diff --git a/lib/image_loader.gd b/lib/image_loader.gd
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+extends Node
+
+var _client: BufferedHTTPClient
+
+enum ImgFmt { PNG, JPG, WEBP, BMP, GIF, UNKNOWN }
+
+func _identify_image(byte_array: PackedByteArray) -> ImgFmt:
+	if byte_array.size() < 8:
+		return ImgFmt.UNKNOWN
+
+	# PNG magic bytes: 0x89, P, N, G, \r, \n, 0x1a, \n
+	if byte_array[0] == 0x89 and byte_array[1] == 0x50 and byte_array[2] == 0x4E and byte_array[3] == 0x47:
+		return ImgFmt.PNG
+
+	# JPEG magic bytes (starts with 0xFF, 0xD8)
+	if byte_array[0] == 0xFF and byte_array[1] == 0xD8:
+		return ImgFmt.JPG
+	
+	# WebP magic bytes (RIFF header, "WEBP" at offset 8)
+	if byte_array[0] == 0x52 and byte_array[1] == 0x49 and byte_array[2] == 0x46 and byte_array[3] == 0x46 and \
+		byte_array[8] == 0x57 and byte_array[9] == 0x45 and byte_array[10] == 0x42 and byte_array[11] == 0x50:
+		return ImgFmt.JPG
+	
+	# BMP Magic (Starts with 0x42, 0x4D
+	if byte_array[0] == 0x42 and byte_array[1] == 0x4D:
+		return ImgFmt.BMP
+	
+	if byte_array[0] == 0x47 and byte_array[1] == 0x49 and byte_array[2] == 0x46:
+		return ImgFmt.GIF
+
+	return ImgFmt.UNKNOWN
+
+func _ready() -> void:
+	_client = BufferedHTTPClient.new()
+	_client.name = "ImageLoaderHTTPClient"
+	add_child(_client)
+
+func load_image(url: String) -> ImageTexture:
+	var request : BufferedHTTPClient.RequestData = _client.request(url, HTTPClient.METHOD_GET, {}, "")
+	var response : BufferedHTTPClient.ResponseData = await _client.wait_for_request(request)
+	var img_buffer: PackedByteArray = response.response_data
+	var img: Image = Image.new()
+	match _identify_image(img_buffer):
+		ImgFmt.PNG:
+			img.load_png_from_buffer(img_buffer)
+		ImgFmt.JPG:
+			img.load_jpg_from_buffer(img_buffer)
+		ImgFmt.WEBP:
+			img.load_webp_from_buffer(img_buffer)
+		ImgFmt.BMP:
+			img.load_bmp_from_buffer(img_buffer)
+		ImgFmt.GIF:
+			push_error("Attempting to load a GIF image, use media loader to load.")
+		ImgFmt.UNKNOWN:
+			push_error("Failed to identify file!")
+	return ImageTexture.create_from_image(img)
diff --git a/lib/image_loader.gd.uid b/lib/image_loader.gd.uid
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+uid://b1m82tihhr2p7