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Summary
Name	PCX
Version	3
Other names	ZSoft PC Paintbrush Bitmap (3)
Identifiers	PUID: fmt/88 MIME: image/vnd.zbrush.pcx
Family
Classification	Image (Raster)
Disclosure
Description	PCX (Personal Computer eXchange) is a type of lossless bitmap image format first released in 1985 and last updated in 1991. This record describes the third version of the format released in 1988. PCX was a popular format among users of MS-DOS operating system and other IBM PC compatibles. It is native image file format for DOS-based program PC Paintbrush from ZSoft Corporation. PC Paintbrush was licensed to Microsoft and evolved into the Paint/Paintbrush application included with Windows operating system. The versions of Windows 3.0 through Windows 95, support the PCX format. The format has since been succeeded by other lossless image formats, such as GIF, BMP, JPEG, and PNG.
Orientation	Binary
Byte order	Little-endian (Intel)
Related file formats	Is previous version of PCX (4) Is subsequent version of PCX (2)
Technical Environment
Released
Supported until
Format Risk
Developed by	None.
Supported by	None.
Source	Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
Source date	11 Mar 2005
Source description
Last updated	29 Apr 2022
Note	https://web.archive.org/web/20150424232312/http://web.archive.org/web/20100206055706/http://www.qzx.com/pc-gpe/pcx.txt http://formats.kaitai.io/pcx/index.html http://fileformats.archiveteam.org/wiki/PCX