# Develop your own AI/ML application with the Qualcomm IM SDK

You can leverage existing reference applications to deploy your models or extend capabilities of
the Qualcomm IM SDK to add support for your own models and use cases.

Qualcomm IM SDK, is a unified SDK enabling seamless multimedia and AI/ML application deployment.
The SDK uses GStreamer, an open-source multimedia framework, and exposes APIs and plugins in both multimedia and ML
domains.

For details, see the [official SDK documentation](https://docs.qualcomm.com/bundle/publicresource/topics/80-70018-50/overview.html).

The Qualcomm IM SDK implements the following plugins for AI/ML applications.
A complete list of plugins can be found in the Qualcomm IM SDK  [plugin documentation](https://docs.qualcomm.com/bundle/publicresource/topics/80-70018-50/qim-sdk-plugins.html).

Last Published: Oct 13, 2025

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