Runtime Image & GIF loader is an Unreal Engine 5+ plugin that allows you load images and GIFs into Unreal at runtime without any slowdowns/hitches/issues!
Marketplace link: Runtime Image & GIF Loader in Code Plugins - UE Marketplace
Features:
- Supports loading of up to 8k resolution images in hitch-less manner
- Supports gif loading in .gif format at runtime
- Allows to import HDR images aka Cubemaps (Windows only)
- Can load an image over HTTP or from local file storage
- Can load an image from Byte array (TArray)
- Can transform an image during loading
- Can cancel all ongoing image loading requests (Windows only)
- Supports PNG, JPEG, BMP, TGA, OpenEXR, TIFF and QOI
- Supports 8, 16, 32 bit per channel (or up to 128 bit pixel depth images)
- Can generate UI ready texture format (RGBA8 or ‘float’ RGBA)
- Allows to set texture filtering mode
- Blueprint friendly
Tested on:
RHIs: DirectX 11&12, Vulkan, Metal
Unreal engine versions: 4.27, 5.0, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3!
Platforms: Windows, Linux, Mac, Android (experimental)
