# Qualcomm GStreamer architecture and plugins

The GStreamer plugins interact with Qualcomm IM SDK multimedia and AI/ML components
        to build the multimedia and AI/ML use cases.

- **[GStreamer plugin architecture](https://docs.qualcomm.com/doc/80-70017-50/topic/architecture.html)**  

The Qualcomm IM SDK hides the complexity of the hardware within the plugin         architecture and provides APIs to applications. Using this framework, you can create         applications without the need to access the low-level platform libraries and hardware         details, which can vary across platforms.
- **[Qualcomm GStreamer plugins](https://docs.qualcomm.com/doc/80-70017-50/topic/qim-sdk-plugins.html)**  

The Qualcomm GStreamer plugins are used to control various aspects of the multimedia         software.
- **[Develop plugins](https://docs.qualcomm.com/doc/80-70017-50/topic/develop-plugins-for-sdk.html)**  

Qualcomm IM SDK shows its functionality using the GStreamer plugins. [Download and install eSDK](https://docs.qualcomm.com/bundle/publicresource/topics/80-70017-51/install-sdk.html#download-and-install-esdk) to develop or customize         plugins.

Last Published: Oct 01, 2026

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