How to Import Images as Planes in Blender 4 2 or Later

If "Import Images as Planes" is missing for you in Blender version 4.2 or newer, here's how to do it.

In Blender 4.2 the "Import Images as Planes" addon was fully incorporated into Blender so there is no longer a need for the plugin. But, the labeling changed slightly and this Blender tutorial will show you how to Import Images as Planes in a Blender scene without the addon.

Importing Images as Planes is a great tool in Blender. It allows you to bring an image into a scene as a flat plane that is perfectly proportional to the image's aspect ratio. There are three methods of shading the imported image and we will also cover those in this quick Blender tip video.

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[jamesochieng-tkmc]

My blender teacher 😊thank you for that sir

[microbry]

Haven't tried 4.2 yet, but does it still support drag and drop direct import of images as planes?

[terrytjandra]

the image is not shown when its render though. how to fix that?

[bmd_videos]

Once import reference video and start to animate the video start to slow down along side the animation, what am i doing wrong, thanks

[Ahmed-Abbas]

how to view the image while in wireframe mode 🙄

[chrishenze]

Not sure why but my plane just comes out gray... tried both png and jpg