It is possible to display a PNG image in a pic control using GDI+. Example: ;coded by UEZ 2011 #include <GUIConstantsEx.au3> #include <GDIPlus.au3> Global Const $IMAGE_BITMAP = 0 Global Const $STM_SETIMAGE = 0x0172 Global $msg Global Const $hGUI = GUICreate("Display PNG Image in picture control", 600, 250) Global Const $idPic = GUICtrlCreatePic("", 215, 20) _GDIPlus_Startup() Global Const $png = StringReplace(@AutoItExe, "autoit3.exe", "ExamplesGUITorus.png") Global Const $hIma