Flutter plugin for PhotoEditor SDK

System requirements

• Flutter: 1.20.0
• Dart: 2.12.0
• iOS: 13
• Android: 5 (SDK 21)

Getting started

Add the plugin package to the pubspec.yaml file in your project:

dependencies:
  photo_editor_sdk: ^3.0.0

Install the new dependency:

flutter pub get

Known Issues

With version 2.4.0, we recommend using compileSdkVersion not lower than 31 for Android. However, this might interfere with your application's Android Gradle Plugin version if this is set to 4.x.

If you don't use a newer Android Gradle Plugin version you'll most likely encounter a build error similar to:

FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.

* Where:
Build file 'flutter_test_application/android/build.gradle' line: 30

* What went wrong:
A problem occurred evaluating root project 'android'.
> A problem occurred configuring project ':app'.
   > Installed Build Tools revision 31.0.0 is corrupted. Remove and install again using the SDK Manager.

* Try:
Run with --stacktrace option to get the stack trace. Run with --info or --debug option to get more log output. Run with --scan to get full insights.

* Get more help at https://help.gradle.org

As a workaround you can either:

1. Upgrade your Android Gradle Plugin version:

   Inside android/build.gradle update the version to at least 7.0.0:

   buildscript {
       ...
       dependencies {
   -       classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:4.1.1'
   +       classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:7.0.0'
           ...
       }
   }
   

   After this, you need to update the Gradle version as well in android/gradle/gradle-wrapper.properties:

   - distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-6.7-all.zip
   + distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-7.0.2-all.zip
   

2. Or create the following symlinks:

• Inside /Users/YOUR-USERNAME/Library/Android/sdk/build-tools/31.0.0/: Create a dx symlink for the d8 file with ln -s d8 dx.
• From there, go to ./lib/ and create a dx.jar symlink for the d8.jar file with ln -s d8.jar dx.jar.

Android

1. Add the img.ly repository and plugin by opening the android/build.gradle file (not android/app/build.gradle) and changing the following block:

   buildscript {
   -   ext.kotlin_version = '1.3.50'
   +   ext.kotlin_version = '1.5.32' // Minimum version.
       repositories {
           ...
           mavenCentral()
   +       maven { url "https://artifactory.img.ly/artifactory/imgly" }
           ...
       }
       dependencies {
           ...
   +       classpath 'ly.img.android.sdk:plugin:10.4.1'
           ...
       }
   }
   

   In order to update PhotoEditor SDK for Android replace the version string 10.4.1 with a newer release.

2. Still in the android/build.gradle file (not android/app/build.gradle), add these lines at the bottom:

   allprojects {
       repositories {
           maven { url 'https://artifactory.img.ly/artifactory/imgly' }
       }
   }
   

3. In the android/app/build.gradle file (not android/build.gradle) you will need to modify the minSdkVersion to at least 21. We also recommend to update the buildToolsVersion to 31.0.0 or higher as well as the compileSdkVersion to 31 or higher:

   android {
   -   compileSdkVersion flutter.compileSdkVersion
   +   compileSdkVersion 31
   +   buildToolsVersion "31.0.0"
       ...
       defaultConfig {
           ...
   -       minSdkVersion flutter.minSdkVersion
   +       minSdkVersion 21
           ...
       }
       ...
   }
   

   Depending on your stable Flutter SDK version (<= 2.5.0), your android/app/build.gradle file might look a bit different. In this case, please modify it in the following way:

   android {
   -   compileSdkVersion 30
   +   compileSdkVersion 31
   +   buildToolsVersion "31.0.0"
       ...
       defaultConfig {
           ...
   -       minSdkVersion 16
   +       minSdkVersion 21
           ...
       }
       ...
   }
   

4. In the same file, configure PhotoEditor SDK for Android by adding the following lines under apply plugin: "com.android.application":

   apply plugin: 'ly.img.android.sdk'
   apply plugin: 'kotlin-android'
   
   // Comment out the modules you don't need, to save size.
   imglyConfig {
       modules {
           include 'ui:text'
           include 'ui:focus'
           include 'ui:frame'
           include 'ui:brush'
           include 'ui:filter'
           include 'ui:sticker'
           include 'ui:overlay'
           include 'ui:transform'
           include 'ui:adjustment'
           include 'ui:text-design'
   
           // This module is big, remove the serializer if you don't need that feature.
           include 'backend:serializer'
   
           // Remove the asset packs you don't need, these are also big in size.
           include 'assets:font-basic'
           include 'assets:frame-basic'
           include 'assets:filter-basic'
           include 'assets:overlay-basic'
           include 'assets:sticker-shapes'
           include 'assets:sticker-emoticons'
   
           include 'backend:sticker-smart'
           include 'backend:background-removal'
       }
   }
   

Usage

Import the packages in your main.dart:

import 'package:photo_editor_sdk/photo_editor_sdk.dart';
import 'package:imgly_sdk/imgly_sdk.dart';

Each platform requires a separate license file. Unlock PhotoEditor SDK with a single line of code for both platforms via platform-specific file extensions.

Rename your license files:

• Android license: pesdk_license.android
• iOS license: pesdk_license.ios

Pass the file path without the extension to the unlockWithLicense function to unlock both iOS and Android:

PESDK.unlockWithLicense("assets/pesdk_license");

Open the editor with an image:

PESDK.openEditor(image: "assets/image.jpg");

Please see the API documentation for more details and additional customization and configuration options.

Example

Please see our example project which demonstrates how to use the Flutter plugin for PhotoEditor SDK.

License Terms

Make sure you have a commercial license for PhotoEditor SDK before releasing your app. A commercial license is required for any app or service that has any form of monetization: This includes free apps with in-app purchases or ad supported applications. Please contact us if you want to purchase the commercial license.

Support and License

Use our service desk for bug reports or support requests. To request a commercial license, please use the license request form on our website.