QOI to PCX converter
A free QOI to PCX converter for Quite OK Image Format files. Browser-based pairs here usually run in this tab, with no file upload.
Drop your QOI files here
or browse your device · paste with Ctrl+V
Accepts .qoi files. You can queue several files; each is processed one after another on your own device.
Your files never leave this device — there is no upload and no server to delete them from.
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Add your QOI files
Drop them onto the box above or click to browse. They are read straight from disk — nothing is sent anywhere.
- 02
Check the settings
PCX is already selected. Open the gear icon on any row if you want to change quality, dimensions or codec before converting.
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Download your PCX
Press convert and wait for the row to finish. Convert several files and you can take them all as a single ZIP.
QOI
Quite OK Image FormatA lossless format whose entire specification fits on one page, encoding and decoding many times faster than PNG for a small size penalty. A favourite in game engines and hobby projects.
- Developed by
- Dominic Szablewski
- Released
- 2021
- Extension
- .qoi
- MIME type
- image/qoi
- Compression
- Lossless
- Specification
- Open
PCX
PiCture eXchangeOne of the first widely used PC image formats, from the DOS paint-program era. Simple run-length compression and a hard 256-colour ceiling.
- Developed by
- ZSoft
- Released
- 1985
- Extension
- .pcx
- MIME type
- image/x-pcx
- Compression
- Lossless
- Both QOI and PCX store every sample exactly, so nothing here is re-compressed — only the container changes.
- QOI supports a transparent background and PCX does not, so any transparency in the source is flattened onto a solid background during the conversion.
Questions about converting QOI to PCX
Is this QOI to PCX converter free?
Yes. Converting QOI to PCX here is free, with no account, no watermark and no daily quota. The work runs on your own device, so there is no server cost to pass on to you.
Is my QOI file uploaded anywhere?
For browser-based pairs, your file is read locally and converted by ffmpeg in this tab. No file payload is uploaded; you may still see analytics and engine downloads in network logs.
Is there a file-size limit for QOI to PCX?
There is no imposed upload cap when it runs in-browser, but each conversion still depends on your device and browser memory. Large videos are the first practical limit, then memory-heavy documents or images.
Does converting QOI to PCX lose quality?
No. PCX stores its data losslessly, so everything in your QOI file is preserved exactly.
Can I convert several QOI files to PCX at once?
Yes. Drop in several files and each gets its own row; they are processed one after another on your device. You can download them one by one or as one ZIP.
Does QOI to PCX work on a phone, Mac or Chromebook?
Most modern browsers on Windows, macOS, Linux, ChromeOS, Android and iOS work. Very large videos are often more reliable on desktop or a browser with more memory.
Why do some conversions take longer on first run?
The conversion engine has to download first. Small codec bundles are fast, while ffmpeg is commonly 12–30 MB; later conversions of similar type use the cached engine.
I converted a file and the output is blank or unusable. What should I check?
Start over with default settings, then change one option at a time (quality, bitrate, page size, or codec) to isolate what changed behavior. If it keeps failing, retry with a smaller file and confirm the source format matches the pair.
Convert other formats to PCX
16 formats can become PCX here.
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A QOI file can become any of these.
PCX to QOI
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