1. A method for image hosting for cross-platform display, the method comprising: receiving a request for data sent over a communication network from a client device, the data including information regarding a display of a host device associated with execution of an application at the host device, the application display information including a plurality of data types, wherein at least one type is image data; executing instructions stored in memory, wherein execution of instructions by a processor: identifies one or more images included in the image data from the plurality of data types regarding the display of the host device, encodes the identified images based on an identified web browser of the client device, wherein the identified web browser is specific to an operating environment of the client device, automatically provides the identified and encoded images to a web host for storage, automatically assigning each of the identified and encoded images a uniform resource locator (URL) identifying a location at the web host where the image is retrievable by the identified web browser of the client device; generates a bitstream regarding the display of the host device, wherein the bitstream refers to the one or more URLs associated with the stored images; and sending the bitstream over the communication network to the client device, wherein rendering the bitstream comprises using the identified web browser of the client device to retrieve each of the images from the location at the web host as identified by the assigned URL, and wherein a display of the client device corresponds to the application display of the host device.