JPG to PCX converter
Turn JPG into PCX
Send us the JPG you already have and take away a PCX. Handled on our servers, deleted the moment the job ends.
or drag and drop files here
JPG files • Max 25MB per file • Up to 10 files
Both formats, briefly
JPGIN
JPG is where photographs end up by default. Its compression discards detail the eye is unlikely to notice, so a camera shot fits in a few hundred kilobytes instead of tens of megabytes. That suits scenes built from gradients and texture. It suits screenshots and line art badly, because the discarded detail shows up as smudging around hard edges. Every re-save loses a little more, so keep an original if you plan to edit the file more than once.
PCXOUT
PCX is a DOS era format, originally the native file of PC Paintbrush, and for years it was how images moved between early PC programs. It uses run length encoding, supports palettes up to 24 bit color, and is simple enough that a decoder fits in a page of code. Nothing new is written in PCX today. You run into it in old archives, scanner utilities and retro computing projects.
Three steps, start to finish
Add your JPG
Drag it onto the page, or pull it in from your computer, Google Drive or Dropbox.
PCX is preselected
This page is already set to write PCX. Switch the target if you change your mind.
Take the PCX
Grab the result the moment the job clears. Your upload is wiped straight afterwards.