#7932·wpf

Missing WIC features

Author: miloushCreated Jun 15, 2023Updated Sep 17, 2026
LabelsEnhancement Requested

Tracking issue for features that WIC has but WPF does not.

  • plenty of built-in pixel formats #4570, most importantly:
    • WICPixelFormat32bppRGBA used by built-in WEBP #1436
    • WICPixelFormat96bppRGBFloat used by built-in TIFF
    • big groups of unsupported formats:
      • 10-bit
      • fixed point
      • half float
      • CMYK
      • n-channels
  • support for add-in pixel formats
  • enumererating available:
    • decoders and encoders #7930
    • metadata readers and writers
    • pixel formats and converters
  • classes for new or updated built-in codecs:
    • JPEG XR #6337
    • DDS (with its own interfaces)
    • DNG
    • HEIF (with its own metadata interfaces) #6337
    • WEBP (with its own metadata interfaces) #6337
    • recognize new PNG codec CLSIDs
    • new JPEG properties (IWICJpegFrameDecode, IWICJpegFrameEncode)
  • IWICDevelopRaw #4567
  • IWICCodecProgressNotification
  • allow developres to add managed classes for their WIC components
  • allow developers to supply non-WIC based codecs https://github.com/dotnet/wpf/issues/1436#issuecomment-562444330
    • allow developers to read and write metadata
  • progressive decoding IWICProgressiveLevelControl