Splash screen

A splash screen is a graphical control element consisting of a window containing an image, a logo, and the current version of the software.

Splash screens typically serve to enhance the look and feel of an application or web site, hence they are often visually appealing.

Designers may use splash pages: An early use of the splash screen on a Flash website was to enable the site developer to launch the site in a JavaScript-controlled new window without browser elements such as scroll-bars or an address bar, and in the exact size of the Flash movie.

Since splash screens often increase the wait for the desired content and may take a long time to load, they are not liked by all users.

Web splash screens are especially inconvenient for users with slow internet connections as the first page may take longer to load.