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TikTok Share Kit

Share images and videos from Unity to TikTok on Android and iOS, with no SDK and no manual setup.

  • Version 2.0.0
  • Unity 6000.0+
  • Platforms Android, iOS
  • Updated Nov 4, 2026
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TikTok Share Kit

Overview

TikTok Share Kit shares images and videos from your Unity game to TikTok, on Android and iOS. Share one file or several at once. One static C# class does it. There is no TikTok SDK to install, no TikTok developer app, no login and nothing to add to your manifest, Gradle files or Info.plist.

On Android the files go straight to TikTok's share screen. iOS only allows direct sharing through TikTok's OpenSDK, which needs a TikTok developer app and an approved client key, so on iOS the kit opens the system share sheet with your files and the player picks TikTok there.

The kit shares files you already have: a screenshot, a recording, a picture made by the player. It does not capture screenshots or record video itself.

Share in one line

Pass your file paths: TikTok opens with them.

Images and videos

One file or several at once, as a photo post or a set of clips.

Zero setup

The plugin brings its own FileProvider, manifest queries, androidx dependency and Info.plist entries.

Ready-to-run demo

Every share call on one screen, with sample images and a video.

Requirements

ItemVersionNotes
Unity6000.0+Android and/or iOS build support installed
com.unity.ugui2.0+The demo's UI only
TikTok appcurrentInstalled on the player's device. On Android the share calls do nothing without it and IsTikTokInstalled() returns false.

Quick start

  1. Import the package The plugin lands in Assets/hardartcore/TikTokShare and the demo media in Assets/StreamingAssets/TikTokShare.
  2. Save your files Write the images or videos to Application.persistentDataPath or Application.temporaryCachePath.
  3. Share them Call ShareImages or ShareVideos with the files' absolute paths. Build to an Android or iOS device with TikTok installed.
ShareButton.cs
using hardartcore.TikTok;
using UnityEngine;

public class ShareButton : MonoBehaviour
{
    public void Share()
    {
        var video = Application.persistentDataPath + "/clip.mp4";
        if (TikTokShareHelper.IsTikTokInstalled())
        {
            TikTokShareHelper.ShareVideos("Share to TikTok", new[] { video });
        }
    }
}
In the Editor

Every call is a safe no-op in the Editor and on other platforms, and IsTikTokInstalled() returns false there. Test sharing on a device.

The demo

Open Demo/DemoScene. It copies four sample images and a video out of StreamingAssets/TikTokShare into Application.persistentDataPath (TikTok needs real files), shows a game screenshot in the preview, and has one button per share call: one image, four images, one video and three clips. The status chip shows whether TikTok is installed; without it the buttons are disabled on a device. The layout adapts to portrait and landscape.

API reference

Everything is on the static class hardartcore.TikTok.TikTokShareHelper. Paths are absolute file paths.

IsTikTokInstalled()
bool. True when TikTok is on the device (on Android, TikTok or the TikTok app of some Asian markets).
ShareImages(title, imagePaths)
One or more images (JPEG or PNG). title is the share screen's title on Android, when Android shows one; TikTok does not take a pre-filled caption.
ShareVideos(title, videoPaths)
One or more videos (MP4), the same way.
SetFileProvider(suffix)
Android Not needed: the plugin has its own provider. Use it only to share through a FileProvider you declared yourself, passing its authority suffix with a leading dot.
CopyFile(name)
Android Copies StreamingAssets/name to the app-specific external files folder. The demo shows a cross-platform way with UnityWebRequest.

How it works

Android

The kit sends an ACTION_SEND intent (or ACTION_SEND_MULTIPLE for several files) to the installed TikTok app. File paths become content:// URIs through the plugin's FileProvider, and TikTok is granted read access to them. The Android library Plugins/Android/TikTokShare.androidlib adds to your build:

FileProvider
com.hardartcore.tiktokShare.TikTokFileProvider with the authority <your application id>.hardartcore.tiktok. Its own class name, so it never clashes with another plugin's or your own FileProvider.
Shared folders
External storage, the app's files folder and cache folder: Application.persistentDataPath and Application.temporaryCachePath work whether they are external or internal. No storage permission is needed.
Queries
com.zhiliaoapp.musically and com.ss.android.ugc.trill (TikTok in some Asian markets), so Android 11+ lets the app see TikTok.
Dependency
androidx.core:core:1.9.0 in the library's build.gradle, downloaded by Gradle from Google's Maven repository.
ProGuard
proguard-rules.pro keeps com.hardartcore.tiktokShare.**, which C# calls by name, when you enable minification.

iOS

The kit opens the system share sheet with your files and the player picks TikTok. IsTikTokInstalled() checks the URL schemes the TikTok app registers (snssdk1233, snssdk1180). Scripts/Editor/TikTokShareIOSPostProcess.cs adds them to LSApplicationQueriesSchemes after every iOS build, plus a NSPhotoLibraryAddUsageDescription text (kept if you already have one), because the share sheet offers "Save Image / Save Video" and iOS closes apps that save to Photos without one.

Folder layout

Assets/
├── hardartcore/TikTokShare/
│   ├── Documentation.html                 this documentation
│   ├── Scripts/
│   │   ├── TikTokShareHelper.cs           the C# API
│   │   └── Editor/                        Info.plist build step, Help menu items
│   ├── Plugins/
│   │   ├── Android/TikTokShare.androidlib/
│   │   │   ├── build.gradle               androidx.core dependency, ProGuard rules
│   │   │   └── src/main/                  manifest, Java helper and FileProvider, shared paths
│   │   └── iOS/TikTokShare.mm             share sheet bridge
│   └── Demo/                              DemoScene, its scripts, Nunito font, icons
└── StreamingAssets/TikTokShare/           the demo's images and video

The demo and StreamingAssets/TikTokShare can be deleted; the plugin does not use them.

Upgrading from 1.x

  1. Delete the old library Remove Plugins/Android/library-release.aar and Editor/AndroidDependencies.xml if they are still in the project: importing an update does not delete files.
  2. Remove the old provider Delete the <provider> you added to Assets/Plugins/Android/AndroidManifest.xml for this asset (the one pointing at @xml/file_paths), or the build fails with a missing resource. The <queries> entry, READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE and requestLegacyExternalStorage are no longer needed either.
  3. Drop SetFileProvider Remove SetFileProvider(...) calls, unless you keep sharing through your own provider.

Troubleshooting

Nothing happens on share
TikTok is not installed (check IsTikTokInstalled()), or the files do not exist.
Failed to find configured root
Android: a file is outside the shared folders. Save it under Application.persistentDataPath or Application.temporaryCachePath.
Duplicate class androidx.core...
Another plugin copied androidx.core AAR files into Assets/Plugins/Android (External Dependency Manager without Gradle templates). Turn on EDM's Patch mainTemplate.gradle option and resolve again.
Resource xml/file_paths not found
The provider added for version 1.x is still in your manifest. See Upgrading.
TikTok is missing from the iOS share sheet
TikTok shows up for the media types it accepts once installed; the player may need to scroll the app row or enable it under More.

Third-party notices

The demo includes two third-party components. Everything else in the package is original work by HardArtcore. TikTok is a trademark of ByteDance Ltd.; this package is not affiliated with or endorsed by TikTok or ByteDance.

ComponentLocationLicense
Nunito font
Copyright 2014 The Nunito Project Authors (github.com/googlefonts/nunito)		Demo/UI/Fonts/SIL Open Font License 1.1
Material Symbols icons
Copyright Google LLC (github.com/google/material-design-icons)		Demo/UI/Icons/Apache License 2.0

The full licence texts ship in the package's Documentation.html, and online: SIL Open Font License 1.1, Apache License 2.0.

Release notes

2.0.0

  • iOS support through the system share sheet, with the Info.plist entries added on build.
  • IsTikTokInstalled(), and support for the TikTok app of some Asian markets.
  • Zero setup on Android: an Android library with its own FileProvider, the TikTok <queries> entries, the androidx.core dependency and ProGuard rules. No AAR, no manifest edits, no Gradle templates, no External Dependency Manager.
  • A new demo in portrait and landscape; its media now ships in StreamingAssets.
  • Unity 6 or newer.

1.3

  • TikTokShareHelper is a static class: no need to add it to a scene.

1.2

  • Support for the <queries> tag in AndroidManifest.xml.

Need help?

Questions, bug reports or feature requests: I usually reply within a day.

support@hardartcore.com

Last updated November 4, 2026.