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PCX File (What It Is and How to Open It)

PCX File (What It Is and How to Open It)

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This article describes what a PCX file is and how to open or convert a PCX file.

A file with the PCX file extension is a Paintbrush Bitmap Image File, which stands for "Picture Exchange." This was one of the first bitmap image formats used in the Windows operating system, but newer formats such as PNG have essentially replaced it entirely.

Multi-page PCX files are saved with the .DCX file extension.

The PCX file is the built-in format of ZSoft's MS-DOS program PC Paintbrush, but other software also supports the format, including GIMP, ImageMagick, IrfanView, Adobe Photoshop, PaintShop Pro and XnView.