diff --git a/dlanguilib.visualdproj b/dlanguilib.visualdproj
index 3b55b66e..695e44a7 100644
--- a/dlanguilib.visualdproj
+++ b/dlanguilib.visualdproj
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
   <compiler>0</compiler>
   <otherDMD>0</otherDMD>
   <program>$(DMDInstallDir)windows\bin\dmd.exe</program>
-  <imppath>3rdparty ../DerelictGL3/source  ../DerelictUtil/source  ../DerelictFT/source</imppath>
+  <imppath>3rdparty ../DerelictGL3/source  ../DerelictUtil/source  ../DerelictFT/source ../de_image/source/interfaces ../de_image/source/png</imppath>
   <fileImppath />
   <outdir>$(ConfigurationName)</outdir>
   <objdir>$(OutDir)</objdir>
@@ -234,6 +234,22 @@
     <File path="..\DerelictUtil\source\derelict\util\wintypes.d" />
     <File path="..\DerelictUtil\source\derelict\util\xtypes.d" />
    </Folder>
+   <Folder name="de_image">
+    <File path="..\de_image\source\png\devisualization\image\png\chunks.d" />
+    <File path="..\de_image\source\interfaces\devisualization\image\color.d" />
+    <File path="..\de_image\source\interfaces\devisualization\image\creation.d" />
+    <File path="..\de_image\source\png\devisualization\image\png\defs.d" />
+    <File path="..\de_image\source\interfaces\devisualization\image\image.d" />
+    <File path="..\de_image\source\interfaces\devisualization\image\manipulation.d" />
+    <File path="..\de_image\source\interfaces\devisualization\image\package.d" />
+    <File path="..\de_image\source\png\devisualization\image\png\package.d" />
+    <File path="..\de_image\source\png\devisualization\image\png\reader.d" />
+    <File path="..\de_image\source\png\devisualization\image\png\reader_chunks.d" />
+    <File path="..\de_image\source\png\devisualization\image\png\reader_chunks_IDAT.d" />
+    <File path="..\de_image\source\png\devisualization\image\png\writer.d" />
+    <File path="..\de_image\source\png\devisualization\image\png\writer_chunks.d" />
+    <File path="..\de_image\source\png\devisualization\image\png\writer_chunks_IDAT.d" />
+   </Folder>
    <Folder name="win32">
     <File path="3rdparty\win32\basetsd.d" />
     <File path="3rdparty\win32\basetyps.d" />
diff --git a/dub.json b/dub.json
index 83961467..620ea17f 100644
--- a/dub.json
+++ b/dub.json
@@ -95,7 +95,8 @@
 				"derelict-sdl2": "~master",
 				"derelict-gl3": "~master",
 				"derelict-fi": "~master",
-				"derelict-ft": "~master"
+				"derelict-ft": "~master",
+				"de_image:png": "~master"
 			},
                         "-ddoxFilterArgs": ["--unittest-examples", "--min-protection=Protected", "--ex", "win32.", "--ex", "src.dlangui"]
         },
diff --git a/src/dlangui/graphics/images.d b/src/dlangui/graphics/images.d
index 9f9b10dc..36d567e1 100644
--- a/src/dlangui/graphics/images.d
+++ b/src/dlangui/graphics/images.d
@@ -22,6 +22,15 @@ module dlangui.graphics.images;
 
 immutable bool USE_FREEIMAGE = true;
 
+//version = USE_DEIMAGE;
+
+
+
+version (USE_DEIMAGE) {
+    import devisualization.image.creation;
+    import devisualization.image.image;
+}
+
 import dlangui.core.logger;
 import dlangui.core.types;
 import dlangui.graphics.drawbuf;
@@ -31,22 +40,39 @@ import std.conv : to;
 /// load and decode image from file to ColorDrawBuf, returns null if loading or decoding is failed
 ColorDrawBuf loadImage(string filename) {
     Log.d("Loading image from file " ~ filename);
-    try {
-        std.stream.File f = new std.stream.File(filename);
-	    scope(exit) { f.close(); }
-        return loadImage(f);
-    } catch (Exception e) {
-        Log.e("exception while loading image from file ", filename);
-        Log.e(to!string(e));
-        return null;
+    version (USE_DEIMAGE) {
+        try {
+            Image image = imageFromFile(filename);
+            ColorDrawBuf buf = new ColorDrawBuf(image.width, image.height);
+            Color_RGBA[] pixels = image.rgba.allPixels;
+            for (int y = 0; y < image.height; y++) {
+                // TODO: convert pixels
+            }
+            return buf;
+        } catch (NotAnImageException e) {
+            Log.e("Failed to load image from file ", filename, " using de_image");
+            Log.e(to!string(e));
+            return null;
+        }
+    } else {
+        try {
+            std.stream.File f = new std.stream.File(filename);
+            scope(exit) { f.close(); }
+            return loadImage(f);
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            Log.e("exception while loading image from file ", filename);
+            Log.e(to!string(e));
+            return null;
+        }
     }
+
 }
 
 /// load and decode image from stream to ColorDrawBuf, returns null if loading or decoding is failed
 ColorDrawBuf loadImage(InputStream stream) {
     if (stream is null || !stream.isOpen)
         return null;
-	static if (USE_FREEIMAGE) {
+    static if (USE_FREEIMAGE) {
 		return loadFreeImage(stream);
 	}
 }