# Develop an AI application understanding the Qualcomm IM SDK

Leverage existing sample 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/80-70023-50/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/80-70023-50/qim-sdk-plugins.html).

Last Published: Dec 29, 2025

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