Email client support for PNG images in HTML email

Question

Will the following email clients show an embedded PNG image in HTML email?

. Outlook . AOL . Eudora . Thunderbird . Gmail . Hotmail . Windows Live Mail

Answer 1

This site has a lot of information regarding email client support for features:

http://www.campaignmonitor.com

Of particular interest to me in the past have been CSS support in email clients. (Outlook 2008 sucks the most!)

http://www.campaignmonitor.com/css/

And this link on that site might help you directly:

http://www.campaignmonitor.com/blog/post/2695/lotus-notes-doesnt-support-png-images/

Answer 2

Here is a chart showing PNG support in twelve common webmail apps:

http://blog.premiereglobal.com/2009/05/05/testing-image-transparency-in-email-png-vs-gif/

Answer 3

The only clients that do not support .png images are lotus notes 6.5 and 7.0.