Windows Imaging Component
| Windows Imaging Component | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Microsoft | 
| Operating system | Windows NT family | 
| Type | Application programming interface | 
| License | docs | 
Windows Imaging Component (WIC) is a COM-based imaging codec framework introduced in Windows Vista (and later available in Windows XP Service Pack 3) for working with and processing digital images and image metadata.
WIC enables application developers to perform image processing operations on any image format through a single set of common APIs, without requiring prior knowledge of specific image formats.