diff --git a/RadioDJViewer/Main.cs b/RadioDJViewer/Main.cs
index 8029630..d3599ef 100644
--- a/RadioDJViewer/Main.cs
+++ b/RadioDJViewer/Main.cs
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ namespace RadioDJViewer
         private string currentSongImagePath = string.Empty; // Path to the current song image
         private string defaultImagePath = Path.Combine(AppDomain.CurrentDomain.BaseDirectory, "default.jpg");
         private string mainImagesFolderPath = string.Empty; // New field for main images folder path
+        private string _lastToastImagePath = string.Empty;
         private Profile loadedProfile = null; // Field to store the loaded profile
         private WidgetServer widgetServer = null; // Local widget HTTP server
         private bool widgetRunning = false;
@@ -283,18 +284,16 @@ namespace RadioDJViewer
             }
             if (useFallback)
             {
-                // Use fallback PNG from resources
                 var fallbackImg = Properties.Resources.fallback;
                 if (fallbackImg != null)
                 {
                     var resized = new Bitmap(fallbackImg, pictureBox1.Size);
                     pictureBox1.Image = resized;
                     currentSongImagePath = defaultImagePath;
-                    // Save fallback image to output folder as PNG
                     if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(outputFolderPath) && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(outputImageName))
                     {
                         string destPath = Path.Combine(outputFolderPath, Path.ChangeExtension(outputImageName, ".png"));
-                        resized.Save(destPath, System.Drawing.Imaging.ImageFormat.Png);
+                        SaveImageAsPng(resized, destPath);
                     }
                 }
                 else
@@ -311,17 +310,15 @@ namespace RadioDJViewer
                     var resized = new Bitmap(img, pictureBox1.Size);
                     pictureBox1.Image = resized;
                     currentSongImagePath = imagePath;
-                    // Save to output folder as PNG
                     if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(outputFolderPath) && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(outputImageName))
                     {
                         string destPath = Path.Combine(outputFolderPath, Path.ChangeExtension(outputImageName, ".png"));
-                        resized.Save(destPath, System.Drawing.Imaging.ImageFormat.Png);
+                        SaveImageAsPng(resized, destPath);
                     }
                 }
             }
             catch
             {
-                // If loading image fails, fallback
                 var fallbackImg = Properties.Resources.fallback;
                 if (fallbackImg != null)
                 {
@@ -331,7 +328,7 @@ namespace RadioDJViewer
                     if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(outputFolderPath) && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(outputImageName))
                     {
                         string destPath = Path.Combine(outputFolderPath, Path.ChangeExtension(outputImageName, ".png"));
-                        resized.Save(destPath, System.Drawing.Imaging.ImageFormat.Png);
+                        SaveImageAsPng(resized, destPath);
                     }
                 }
                 else
@@ -342,6 +339,131 @@ namespace RadioDJViewer
             }
         }
 
+        private void SaveImageAsPng(Image image, string destinationPath)
+        {
+            if (image == null || string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(destinationPath))
+                return;
+
+            string directory = Path.GetDirectoryName(destinationPath);
+            if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(directory))
+                Directory.CreateDirectory(directory);
+
+            string tempPath = destinationPath + ".tmp";
+            using (var fileStream = new FileStream(tempPath, FileMode.Create, FileAccess.Write, FileShare.Read))
+            {
+                image.Save(fileStream, System.Drawing.Imaging.ImageFormat.Png);
+                fileStream.Flush(true);
+            }
+
+            if (File.Exists(destinationPath))
+                File.Delete(destinationPath);
+
+            File.Move(tempPath, destinationPath);
+        }
+
+        private string BuildToastImagePath()
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                string sourcePath = currentSongImagePath;
+                if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(sourcePath) || !File.Exists(sourcePath))
+                    sourcePath = GetProfileOutputImagePath();
+
+                if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(sourcePath) || !File.Exists(sourcePath))
+                    return string.Empty;
+
+                string toastDirectory = Path.Combine(Path.GetTempPath(), "RadioDJViewer", "ToastImages");
+                Directory.CreateDirectory(toastDirectory);
+                string toastPath = Path.Combine(toastDirectory, $"Album-Art-Hero-{DateTime.UtcNow.Ticks}.png");
+
+                using (var sourceStream = new FileStream(sourcePath, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read, FileShare.ReadWrite))
+                using (var memoryStream = new MemoryStream())
+                {
+                    sourceStream.CopyTo(memoryStream);
+                    memoryStream.Position = 0;
+
+                    using (var sourceImage = Image.FromStream(memoryStream))
+                    using (var heroImage = CreateToastHeroCanvas(sourceImage))
+                    using (var fileStream = new FileStream(toastPath, FileMode.Create, FileAccess.Write, FileShare.Read))
+                    {
+                        heroImage.Save(fileStream, System.Drawing.Imaging.ImageFormat.Png);
+                        fileStream.Flush(true);
+                    }
+                }
+
+                if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(_lastToastImagePath) && !string.Equals(_lastToastImagePath, toastPath, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+                {
+                    try
+                    {
+                        if (File.Exists(_lastToastImagePath))
+                            File.Delete(_lastToastImagePath);
+                    }
+                    catch { }
+                }
+
+                _lastToastImagePath = toastPath;
+#if DEBUG
+                System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine($"[Toast] Prepared 16:9 hero image '{toastPath}' from '{sourcePath}'");
+#endif
+                return toastPath;
+            }
+            catch (Exception ex)
+            {
+#if DEBUG
+                System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine($"[Toast] Failed to prepare toast image: {ex}");
+#endif
+                return string.Empty;
+            }
+        }
+
+        private Bitmap CreateToastHeroCanvas(Image sourceImage)
+        {
+            const double targetAspectRatio = 16d / 9d;
+
+            int sourceWidth = Math.Max(sourceImage.Width, 1);
+            int sourceHeight = Math.Max(sourceImage.Height, 1);
+            double sourceAspectRatio = (double)sourceWidth / sourceHeight;
+
+            if (sourceWidth >= sourceHeight && Math.Abs(sourceAspectRatio - targetAspectRatio) < 0.01d)
+                return new Bitmap(sourceImage);
+
+            int canvasWidth;
+            int canvasHeight;
+
+            if (sourceAspectRatio < targetAspectRatio)
+            {
+                canvasHeight = sourceHeight;
+                canvasWidth = (int)Math.Ceiling(canvasHeight * targetAspectRatio);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                canvasWidth = sourceWidth;
+                canvasHeight = (int)Math.Ceiling(canvasWidth / targetAspectRatio);
+            }
+
+            canvasWidth = Math.Max(canvasWidth, sourceWidth);
+            canvasHeight = Math.Max(canvasHeight, sourceHeight);
+
+            var heroCanvas = new Bitmap(canvasWidth, canvasHeight, PixelFormat.Format32bppArgb);
+            using (var graphics = Graphics.FromImage(heroCanvas))
+            {
+                graphics.Clear(Color.Black);
+                graphics.CompositingQuality = CompositingQuality.HighQuality;
+                graphics.InterpolationMode = InterpolationMode.HighQualityBicubic;
+                graphics.PixelOffsetMode = PixelOffsetMode.HighQuality;
+                graphics.SmoothingMode = SmoothingMode.HighQuality;
+
+                int x = (canvasWidth - sourceWidth) / 2;
+                int y = (canvasHeight - sourceHeight) / 2;
+                graphics.DrawImage(sourceImage, new Rectangle(x, y, sourceWidth, sourceHeight));
+            }
+
+#if DEBUG
+            System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine($"[Toast] Hero canvas created: source={sourceWidth}x{sourceHeight}, canvas={canvasWidth}x{canvasHeight}");
+#endif
+            return heroCanvas;
+        }
+
         private void PlaybackTimer_Tick(object sender, EventArgs e)
         {
             UpdatePlaybackDisplay();
@@ -838,7 +960,8 @@ namespace RadioDJViewer
             string safeArtist = string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(artist) ? "No artist" : artist;
             DateTime now = DateTime.Now;
             string attribution = $"Date: {now:MM/dd/yyyy} | Time: {now:hh:mm tt}";
-            ToastNotificationService.ShowTrackChangeToast(safeTitle, safeArtist, attribution, outputImagePath);
+            string toastImagePath = BuildToastImagePath();
+            ToastNotificationService.ShowTrackChangeToast(safeTitle, safeArtist, attribution, string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(toastImagePath) ? outputImagePath : toastImagePath);
         }
 
         private void HandleToastForTrackChange(string title, string artist)
@@ -1014,7 +1137,7 @@ namespace RadioDJViewer
             string safeImage = SecurityElement.Escape(imageUri);
             string imageNode = string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(safeImage)
                 ? string.Empty
-                : $"<image placement='appLogoOverride' hint-crop='none' src='{safeImage}'/>";
+                : $"<image placement='hero' src='{safeImage}' hint-crop='none'/>";
 
 #if DEBUG
             System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine($"[Toast] Image URI used: '{imageUri}'");
diff --git a/RadioDJViewer/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs b/RadioDJViewer/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
index cdee07a..3342d4d 100644
--- a/RadioDJViewer/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
+++ b/RadioDJViewer/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
@@ -29,5 +29,5 @@ using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 //      Build Number
 //      Revision
 //
-[assembly: AssemblyVersion("1.14.3")]
-[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("1.14.3")]
+[assembly: AssemblyVersion("1.14.5")]
+[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("1.14.5")]