diff --git a/include/Helpers/StringHelpers.cpp b/include/Helpers/StringHelpers.cpp
index 785d102..b4c72c9 100644
--- a/include/Helpers/StringHelpers.cpp
+++ b/include/Helpers/StringHelpers.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include "StringHelpers.hpp"
 #include <fstream>
 #include <algorithm>
+#include <regex>
 
 std::vector<std::string> split_string_by_token(std::string str, std::string token) {
     // slightly modified from: https://stackoverflow.com/a/46943631
@@ -66,3 +67,13 @@ std::string read_file_to_string(const std::filesystem::path& filePath) {
 
     return toRet;
 }
+
+bool is_valid_http_url(const std::string& str) {
+    if(str.empty())
+        return false;
+
+    // Regex to check valid URL (from https://stackoverflow.com/a/3809435)
+    std::regex pattern(R"rawstr(https?:\/\/(www\.)?[-a-zA-Z0-9@:%._\+~#=]{1,256}\.[a-zA-Z0-9()]{1,6}\b([-a-zA-Z0-9()@:%_\+.~#?&//=]*))rawstr");
+
+    return std::regex_match(str, pattern);
+}
diff --git a/include/Helpers/StringHelpers.hpp b/include/Helpers/StringHelpers.hpp
index 1dd07d9..7eed591 100644
--- a/include/Helpers/StringHelpers.hpp
+++ b/include/Helpers/StringHelpers.hpp
@@ -11,3 +11,4 @@ uint8_t ascii_hex_char_to_number_no_checks(char asciiHex);
 std::string byte_vector_to_hex_str(const std::vector<uint8_t>& byteVec);
 std::string read_file_to_string(const std::filesystem::path& filePath);
 void remove_whitespaces_from_str(std::string& str);
+bool is_valid_http_url(const std::string& str);
diff --git a/src/DrawingProgram/DrawingProgram.cpp b/src/DrawingProgram/DrawingProgram.cpp
index ac27d69..040639a 100644
--- a/src/DrawingProgram/DrawingProgram.cpp
+++ b/src/DrawingProgram/DrawingProgram.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 #include <include/core/SkSurface.h>
 #include "../World.hpp"
 #include "../MainProgram.hpp"
+#include "Helpers/FileDownloader.hpp"
+#include "Helpers/StringHelpers.hpp"
 #include "LassoSelectTool.hpp"
 #include <Helpers/Logger.hpp>
 #include <Helpers/Parallel.hpp>
@@ -362,6 +364,7 @@ void DrawingProgram::update() {
 
     check_delayed_update_timers();
     check_updateable_components();
+    update_downloading_dropped_files();
 
     if(drawTool->get_type() == DrawingProgramToolType::ERASER) {
         EraserTool* eraserTool = static_cast<EraserTool*>(drawTool.get());
@@ -432,10 +435,59 @@ void DrawingProgram::drag_drop_update() {
                 add_file_to_canvas_by_path(droppedItem.droppedData, droppedItem.pos, true);
 #endif
             }
+            else if(!droppedItem.isFile && is_valid_http_url(droppedItem.droppedData)) {
+                auto img(std::make_shared<DrawImage>());
+                img->coords = world.drawData.cam.c;
+                img->commit_update(*this);
+                uint64_t placement = components.client_list().size();
+                auto objAdd = components.client_insert(placement, img);
+                img->client_send_place(*this);
+                add_undo_place_component(objAdd);
+                droppedDownloadingFiles.emplace_back(objAdd, world.main.window.size.cast<float>(), FileDownloader::download_data_from_url(droppedItem.droppedData));
+                Vector2f imDim = Vector2f{100.0f, 100.0f};
+                img->d.p1 = droppedItem.pos - imDim;
+                img->d.p2 = droppedItem.pos + imDim;
+                img->d.imageID = {0, 0};
+            }
         }
     }
 }
 
+void DrawingProgram::update_downloading_dropped_files() {
+    std::erase_if(droppedDownloadingFiles, [&](auto& downFile) {
+        switch(downFile.downData->status) {
+            case FileDownloader::DownloadData::Status::SUCCESS: {
+                std::shared_ptr<DrawImage> img = std::static_pointer_cast<DrawImage>(downFile.comp->obj);
+                Vector2f dropPos = (img->d.p1 + img->d.p2) * 0.5f;
+
+                ResourceData newResource;
+                newResource.data = std::make_shared<std::string>(downFile.downData->str);
+                newResource.name = "downloaded file";
+                ServerClientID imageID = world.rMan.add_resource(newResource);
+
+                std::shared_ptr<ResourceDisplay> display = world.rMan.get_display_data(imageID);
+                Vector2f imTrueDim = display->get_dimensions();
+
+                float imWidth = imTrueDim.x() / (imTrueDim.x() + imTrueDim.y());
+                float imHeight = imTrueDim.y() / (imTrueDim.x() + imTrueDim.y());
+                Vector2f imDim = Vector2f{downFile.windowSizeWhenDropped.x() * imWidth, downFile.windowSizeWhenDropped.x() * imHeight} * display->get_dimension_scale();
+                img->d.p1 = dropPos - imDim;
+                img->d.p2 = dropPos + imDim;
+                img->d.imageID = imageID;
+                img->commit_update(*this);
+                img->client_send_update(*this, true);
+                return true;
+            }
+            case FileDownloader::DownloadData::Status::FAILURE:
+                client_erase_set({downFile.comp});
+                return true;
+            case FileDownloader::DownloadData::Status::IN_PROGRESS:
+                return false;
+        }
+        return false;
+    });
+}
+
 void DrawingProgram::add_file_to_canvas_by_path(const std::string& filePath, Vector2f dropPos, bool addInSameThread) {
     if(addInSameThread)
         add_file_to_canvas_by_path_execute(filePath, dropPos);
diff --git a/src/DrawingProgram/DrawingProgram.hpp b/src/DrawingProgram/DrawingProgram.hpp
index 4fc1cd7..9d0b1c8 100644
--- a/src/DrawingProgram/DrawingProgram.hpp
+++ b/src/DrawingProgram/DrawingProgram.hpp
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include "DrawingProgramSelection.hpp"
 #include "../CollabList.hpp"
 #include "DrawingProgramToolBase.hpp"
+#include <Helpers/FileDownloader.hpp>
 
 class World;
 
@@ -120,6 +121,15 @@ class DrawingProgram {
         std::unique_ptr<DrawingProgramToolBase> drawTool;
 
         uint32_t nextID = 0;
+
+        struct DroppedDownloadingFile {
+            CollabListType::ObjectInfoPtr comp;
+            Vector2f windowSizeWhenDropped;
+            std::shared_ptr<FileDownloader::DownloadData> downData;
+        };
+        std::vector<DroppedDownloadingFile> droppedDownloadingFiles;
+
+        void update_downloading_dropped_files();
         
         friend class EyeDropperTool;
         friend class RectDrawTool;
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index f0f4efe..3fe2eb3 100755
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -695,7 +695,7 @@ SDL_AppResult SDL_AppEvent(void *appstate, SDL_Event *event) {
                 break;
             case SDL_EVENT_DROP_TEXT:
                 mS.m->input.droppedItems.emplace_back(InputManager::DroppedItem{
-                    true,
+                    false,
                     Vector2f{event->drop.x, event->drop.y},
                     event->drop.data
                 });