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Top 20 Video Processing and Streaming SDKs Used in Android Apps on Google Play
Last update: 18 Sep 2023 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, 52.44% have integrated ExoPlayer. This accounts for 88% 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
445.51k
Google Play
App Share
52.44%
Google Play
Apps
409.63k
Games
35.88k
Total Downloads
303.76b
Google Play
Download Share
67.13%
Google Play
App Downloads
220.93b
Game Downloads
82.83b

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

Among all apps utilizing video processing and streaming SDKs, 41.52% have integrated Google Cast SDK. This accounts for 88% 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
170.58k
Google Play
App Share
41.52%
Google Play
Apps
149.23k
Games
21.35k
Total Downloads
149.78b
Google Play
Download Share
33.10%
Google Play
App Downloads
136.73b
Game Downloads
13.05b

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

Among all apps utilizing video processing and streaming SDKs, 19.67% have integrated Youtube Player. This accounts for 88% 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
164.86k
Google Play
App Share
19.67%
Google Play
Apps
162.34k
Games
2.52k
Total Downloads
45.06b
Google Play
Download Share
9.96%
Google Play
App Downloads
42.29b
Game Downloads
2.77b

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

Among all apps utilizing video processing and streaming SDKs, 2.52% have integrated Java MP4 Parser. This accounts for 88% 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
32.11k
Google Play
App Share
2.52%
Google Play
Apps
31.95k
Games
167
Total Downloads
25.52b
Google Play
Download Share
5.64%
Google Play
App Downloads
24.54b
Game Downloads
977.68m

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

Among all apps utilizing video processing and streaming SDKs, 2.47% have integrated ExoMedia. This accounts for 88% of app downloads within the video processing and streaming SDK category.

Total Apps
16.63k
Google Play
App Share
2.47%
Google Play
Apps
16.58k
Games
47
Total Downloads
6.35b
Google Play
Download Share
1.40%
Google Play
App Downloads
5.57b
Game Downloads
784.16m

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

Among all apps utilizing video processing and streaming SDKs, 2.06% have integrated Adobe Flash Player. This accounts for 88% 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
10.90k
Google Play
App Share
2.06%
Google Play
Apps
4.87k
Games
6.03k
Total Downloads
7.24b
Google Play
Download Share
1.60%
Google Play
App Downloads
913.39m
Game Downloads
6.32b

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

Among all apps utilizing video processing and streaming SDKs, <1% have integrated OpenCV. This accounts for 88% 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
10.35k
Google Play
App Share
<1%
Google Play
Apps
10.27k
Games
85
Total Downloads
9.80b
Google Play
Download Share
2.16%
Google Play
App Downloads
9.73b
Game Downloads
64.80m

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

Among all apps utilizing video processing and streaming SDKs, 1.13% have integrated ijkplayer. This accounts for 88% 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
7.79k
Google Play
App Share
1.13%
Google Play
Apps
7.65k
Games
143
Total Downloads
14.71b
Google Play
Download Share
3.25%
Google Play
App Downloads
14.19b
Game Downloads
519.06m

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

Among all apps utilizing video processing and streaming SDKs, <1% have integrated YouTube API. This accounts for 88% 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
5.57k
Google Play
App Share
<1%
Google Play
Apps
5.55k
Games
20
Total Downloads
3.51b
Google Play
Download Share
<1%
Google Play
App Downloads
3.18b
Game Downloads
330.09m

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 Fotoapparat. This accounts for 88% of app downloads within the video processing and streaming SDK category.

Total Apps
5.47k
Google Play
App Share
<1%
Google Play
Apps
5.46k
Games
8
Total Downloads
3.14b
Google Play
Download Share
<1%
Google Play
App Downloads
3.13b
Game Downloads
7.26m

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

Among all apps utilizing video processing and streaming SDKs, <1% have integrated VLC for Android. This accounts for 88% 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
5.22k
Google Play
App Share
<1%
Google Play
Apps
5.16k
Games
64
Total Downloads
2.77b
Google Play
Download Share
<1%
Google Play
App Downloads
2.65b
Game Downloads
125.49m

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

Among all apps utilizing video processing and streaming SDKs, <1% have integrated JW Player. This accounts for 88% 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
4.09k
Google Play
App Share
<1%
Google Play
Apps
4.07k
Games
15
Total Downloads
7.76b
Google Play
Download Share
1.72%
Google Play
App Downloads
2.49b
Game Downloads
5.27b

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 FFmpeg-Android-Java. This accounts for 88% 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
1.99k
Google Play
App Share
<1%
Google Play
Apps
1.98k
Games
12
Total Downloads
859.57m
Google Play
Download Share
<1%
Google Play
App Downloads
818.59m
Game Downloads
40.97m

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 Voximplant. This accounts for 88% of app downloads within the video processing and streaming SDK category.

Total Apps
1.14k
Google Play
App Share
<1%
Google Play
Apps
1.14k
Games
3
Total Downloads
494.35m
Google Play
Download Share
<1%
Google Play
App Downloads
491.83m
Game Downloads
2.52m

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 88% of app downloads within the video processing and streaming SDK category.

Total Apps
811
Google Play
App Share
<1%
Google Play
Apps
809
Games
2
Total Downloads
2.33b
Google Play
Download Share
<1%
Google Play
App Downloads
2.33b
Game Downloads
214.76k

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 Vitamio. This accounts for 88% of app downloads within the video processing and streaming SDK category.

Vitamio is an open multimedia framework SDK for Android and iOS, with full and real hardware accelerated decoder and renderer.

Total Apps
769
Google Play
App Share
<1%
Google Play
Apps
739
Games
30
Total Downloads
2.19b
Google Play
Download Share
<1%
Google Play
App Downloads
2.18b
Game Downloads
9.02m

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

Among all apps utilizing video processing and streaming SDKs, <1% have integrated Vimeo Player. This accounts for 88% of app downloads within the video processing and streaming SDK category.

Total Apps
567
Google Play
App Share
<1%
Google Play
Apps
567
Games
0
Total Downloads
107.99m
Google Play
Download Share
<1%
Google Play
App Downloads
107.99m
Game Downloads
0

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

Among all apps utilizing video processing and streaming SDKs, <1% have integrated Vidyo.io. This accounts for 88% of app downloads within the video processing and streaming SDK category.

Vidyo.io offers the ability to embed real-time, multiparty video chat into your web, mobile, and native apps using Vidyo.io. Enable video communication using WebRTC and video chat APIs.

Total Apps
333
Google Play
App Share
<1%
Google Play
Apps
333
Games
0
Total Downloads
90.94m
Google Play
Download Share
<1%
Google Play
App Downloads
90.61m
Game Downloads
325.71k

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

Among all apps utilizing video processing and streaming SDKs, <1% have integrated VideoPlayer. This accounts for 88% of app downloads within the video processing and streaming SDK category.

VideoPlayer is a video player SDK for Cordova 3.3+ Android.

Total Apps
304
Google Play
App Share
<1%
Google Play
Apps
302
Games
2
Total Downloads
12.06m
Google Play
Download Share
<1%
Google Play
App Downloads
12.04m
Game Downloads
16.16k

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

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