# Build a Poster Designer on any Platform

Build a fully custom poster designer on any platform with our modern design editor SDK.

##### Available for

-- [Web](https://img.ly/docs/cesdk/js/get-started/overview-e18f40/)

- Web

-- [Server](https://img.ly/docs/cesdk/node/get-started/overview-e18f40/)

- Server

-- [iOS](https://img.ly/docs/cesdk/ios/get-started/overview-e18f40/)

-- [Android](https://img.ly/docs/cesdk/android/get-started/overview-e18f40/)

### Made for print

## Key Features

### Simple and Flexible Customization

Customize the theming and feature set for a smooth user experience designing posters and banners on web, mobile or desktop.

You can even build an entirely custom poster design UI on top of our headless API to perfectly fit your use case.

#### Digitas

With IMG.LY we built a central creative portal that now powers over 140 dealer campaigns across multiple automotive brands. Before this, asset creation was slow and inconsistent. IMG.LY gave us the scale and flexibility we needed to grow.

### Smart Templates

Create a library of customizable poster templates to give your customers the ideal starting point for their designs.

Design once, use anywhere. Consistently share templates across platforms. Let users resume designs on any device and render pixel perfect PDFs on the server.

### Lockable Designs & Placeholders

Easily add constraints to your poster templates.

Define placeholders, lock and unlock design elements and guide what customers can edit and how.

For instance, specify that poster backgrounds have to be full-scale images from your library.

### Variable Data Printing

Enable mass personalization for your poster templates using text variables .

Automatically generate variations of poster designs at scale by connecting templates to a data source.

### Made for Print

SVG shapes and stickers and ensure that designs remain crisp when scaled to the size of a poster or banner.

Configurable bleed margins, exclusion zones , and color masking make the print production process as smooth as possible.

Generate pixel perfect PDF X files that are ready-to-print .

### Design Validation

Minimize operating costs by eliminating common false print errors.

CE.SDK supports automatic design validation, flagging errors such as elements extending beyond the bleed line, helping your customers generate high quality, print-ready poster designs with minimal risk.

*And thereâs more*

### Check Out Other Use Cases

*Learn more about related solutions.*

#### Variable Data Printing

Enable mass-personalization in your design & print workflows.

#### Creative Automation

Automate & scale content creation with ease.

#### Web2Print Designer

Elevate your Web2Print application with best-in-class Design Editor.

#### Apparel Designer

Whether t-shirts, hoodies or caps, build for any use case, deploy on any platform.

#### Print Personalization

Streamline personalization for your print products.

#### Stories, Reels & Short Video

Delight users with intuitive way to create stories, reels, and short videos.

#### Postcard Designer

Whether post cards, greeting cards or wedding invitations, build for any use case, deploy on any platform.

#### Photo Prints

Provide seamless design experience and inspire users with easily personalized templates.

#### Greeting Card Designer

Whether anniversary cards, thank you cards or wedding invitations, build for any use case, deploy on any platform.

#### Photo Book Designer

Easily build any photo book UI & use case, create templates and layouts to jumpstart your customersâ designs.

#### Poster Designer

Build a fully custom poster designer on any platform with our modern design editor SDK.

#### Collage Designer

Build a customizable collage editor, design any number of layout templates and deploy on any platform.

Not quite what you are looking for? Our team of experienced solutions engineers will help you build just the right editor for your use case.

## Ready to Get Started?

Explore our docs to get started right away or hit up the sales team when youâre ready for the next steps.


[Source](https://img.ly/use-cases/web-to-print-design-tool)