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.PCX File Extension

File TypePaintbrush Bitmap Image File

DeveloperZSoft
Popularity
3.9 (49 Votes)
CategoryRaster Image Files
FormatBinary

What is a PCX file?

Raster image format developed by ZSoft; became one of the original bitmap image formats for the DOS/Windows platform; supports 24-bit color images, 8-bit grayscale and indexed color images, and 1-bit black and white images; compressed using RLE encoding.

More Information

The PCX file format has mostly been replaced by newer image formats, but is still used by some fax and scanning applications. Multi-page PCX fax documents use the .DCX extension.

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Programs that open PCX files
Windows
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Microsoft Windows Picture and Fax Viewer
Adobe Photoshop 2020
Adobe Photoshop Elements 2020
Adobe Illustrator 2020
Corel PaintShop Pro 2020
Corel Presentations X9
ACD Systems Canvas X 2019
ACD Systems ACDSee Photo Studio
Nuance OmniPage Ultimate
GIMP
IrfanView
Mac
Adobe Photoshop 2020
Adobe Photoshop Elements 2020
Adobe Illustrator 2020
Planamesa NeoOffice
GIMP
Linux
GIMP
Android
File Viewer for Android
Updated 12/18/2018

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