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Dev tools · July 31, 2021

Polotno SDK

Toolkit to create web design editors

Polotno SDK launched on July 31, 2021 with 96 votes, #554 of 3,502 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 5 years on.

What it does

Polotno SDK is a JavaScript library and set of React components to make canvas editors in your web applications. With built-in support for templates, google fonts, text styles, stock photos, visual edits and more.

Ship image and video editing in weeks. Programmable SDK with interactive editor, templates, rendering and export. Run inside your architecture.

Interactive editor, template automation, rendering, and export. Delivered as a programmable SDK you control. Designed to run inside your architecture. Works with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and other coding agents. Build with AI Embed a complete media production stack into your product. Fully customizable from UI to export pipeline, without handing control to a third party. Create, update, and arrange images and videos via API. Create and apply templates programmatically, run bulk operations, generate new designs from data or AI, and more. Deploy inside your own infrastructure. Customize the UI, business logic, and export pipeline. Extend the SDK to fit your product model. Deliver image and…from polotno.com

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