diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 67dcd8ad..16add4a1 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
         "raphael": "^2.3.0",
         "sortablejs": "^1.15.2",
         "underscore": "^1.13.4",
-        "zarrita": "^0.4.0-next.17"
+        "zarrita": "^0.4.0-next.19"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
         "sass": "^1.54.1",
@@ -620,38 +620,38 @@
       "dev": true
     },
     "node_modules/@zarrita/core": {
-      "version": "0.1.0-next.15",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@zarrita/core/-/core-0.1.0-next.15.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-ObMFklHfKMGah4juLo3mz2HOGkAK6jLmWv0QpWG6Qp4SU6+juqXms57ULAD6eE00NBCC+u8wq//NqQrk8ozuhQ==",
+      "version": "0.1.0-next.17",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@zarrita/core/-/core-0.1.0-next.17.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-VTf1KWLz3vqX4IUdg1lJYBpHo/cT3NbpFQ47JOCEaVsmGv09So5yY7UkXPTQ6ef7oy9BFven7sD5EKSutiFn8A==",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@zarrita/storage": "^0.1.0-next.7",
-        "@zarrita/typedarray": "^0.1.0-next.3",
+        "@zarrita/storage": "^0.1.0-next.8",
+        "@zarrita/typedarray": "^0.1.0-next.4",
         "numcodecs": "^0.3.2"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@zarrita/indexing": {
-      "version": "0.1.0-next.17",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@zarrita/indexing/-/indexing-0.1.0-next.17.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-ix222Rz23zApfdIfpa5ovalaiVXg74hoBo6bFmL8sLiNRQ2blWD1GwkEZbQsBlknWz3g0I5M0PTg1DSZBRWI6g==",
+      "version": "0.1.0-next.19",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@zarrita/indexing/-/indexing-0.1.0-next.19.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-GRu6CxtEeXnZUYR0Z/sEGFPcll7pG2Ek9muUkdpl5U5fUdPW7YaSj1tMBxDFhkgw9MNy87ksnN2VO4Tgjjl5fw==",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@zarrita/core": "^0.1.0-next.15",
-        "@zarrita/storage": "^0.1.0-next.7",
-        "@zarrita/typedarray": "^0.1.0-next.3"
+        "@zarrita/core": "^0.1.0-next.17",
+        "@zarrita/storage": "^0.1.0-next.8",
+        "@zarrita/typedarray": "^0.1.0-next.4"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@zarrita/storage": {
-      "version": "0.1.0-next.7",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@zarrita/storage/-/storage-0.1.0-next.7.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-rxaY161KiD+SqsNZUV6a7WdcxDg7q1O0ggvKa37IvOLjv+9lVJNU6DFuvSK9/mmjO0eRml6ysmwXqAZTC+Kymg==",
+      "version": "0.1.0-next.8",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@zarrita/storage/-/storage-0.1.0-next.8.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-9d8bIaR2JuiG98gg5lF15Tpgc/+G/XOXlY53UtVP0LABwHbrIGFzpO2djzGB5bQe1jDj92VeXE8Z525Bs2vb6Q==",
       "dependencies": {
         "reference-spec-reader": "^0.2.0",
         "unzipit": "^1.4.3"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@zarrita/typedarray": {
-      "version": "0.1.0-next.3",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@zarrita/typedarray/-/typedarray-0.1.0-next.3.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-DpSaU3Cr6HmYDC/v8oM+e219cHU/kzKma309Z9E+QbpRnZycKNbSTKcxFR7FqB6HgB9640gzNUVFG5P+wzX5Xg=="
+      "version": "0.1.0-next.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@zarrita/typedarray/-/typedarray-0.1.0-next.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-sGqc5Ldh8nt/FE9gDA89OsL+FH37wgSxCF1Liv08O8SbZ4w3N48Wngv0EWAXvU1aSEdGhb2ABtSfErVDwnp45Q=="
     },
     "node_modules/anymatch": {
       "version": "3.1.2",
@@ -1204,13 +1204,13 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/zarrita": {
-      "version": "0.4.0-next.17",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/zarrita/-/zarrita-0.4.0-next.17.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-5vN+B+IY4GSh2JN9tqFNPJtAP20Q+eVPokDuG/TwDKn33bS3g8wyW5hENFfWLzxAEmSWvndWy+EU1xJ1Dlt5AA==",
+      "version": "0.4.0-next.19",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/zarrita/-/zarrita-0.4.0-next.19.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-7/O3ph+5BGnZ36Bc+DjMym2M1C/xY/klMn4V4N0FpOXFlAsUpvNqFqgYID1p8SdjJNh+aF4QFmuOoxceyz6KKA==",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@zarrita/core": "^0.1.0-next.15",
-        "@zarrita/indexing": "^0.1.0-next.17",
-        "@zarrita/storage": "^0.1.0-next.7"
+        "@zarrita/core": "^0.1.0-next.17",
+        "@zarrita/indexing": "^0.1.0-next.19",
+        "@zarrita/storage": "^0.1.0-next.8"
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5b7dabb3..1c07ebe4 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -42,6 +42,6 @@
     "raphael": "^2.3.0",
     "sortablejs": "^1.15.2",
     "underscore": "^1.13.4",
-    "zarrita": "^0.4.0-next.17"
+    "zarrita": "^0.4.0-next.19"
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/js/models/figure_model.js b/src/js/models/figure_model.js
index b6b9bace..0da2569a 100644
--- a/src/js/models/figure_model.js
+++ b/src/js/models/figure_model.js
@@ -549,11 +549,12 @@
             let axesNames = axes.map(axis => axis.name);
 
             let datasets = multiscales[0].datasets;
-            let zarrays = [];
+            let zarrays = {};
             // 'consolidate' the metadata for all arrays
             for (let ds of datasets) {
-                let zarray = await fetch(`${zarrUrl}/${ds.path}/.zarray`).then(rsp => rsp.json());
-                zarrays.push(zarray);
+                let path = ds.path;
+                let zarray = await fetch(`${zarrUrl}/${path}/.zarray`).then(rsp => rsp.json());
+                zarrays[path] = zarray;
             }
             // store under 'arrays' key
             zattrs['arrays'] = zarrays;
diff --git a/src/js/models/panel_model.js b/src/js/models/panel_model.js
index 059516cb..7ce73513 100644
--- a/src/js/models/panel_model.js
+++ b/src/js/models/panel_model.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
     import Backbone from "backbone";
     import _ from "underscore";
     import $ from "jquery";
+    import {renderZarrToSrc} from "./zarr_utils";
 
     // Corresponds to css - allows us to calculate size of labels
     var LINE_HEIGHT = 1.43;
@@ -870,7 +871,14 @@
             return this.get('orig_width') * this.get('orig_height') > MAX_PLANE_SIZE;
         },
 
-        get_img_src: function(force_no_padding) {
+        get_zarr_img_src: async function() {
+            return renderZarrToSrc(this.get('imageId'), this.get('zarr'), this.get('theZ'), this.get('theT'), this.get('channels'));
+        },
+
+        get_img_src: async function(force_no_padding) {
+            if (this.get("zarr")) {
+                return this.get_zarr_img_src();
+            }
             var chs = this.get('channels');
             var cStrings = chs.map(function(c, i){
                 return (c.active ? '' : '-') + (1+i) + "|" + c.window.start + ":" + c.window.end + "$" + c.color;
diff --git a/src/js/models/zarr_utils.js b/src/js/models/zarr_utils.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bb35cfc0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/js/models/zarr_utils.js
@@ -0,0 +1,205 @@
+
+import * as zarr from "zarrita";
+import { slice } from "@zarrita/indexing";
+
+
+export async function renderZarrToSrc(source, attrs, theZ, theT, channels) {
+  let paths = attrs.multiscales[0].datasets.map((d) => d.path);
+  let axes = attrs.multiscales[0].axes.map((a) => a.name);
+  let zarrays = attrs.arrays;
+
+  // Pick first resolution that is below a max size...
+  const MAX_SIZE = 2000;
+  console.log("Zarr pick size to render...");
+  let path;
+  for (let p of paths) {
+    let arrayAttrs = zarrays[p];
+    console.log(path, arrayAttrs);
+    let shape = arrayAttrs.shape;
+    if (shape.at(-1) * shape.at(-2) < MAX_SIZE * MAX_SIZE) {
+      path = p;
+      break;
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (!path) {
+    console.error(`Lowest resolution too large for rendering: > ${MAX_SIZE} x ${MAX_SIZE}`);
+    return;
+  }
+  
+  console.log("Init zarr.FetchStore:", source + "/" + path);
+  const store = new zarr.FetchStore(source + "/" + path);
+  
+  const arr = await zarr.open(store, { kind: "array" });
+
+  let chDim = axes.indexOf("c");
+  let shape = zarrays[path].shape;
+  let dims = shape.length;
+
+  let activeChIndicies = [];
+  let colors = [];
+  let minMaxValues = [];
+  channels.forEach((ch, index) => {
+    if (ch.active) {
+      activeChIndicies.push(index);
+      colors.push(hexToRGB(ch.color));
+      minMaxValues.push([ch.window.start, ch.window.end]);
+    }
+  });
+  console.log("activeChIndicies", activeChIndicies);
+  console.log("colors", colors);
+  console.log("minMaxValues", minMaxValues);
+
+  let promises = activeChIndicies.map((chIndex) => {
+    let slices = shape.map((dimSize, index) => {
+      // channel
+      if (index == chDim) return chIndex;
+      // x and y
+      if (index >= dims - 2) {
+        return slice(0, dimSize);
+      }
+      // z
+      if (axes[index] == "z") {
+        return parseInt(dimSize / 2 + "");
+      }
+      if (axes[index] == "t") {
+        return parseInt(dimSize / 2 + "");
+      }
+      return 0;
+    });
+    console.log("Zarr chIndex slices:", chIndex, slices);
+    console.log("Zarr chIndex shape:", chIndex, shape);
+    // TODO: add controller: { opts: { signal: controller.signal } }
+    return zarr.get(arr, slices);
+  });
+
+  let ndChunks = await Promise.all(promises);
+  // let minMaxValues = ndChunks.map((ch) => getMinMaxValues(ch));
+  let rbgData = renderTo8bitArray(ndChunks, minMaxValues, colors);
+
+  let width = shape.at(-1);
+  let height = shape.at(-2);
+  
+  const canvas = document.createElement("canvas");
+  canvas.width = width;
+  canvas.height = height;
+  const context = canvas.getContext("2d");
+  context.putImageData(new ImageData(rbgData, width, height), 0, 0);
+  let dataUrl = canvas.toDataURL("image/png");
+  console.log("Zarr dataUrl", dataUrl);
+  return dataUrl;
+}
+
+
+export function renderTo8bitArray(ndChunks, minMaxValues, colors) {
+  // Render chunks (array) into 2D 8-bit data for new ImageData(arr)
+  // ndChunks is list of zarr arrays
+
+  // assume all chunks are same shape
+  const shape = ndChunks[0].shape;
+  const height = shape[0];
+  const width = shape[1];
+  const pixels = height * width;
+
+  if (!minMaxValues) {
+    minMaxValues = ndChunks.map(getMinMaxValues);
+  }
+
+  // let rgb = [255, 255, 255];
+
+  let rgba = new Uint8ClampedArray(4 * height * width).fill(0);
+  let offset = 0;
+  for (let y = 0; y < pixels; y++) {
+    for (let p = 0; p < ndChunks.length; p++) {
+      let rgb = colors[p];
+      let data = ndChunks[p].data;
+      let range = minMaxValues[p];
+      let rawValue = data[y];
+      let fraction = (rawValue - range[0]) / (range[1] - range[0]);
+      // for red, green, blue,
+      for (let i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
+        // rgb[i] is 0-255...
+        let v = (fraction * rgb[i]) << 0;
+        // increase pixel intensity if value is higher
+        rgba[offset * 4 + i] = Math.max(rgba[offset * 4 + i], v);
+      }
+    }
+    rgba[offset * 4 + 3] = 255; // alpha
+    offset += 1;
+  }
+
+  return rgba;
+}
+
+export function getMinMaxValues(chunk2d) {
+  const data = chunk2d.data;
+  let maxV = 0;
+  let minV = Infinity;
+  let length = chunk2d.data.length;
+  for (let y = 0; y < length; y++) {
+    let rawValue = data[y];
+    maxV = Math.max(maxV, rawValue);
+    minV = Math.min(minV, rawValue);
+  }
+  return [minV, maxV];
+}
+
+export const MAX_CHANNELS = 4;
+export const COLORS = {
+  cyan: "#00FFFF",
+  yellow: "#FFFF00",
+  magenta: "#FF00FF",
+  red: "#FF0000",
+  green: "#00FF00",
+  blue: "#0000FF",
+  white: "#FFFFFF",
+};
+export const MAGENTA_GREEN = [COLORS.magenta, COLORS.green];
+export const RGB = [COLORS.red, COLORS.green, COLORS.blue];
+export const CYMRGB = Object.values(COLORS).slice(0, -2);
+
+export function getDefaultVisibilities(n) {
+  let visibilities;
+  if (n <= MAX_CHANNELS) {
+    // Default to all on if visibilities not specified and less than 6 channels.
+    visibilities = Array(n).fill(true);
+  } else {
+    // If more than MAX_CHANNELS, only make first set on by default.
+    visibilities = [
+      ...Array(MAX_CHANNELS).fill(true),
+      ...Array(n - MAX_CHANNELS).fill(false),
+    ];
+  }
+  return visibilities;
+}
+
+export function getDefaultColors(n, visibilities) {
+  let colors = [];
+  if (n == 1) {
+    colors = [COLORS.white];
+  } else if (n == 2) {
+    colors = MAGENTA_GREEN;
+  } else if (n === 3) {
+    colors = RGB;
+  } else if (n <= MAX_CHANNELS) {
+    colors = CYMRGB.slice(0, n);
+  } else {
+    // Default color for non-visible is white
+    colors = Array(n).fill(COLORS.white);
+    // Get visible indices
+    const visibleIndices = visibilities.flatMap((bool, i) => (bool ? i : []));
+    // Set visible indices to CYMRGB colors. visibleIndices.length === MAX_CHANNELS from above.
+    for (const [i, visibleIndex] of visibleIndices.entries()) {
+      colors[visibleIndex] = CYMRGB[i];
+    }
+  }
+  return colors.map(hexToRGB);
+}
+
+export function hexToRGB(hex) {
+  if (hex.startsWith("#")) hex = hex.slice(1);
+  const r = parseInt(hex.slice(0, 2), 16);
+  const g = parseInt(hex.slice(2, 4), 16);
+  const b = parseInt(hex.slice(4, 6), 16);
+  return [r, g, b];
+}
diff --git a/src/js/views/panel_view.js b/src/js/views/panel_view.js
index 3a8b01a4..8181b6da 100644
--- a/src/js/views/panel_view.js
+++ b/src/js/views/panel_view.js
@@ -191,8 +191,8 @@
                 this.$img_panel.show();
             }.bind(this));
 
-            var src = this.model.get_img_src();
-            this.$img_panel.attr('src', src);
+            this.model.get_img_src()
+                .then(src => this.$img_panel.attr('src', src));
 
             // if a 'reasonable' dpi is set, we don't pixelate
             if (this.model.get('min_export_dpi') > 100) {