# How to Add a Splash Screen

Cognex Designer supports custom images within the Splash Screen, when launched in Runtime mode. After deploying the project, when launched in Runtime mode, your custom image will be shown within the Cognex Designer splash screen.

To add a splash screen, place an image named "SplashScreen.png" in the Data subfolder of your project. The image should be approximately 480 pixels by 270 pixels, or larger, to maintain a 16:9 aspect ratio (the image will be scaled to fit if it is larger than this size).