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PNG Live by Siegel & Gale

PNG Live is a Netscape plug-in that enables PNG images to be viewed and manipulated on a Web page. It was published and distributed by Siegel & Gale and had support for some advanced features of the PNG graphics format. I described its use in Teach Yourself to Create a Home Page in 24 Hours so readers would have an opportunity to try out an emerging new standard for Web graphics.

Development of PNG Live ended in 1997 and the Siegel & Gale PNG site was taken offline in early 1999. However, the last published version of the PNG Live plug-in can be distributed by others according to its license, so it is offered here. The plug-in should only be used with Netscape Navigator 4 version PR3 or higher.

Here's the file you can download if you'd like to try PNG Live:

PNG Live 2.0: PNGLIVE2B5.ZIP

If you're having trouble downloading this file from the above link, hold your SHIFT key down before clicking it.

The program's license file states: "This program is free software; you can use it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. ... This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE."

If you would prefer to try other PNG plug-ins or would like to find out more about the format, visit the Official PNG Web Site's page on Web browser PNG support.