diff --git a/platformio_override.sample.ini b/platformio_override.sample.ini
index ee2b17714..d11d1f50b 100644
--- a/platformio_override.sample.ini
+++ b/platformio_override.sample.ini
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ lib_deps = ${esp8266.lib_deps}
 ;  robtillaart/SHT85@~0.3.3
 ;  ;gmag11/QuickESPNow @ ~0.7.0 # will also load QuickDebug
 ;  https://github.com/blazoncek/QuickESPNow.git#optional-debug  ;; exludes debug library
-;  bitbank2/PNGdec@^1.0.1 ;; used for POV display uncomment following
 ;  ${esp32.AR_lib_deps} ;; needed for USERMOD_AUDIOREACTIVE
 
 build_unflags = ${common.build_unflags}
diff --git a/usermods/pov_display/README.md b/usermods/pov_display/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2b1659085
--- /dev/null
+++ b/usermods/pov_display/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+## POV Display usermod
+
+This usermod adds a new effect called “POV Image”.
+
+![the usermod at work](pov_display.gif?raw=true)
+
+###How does it work?
+With proper configuration (see below) the main segment will display a single row of pixels from an image stored on the ESP.
+It displays the image row by row at a high refresh rate.
+If you move the pixel segment at the right speed, you will see the full image floating in the air thanks to the persistence of vision.
+RGB LEDs only (no RGBW), with grouping set to 1 and spacing set to 0.
+Best results with high-density strips (e.g., 144 LEDs/m).
+
+To get it working:
+- Resize your image. The height must match the number of LEDs in your strip/segment.
+- Rotate your image 90° clockwise (height becomes width).
+- Upload a BMP image (24-bit, uncompressed) to the ESP filesystem using the “/edit” URL.
+- Select the “POV Image” effect.
+- Set the segment name to the absolute filesystem path of the image (e.g., “/myimage.bmp”).
+- The path is case-sensitive and must start with “/”.
+- Rotate the pixel strip at approximately 20 RPM.
+- Tune as needed so that one full revolution maps to the image width (if the image appears stretched or compressed, adjust RPM slightly).
+- Enjoy the show!
+
+Notes:
+- Only 24-bit uncompressed BMP files are supported.
+- The image must fit into ~64 KB of RAM (width × height × 3 bytes, plus row padding to a 4-byte boundary).
+- Examples (approximate, excluding row padding):
+  - 128×128 (49,152 bytes) fits.
+  - 160×160 (76,800 bytes) does NOT fit.
+  - 96×192 (55,296 bytes) fits; padding may add a small overhead.
+- If the rendered image appears mirrored or upside‑down, rotate 90° the other way or flip horizontally in your editor and try again.
+- The path must be absolute.
+
+### Requirements
+- 1D rotating LED strip/segment (POV setup). Ensure the segment length equals the number of physical LEDs.
+- BMP image saved as 24‑bit, uncompressed (no alpha, no palette).
+- Sufficient free RAM (~64 KB) for the image buffer.
+
+### Troubleshooting
+- Nothing displays: verify the file exists at the exact absolute path (case‑sensitive) and is a 24‑bit uncompressed BMP.
+- Garbled colors or wrong orientation: re‑export as 24‑bit BMP and retry the rotation/flip guidance above.
+- Image too large: reduce width and/or height until it fits within ~64 KB (see examples).
+- Path issues: confirm you uploaded the file via the “/edit” URL and can see it in the filesystem browser.
+
+### Safety
+- Secure the rotating assembly and keep clear of moving parts.
+- Balance the strip/hub to minimize vibration before running at speed.
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diff --git a/usermods/pov_display/bmpimage.cpp b/usermods/pov_display/bmpimage.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2aea5c8d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/usermods/pov_display/bmpimage.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,146 @@
+#include "bmpimage.h"
+#define BUF_SIZE 64000
+
+byte * _buffer = nullptr;
+
+uint16_t read16(File &f) {
+  uint16_t result;
+  f.read((uint8_t *)&result,2);
+  return result;
+}
+
+uint32_t read32(File &f) {
+  uint32_t result;
+  f.read((uint8_t *)&result,4);
+  return result;
+}
+
+bool BMPimage::init(const char * fn) {
+    File bmpFile;
+    int bmpDepth;
+    //first, check if filename exists
+    if (!WLED_FS.exists(fn)) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    
+    bmpFile = WLED_FS.open(fn);
+    if (!bmpFile) {
+      _valid=false;
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    //so, the file exists and is opened
+    // Parse BMP header
+    uint16_t header = read16(bmpFile);
+    if(header != 0x4D42) { // BMP signature
+      _valid=false;
+      bmpFile.close();
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    //read and ingnore file size
+    read32(bmpFile);
+    (void)read32(bmpFile); // Read & ignore creator bytes
+    _imageOffset = read32(bmpFile); // Start of image data
+    // Read DIB header
+    read32(bmpFile);
+    _width  = read32(bmpFile);
+    _height = read32(bmpFile);
+    if(read16(bmpFile) != 1) { // # planes -- must be '1'
+        _valid=false;
+        bmpFile.close();
+        return false;
+    }
+    bmpDepth = read16(bmpFile); // bits per pixel
+    if((bmpDepth != 24) || (read32(bmpFile) != 0)) { // 0 = uncompressed {
+        _width=0;
+        _valid=false;
+        bmpFile.close();
+        return false;
+    }
+    // If _height is negative, image is in top-down order.
+    // This is not canon but has been observed in the wild.
+    if(_height < 0) {
+        _height = -_height;
+    }
+    //now, we have successfully got all the basics
+    // BMP rows are padded (if needed) to 4-byte boundary
+    _rowSize = (_width * 3 + 3) & ~3;
+    //check image size - if it is too large, it will be unusable
+    if (_rowSize*_height>BUF_SIZE) {
+      _valid=false;
+      bmpFile.close();
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    bmpFile.close();
+    // Ensure filename fits our buffer (segment name length constraint).
+    size_t len = strlen(fn);
+    if (len > WLED_MAX_SEGNAME_LEN) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    strncpy(filename, fn, sizeof(filename));
+    filename[sizeof(filename) - 1] = '\0';
+    _valid = true;
+    return true;
+}
+
+void BMPimage::clear(){
+    strcpy(filename, "");
+    _width=0;
+    _height=0;
+    _rowSize=0;
+    _imageOffset=0;
+    _loaded=false;
+    _valid=false;
+}
+
+bool BMPimage::load(){
+    const size_t size = (size_t)_rowSize * (size_t)_height;
+    if (size > BUF_SIZE) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    File bmpFile = WLED_FS.open(filename);
+    if (!bmpFile) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if (_buffer != nullptr) free(_buffer);
+    _buffer = (byte*)malloc(size);
+    if (_buffer == nullptr) return false;
+
+    bmpFile.seek(_imageOffset);
+    const size_t readBytes = bmpFile.read(_buffer, size);
+    bmpFile.close();
+    if (readBytes != size) {
+        _loaded = false;
+        return false;
+    }
+    _loaded = true;
+    return true;
+}
+
+byte* BMPimage::line(uint16_t n){
+    if (_loaded) {
+        return (_buffer+n*_rowSize);
+    } else {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+}
+
+uint32_t BMPimage::pixelColor(uint16_t x, uint16_t  y){
+    uint32_t pos;
+    byte b,g,r; //colors
+    if (! _loaded) {
+      return 0;
+    }
+    if ( (x>=_width) || (y>=_height) ) {
+      return 0;
+    }
+    pos=y*_rowSize + 3*x;
+    //get colors. Note that in BMP files, they go in BGR order
+    b= _buffer[pos++];
+    g= _buffer[pos++];
+    r= _buffer[pos];
+    return (r<<16|g<<8|b);
+}
diff --git a/usermods/pov_display/bmpimage.h b/usermods/pov_display/bmpimage.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a83d1fa90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/usermods/pov_display/bmpimage.h
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+#ifndef _BMPIMAGE_H
+#define _BMPIMAGE_H
+#include "Arduino.h"
+#include "wled.h"
+
+/*
+ * This class describes a bitmap image. Each object refers to a bmp file on
+ * filesystem fatfs.
+ * To initialize, call init(), passign to it name of a bitmap file
+ * at the root of fatfs filesystem:
+ *
+ * BMPimage myImage;
+ * myImage.init("logo.bmp");
+ *
+ * For performance reasons, before actually usign the image, you need to load
+ * it from filesystem to RAM:
+ * myImage.load();
+ * All load() operations use the same reserved buffer in RAM, so you can only
+ * have one file loaded at a time. Before loading a new file, always unload the
+ * previous one:
+ * myImage.unload();
+ */
+
+class BMPimage {
+    public:
+        int height()    {return _height; }
+        int width()     {return _width;  }
+        int rowSize()   {return _rowSize;}
+        bool isLoaded() {return _loaded; }
+        bool load();
+        void unload()   {_loaded=false;  }
+        byte * line(uint16_t n);
+        uint32_t pixelColor(uint16_t x,uint16_t  y);
+        bool init(const char* fn);
+        void clear();
+        char * getFilename() {return filename;};
+
+    private:
+        char filename[WLED_MAX_SEGNAME_LEN+1]="";
+        int _width=0;
+        int _height=0;
+        int _rowSize=0;
+        int _imageOffset=0;
+        bool _loaded=false;
+        bool _valid=false;
+};
+
+extern byte * _buffer;
+
+#endif
diff --git a/usermods/pov_display/library.json.disabled b/usermods/pov_display/library.json
similarity index 54%
rename from usermods/pov_display/library.json.disabled
rename to usermods/pov_display/library.json
index 2dd944a8a..461b1e2d4 100644
--- a/usermods/pov_display/library.json.disabled
+++ b/usermods/pov_display/library.json
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 {
   "name:": "pov_display",
   "build": { "libArchive": false},
-  "dependencies": {
-    "bitbank2/PNGdec":"^1.0.3"
-  }
+  "platforms": ["espressif32"]
 }
diff --git a/usermods/pov_display/pov.cpp b/usermods/pov_display/pov.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ea5a43ed6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/usermods/pov_display/pov.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+#include "pov.h"
+
+POV::POV() {}
+
+void POV::showLine(const byte * line, uint16_t size){
+    uint16_t i, pos;
+    uint8_t r, g, b;
+    if (!line) {
+        // All-black frame on null input
+        for (i = 0; i < SEGLEN; i++) {
+            SEGMENT.setPixelColor(i, CRGB::Black);
+        }
+        strip.show();
+        lastLineUpdate = micros();
+        return;
+    }
+    for (i = 0; i < SEGLEN; i++) {
+        if (i < size) {
+            pos = 3 * i;
+            // using bgr order
+            b = line[pos++];
+            g = line[pos++];
+            r = line[pos];
+            SEGMENT.setPixelColor(i, CRGB(r, g, b));
+        } else {
+            SEGMENT.setPixelColor(i, CRGB::Black);
+        }
+    }
+    strip.show();
+    lastLineUpdate = micros();
+}
+
+bool POV::loadImage(const char * filename){
+  if(!image.init(filename)) return false;
+  if(!image.load()) return false;
+  currentLine=0;
+  return true;
+}
+
+int16_t POV::showNextLine(){
+    if (!image.isLoaded()) return 0;
+    //move to next line
+    showLine(image.line(currentLine), image.width());
+    currentLine++;
+    if (currentLine == image.height()) {currentLine=0;}
+    return currentLine;
+}
diff --git a/usermods/pov_display/pov.h b/usermods/pov_display/pov.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cb543d2ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/usermods/pov_display/pov.h
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+#ifndef _POV_H
+#define _POV_H
+#include "bmpimage.h"
+
+
+class POV {
+    public:
+        POV();
+
+        /* Shows one line. line should be pointer to array which holds  pixel colors
+         * (3 bytes per pixel, in BGR order). Note: 3, not 4!!!
+         *  size should be size of array (number of pixels, not number of bytes)
+         */
+        void showLine(const byte * line, uint16_t size);
+
+        /* Reads from file an image and making it current image */
+        bool loadImage(const char * filename);
+
+        /* Show next line of active image
+           Retunrs the index of next line to be shown (not yet shown!)
+           If it retunrs 0, it means we have completed showing the image and
+            next call will start again
+        */
+        int16_t showNextLine();
+
+        //time since strip was last updated, in micro sec
+        uint32_t timeSinceUpdate() {return (micros()-lastLineUpdate);}
+
+
+        BMPimage * currentImage() {return &image;}
+
+        char * getFilename() {return image.getFilename();}
+
+    private:
+        BMPimage image;
+        int16_t  currentLine=0;     //next line to be shown
+        uint32_t lastLineUpdate=0; //time in microseconds
+};
+
+
+
+#endif
diff --git a/usermods/pov_display/pov_display.cpp b/usermods/pov_display/pov_display.cpp
index b2b91f7d5..ac68e1b20 100644
--- a/usermods/pov_display/pov_display.cpp
+++ b/usermods/pov_display/pov_display.cpp
@@ -1,88 +1,75 @@
 #include "wled.h"
-#include <PNGdec.h>
+#include "pov.h"
 
-void * openFile(const char *filename, int32_t *size) {
-    f = WLED_FS.open(filename);
-    *size = f.size();
-    return &f;
-}
+static const char _data_FX_MODE_POV_IMAGE[] PROGMEM = "POV Image@!;;;;";
 
-void closeFile(void *handle) {
-    if (f) f.close();
-}
-
-int32_t readFile(PNGFILE *pFile, uint8_t *pBuf, int32_t iLen)
-{
-    int32_t iBytesRead;
-    iBytesRead = iLen;
-    File *f = static_cast<File *>(pFile->fHandle);
-    // Note: If you read a file all the way to the last byte, seek() stops working
-    if ((pFile->iSize - pFile->iPos) < iLen)
-	iBytesRead = pFile->iSize - pFile->iPos - 1; // <-- ugly work-around
-    if (iBytesRead <= 0)
-	return 0;
-    iBytesRead = (int32_t)f->read(pBuf, iBytesRead);
-    pFile->iPos = f->position();
-    return iBytesRead;
-}
-
-int32_t seekFile(PNGFILE *pFile, int32_t iPosition)
-{
-    int i = micros();
-    File *f = static_cast<File *>(pFile->fHandle);
-    f->seek(iPosition);
-    pFile->iPos = (int32_t)f->position();
-    i = micros() - i;
-    return pFile->iPos;
-}
-
-void draw(PNGDRAW *pDraw) {
-    uint16_t usPixels[SEGLEN];
-    png.getLineAsRGB565(pDraw, usPixels, PNG_RGB565_LITTLE_ENDIAN, 0xffffffff);
-    for(int x=0; x < SEGLEN; x++) {
-	uint16_t color = usPixels[x];
-	byte r = ((color >> 11) & 0x1F);
-	byte g = ((color >> 5) & 0x3F);
-	byte b = (color & 0x1F);
-	SEGMENT.setPixelColor(x, RGBW32(r,g,b,0));
-    }
-    strip.show();
-}
+static POV s_pov;
 
 uint16_t mode_pov_image(void) {
-    const char * filepath = SEGMENT.name;
-    int rc = png.open(filepath, openFile, closeFile, readFile, seekFile, draw);
-    if (rc == PNG_SUCCESS) {
-	rc = png.decode(NULL, 0);
-	png.close();
-	return FRAMETIME;
-    }
+  Segment& mainseg = strip.getMainSegment();
+  const char* segName = mainseg.name;
+  if (!segName) {
+     return FRAMETIME;
+   }
+  // Only proceed for files ending with .bmp (case-insensitive)
+  size_t segLen = strlen(segName);
+  if (segLen < 4) return FRAMETIME;
+  const char* ext = segName + (segLen - 4);
+  // compare case-insensitive to ".bmp"
+  if (!((ext[0]=='.') &&
+        (ext[1]=='b' || ext[1]=='B') &&
+        (ext[2]=='m' || ext[2]=='M') &&
+        (ext[3]=='p' || ext[3]=='P'))) {
     return FRAMETIME;
+  }
+
+  const char* current = s_pov.getFilename();
+  if (current && strcmp(segName, current) == 0) {
+     s_pov.showNextLine();
+     return FRAMETIME;
+   }
+
+  static unsigned long s_lastLoadAttemptMs = 0;
+  unsigned long nowMs = millis();
+  // Retry at most twice per second if the image is not yet loaded.
+  if (nowMs - s_lastLoadAttemptMs < 500) return FRAMETIME;
+  s_lastLoadAttemptMs = nowMs;
+  s_pov.loadImage(segName);
+  return FRAMETIME;
 }
 
-class PovDisplayUsermod : public Usermod
-{
-  public:
-    static const char _data_FX_MODE_POV_IMAGE[] PROGMEM = "POV Image@!;;;1";
+class PovDisplayUsermod : public Usermod {
+protected:
+  bool enabled = false; //WLEDMM
+  const char *_name; //WLEDMM
+  bool initDone = false; //WLEDMM
+  unsigned long lastTime = 0; //WLEDMM
+public:
 
-    PNG png;
-    File f;
+  PovDisplayUsermod(const char *name, bool enabled)
+    : enabled(enabled) , _name(name) {}
+  
+  void setup() override {
+    strip.addEffect(255, &mode_pov_image, _data_FX_MODE_POV_IMAGE);
+    //initDone removed (unused)
+  }
 
-    void setup() {
-	strip.addEffect(255, &mode_pov_image, _data_FX_MODE_POV_IMAGE);
+
+  void loop() override {
+    // if usermod is disabled or called during strip updating just exit
+    // NOTE: on very long strips strip.isUpdating() may always return true so update accordingly
+    if (!enabled || strip.isUpdating()) return;
+
+    // do your magic here
+    if (millis() - lastTime > 1000) {
+      lastTime = millis();
     }
+  }
 
-    void loop() {
-    }
-
-    uint16_t getId()
-    {
-      return USERMOD_ID_POV_DISPLAY;
-    }
-
-    void connected() {}
+  uint16_t getId() override {
+    return USERMOD_ID_POV_DISPLAY;
+  }
 };
 
-
-static PovDisplayUsermod pov_display;
-REGISTER_USERMOD(pov_display);
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+static PovDisplayUsermod pov_display("POV Display", false);
+REGISTER_USERMOD(pov_display);
diff --git a/usermods/pov_display/pov_display.gif b/usermods/pov_display/pov_display.gif
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..58f8ee0c1
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