Multi-clip timeline
Add, trim and split clips.
Short-form video editor SDK
A timeline video editor for iOS, Android and Flutter. Editing, preview and export run on the device, without FFmpeg.
A TikTok-style timeline editor
- 01
Preview
The composition is shown at the output aspect ratio with filters, stickers and text applied.
- 02
Trim handles
Drag either end of the selected clip. Adjacent clips follow.
- 03
Transitions
Tap the marker between two clips to choose a transition.
- 04
Overlay lanes
Stickers, text, filters and effects sit on rows below the clips.
- 05
Music
Add a track from the device and trim it on the waveform.
- 06
Toolbar
The toolbar shows the actions for the current selection.
Features
What's in the editor
Color filters
Applied over any span of the timeline. Filters can be stacked.
GIPHY stickers
Search GIPHY from the editor. Stickers can be resized, rotated and timed.
Text
Fonts, colors, styles and alignment, edited on the preview.
Music
Import a track and choose the section to use.
Transitions
Applied between two clips, with adjustable duration.
Video effects
Applied over any span of the timeline.
Photos as clips
A photo becomes a clip of any length.
Volume
Set per clip and for the music track.
Drafts
Saved when the user leaves the editor and resumed later.
Undo and redo
Up to 50 steps.
Small size, high performance
20 s
to export a 2-minute video with 20 sticker, text and effect overlays and a music track, on a Galaxy S24 Ultra
+6.5 MB
added to an Android app (release APK, arm64)
+6 MB
added to an iOS app (estimated App Store download, arm64)
Customize it to fit your app
- Fonts
- Host-supplied typefaces for the text tool, replacing the bundled fonts.
- Strings and languages
- English and Korean are included. Strings can be overridden and languages added from the host resources.
- Output settings
- Aspect ratio, bitrate, frame rate and codec are configurable. The default is 1080×1920 H.264.
- Render progress
- The editor shows render progress by default. Optionally, it closes when the render starts and the host shows progress in its own UI.
- Drafts
- The SDK stores drafts on the device. The host presents the list.
- GIPHY
- Sticker search uses the host’s GIPHY API key.
- Audio picker
- The host can supply its own audio picker, for example a licensed music library. Otherwise the system file picker is used.
Integration
Open the editor in a few lines of code
import VideoEditorCore
let editor = VideoEditorViewController(
config: VideoEditorConfig(licenseKey: "ve_live_…", giphyApiKey: "…")
)
editor.onEditingComplete = { [weak editor] result in
editor?.dismiss(animated: true)
upload(result.videoPath) // rendered MP4 in the app cache
}
editor.onCancel = { [weak editor] in editor?.dismiss(animated: true) }
present(editor, animated: true)val editor = registerForActivityResult(VideoEditorActivity.Contract) { result ->
if (result != null) upload(result.videoPath) // null: the user cancelled
}
editor.launch(
VideoEditorActivity.intent(
context = this,
config = EditorConfig(licenseKey = "ve_live_…", giphyApiKey = "…"),
),
)final result = await VideoEditor.present(
config: const VideoEditorConfig(licenseKey: 've_live_…', giphyApiKey: '…'),
);
if (result != null) upload(result.videoPath); // null: the user cancelledAdd TikTok-style video editing to your app
Apps built with Infinive
“Our users wanted to edit their videos without leaving the app. Infinive gave us a TikTok-style editor on iOS and Android at a price that made sense for a team our size.”
Frequently asked questions
Does the SDK use FFmpeg?
No. It uses AVFoundation and Core Image on iOS and Media3 on Android, and ships no third-party media library.
Which platforms are supported?
iOS 16 and later, and Android 7.0 (API 24) and later, as native SDKs and as a Flutter plugin.
What does the editor export?
An MP4 (H.264 by default, or HEVC), 1080×1920 at up to 30 fps and 7 Mbps by default, plus a JPEG cover image. Aspect ratio, bitrate and frame rate are configurable.
Can the user interface be customized?
Fonts, strings, languages, output settings, the audio picker and the drafts screen are supplied by the host. Colors and layout are fixed.
How much work is the integration?
Add the dependency, present the editor and handle the result. A basic integration is a few dozen lines on each platform.