java MP4 Parser.

Among all apps utilizing video processing and streaming SDKs, 2.30% have integrated OpenCV. This accounts for 2.31% of app downloads within the video processing and streaming SDK category.

OpenCV is an open source computer vision and machine learning SDK. OpenCV was built to provide a common infrastructure for computer vision applications and to accelerate the use of machine perception in the commercial products.

Total Apps
8.91k
Google Play
App Share
2.30%
Google Play
Apps
8.85k
Games
64
Total Downloads
11.58b
Google Play
Download Share
2.31%
Google Play
App Downloads
11.51b
Game Downloads
73.85m

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

Among all apps utilizing video processing and streaming SDKs, 1.94% have integrated ExoMedia. This accounts for 1.15% of app downloads within the video processing and streaming SDK category.

Total Apps
7.52k
Google Play
App Share
1.94%
Google Play
Apps
7.50k
Games
17
Total Downloads
5.76b
Google Play
Download Share
1.15%
Google Play
App Downloads
5.76b
Game Downloads
4.99m

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

Among all apps utilizing video processing and streaming SDKs, 1.42% have integrated Adobe Flash Player. This accounts for 1.51% of app downloads within the video processing and streaming SDK category.

The Adobe Flash Player SDK is a lightweight browser plug-in and rich Internet application runtime that delivers consistent and engaging user experiences, stunning audio/video playback, and exciting gameplay.

Total Apps
5.50k
Google Play
App Share
1.42%
Google Play
Apps
2.62k
Games
2.88k
Total Downloads
7.57b
Google Play
Download Share
1.51%
Google Play
App Downloads
902.26m
Game Downloads
6.66b

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Adobe Flash Player.

Among all apps utilizing video processing and streaming SDKs, 1.34% have integrated ijkplayer. This accounts for 4.02% of app downloads within the video processing and streaming SDK category.

ijkplayer is an Android/iOS video player SDK based on FFmpeg n3.4, with MediaCodec, VideoToolbox support.

Total Apps
5.21k
Google Play
App Share
1.34%
Google Play
Apps
5.08k
Games
131
Total Downloads
20.19b
Google Play
Download Share
4.02%
Google Play
App Downloads
19.32b
Game Downloads
868.71m

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

Among all apps utilizing video processing and streaming SDKs, 1.17% have integrated VLC for Android. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the video processing and streaming SDK category.

VLC for Android is a full port of VLC media player to the Android™ platform. The SDK can play any video and audio files, network streams and DVD ISOs, like the classic version of VLC.

Total Apps
4.52k
Google Play
App Share
1.17%
Google Play
Apps
4.50k
Games
27
Total Downloads
3.34b
Google Play
Download Share
<1%
Google Play
App Downloads
3.22b
Game Downloads
126.60m

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

Among all apps utilizing video processing and streaming SDKs, 1.05% have integrated Fotoapparat. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the video processing and streaming SDK category.

Total Apps
4.09k
Google Play
App Share
1.05%
Google Play
Apps
4.08k
Games
9
Total Downloads
3.44b
Google Play
Download Share
<1%
Google Play
App Downloads
3.43b
Game Downloads
7.45m

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

Among all apps utilizing video processing and streaming SDKs, <1% have integrated YouTube API. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the video processing and streaming SDK category.

Add YouTube features to your application, including the ability to upload videos, create and manage playlists, and more.

Total Apps
2.77k
Google Play
App Share
<1%
Google Play
Apps
2.76k
Games
9
Total Downloads
4.03b
Google Play
Download Share
<1%
Google Play
App Downloads
3.59b
Game Downloads
445.67m

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

Among all apps utilizing video processing and streaming SDKs, <1% have integrated JW Player. This accounts for 1.73% of app downloads within the video processing and streaming SDK category.

JW Player delivers compelling video streaming experiences in a single solution, so you can deliver optimal, buffer-free videos to any viewer on any device.

Total Apps
2.30k
Google Play
App Share
<1%
Google Play
Apps
2.29k
Games
12
Total Downloads
8.67b
Google Play
Download Share
1.73%
Google Play
App Downloads
2.62b
Game Downloads
6.05b

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

Among all apps utilizing video processing and streaming SDKs, <1% have integrated Voximplant. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the video processing and streaming SDK category.

Total Apps
1.15k
Google Play
App Share
<1%
Google Play
Apps
1.15k
Games
1
Total Downloads
569.47m
Google Play
Download Share
<1%
Google Play
App Downloads
566.94m
Game Downloads
2.54m

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

Among all apps utilizing video processing and streaming SDKs, <1% have integrated Connect SDK. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the video processing and streaming SDK category.

Total Apps
892
Google Play
App Share
<1%
Google Play
Apps
891
Games
1
Total Downloads
2.99b
Google Play
Download Share
<1%
Google Play
App Downloads
2.96b
Game Downloads
34.18m

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

Among all apps utilizing video processing and streaming SDKs, <1% have integrated FFmpeg-Android-Java. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the video processing and streaming SDK category.

FFmpeg Android Java is a Java library SDK that simplifies the use of ffmpeg in Android projects.

Total Apps
649
Google Play
App Share
<1%
Google Play
Apps
642
Games
7
Total Downloads
899.87m
Google Play
Download Share
<1%
Google Play
App Downloads
858.83m
Game Downloads
41.04m

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use FFmpeg-Android-Java.

Among all apps utilizing video processing and streaming SDKs, <1% have integrated Dyte. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the video processing and streaming SDK category.

Total Apps
597
Google Play
App Share
<1%
Google Play
Apps
597
Games
0
Total Downloads
21.38m
Google Play
Download Share
<1%
Google Play
App Downloads
21.38m
Game Downloads
0

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

Among all apps utilizing video processing and streaming SDKs, <1% have integrated Vimeo Player. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the video processing and streaming SDK category.

Total Apps
463
Google Play
App Share
<1%
Google Play
Apps
463
Games
0
Total Downloads
113.33m
Google Play
Download Share
<1%
Google Play
App Downloads
113.33m
Game Downloads
0

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

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