Free PCX to PNG Converter: No Sign-up, Files Never Uploaded
This free PCX to PNG converter runs entirely on your device. You do not need an account or a login, and your files are never uploaded, so they never leave your browser.
The picture is decoded into pixels and encoded again as PNG, one file at a time, on your own processor.
This pair runs on code that is already in the page, so there is no extra engine to download.
- Free
- No sign-up
- Never uploaded
- No watermark
Your files are converted on your device and never uploaded.
How to convert
- Add your PCX files by dragging them onto the converter or by using the file picker.
- Check that PNG is the selected target format; it is already chosen on this page.
- Open the options if you want to change quality, size and background colour, or keep the defaults.
- Press Convert and watch the progress shown for each file.
- Download each result, or take them all together as one ZIP when you converted several files.
Features
- Reads .pcx and writes .png.
- Free, with no watermark added to the result.
- No sign-up and no login.
- Your files are never uploaded and never leave your device.
- Batch conversion with a ZIP download for several results.
- The input is recognised by its content, not only by its file name.
- PNG keeps transparency where the source has it.
Supported formats
About the formats
About PCX
Legacy format from ZSoft’s PC Paintbrush, popular in the 1980s and 1990s.
Uses run-length compression.
About PNG
Lossless raster format with a full alpha (transparency) channel.
Best for screenshots, logos and graphics with sharp edges and flat colour.
Created in the mid-1990s as a patent-free replacement for GIF.
PCX vs PNG
PCX uses lossless compression; PNG uses lossless compression.
PCX does not support transparency, and PNG does.
PCX files use the .pcx extension and PNG files use .png, so the converted file gets a new name with the new extension.
Privacy: how it works
- Your PCX files stay on your device. The page reads each file with the browser's file API, converts it with code running in the tab, and hands the result back as a download. No upload happens, so there is no copy of your file on our servers to protect, delete or leak.
- There is nothing to sign up for and no login. The converter does not ask for an email address, and it does not need to know who you are to do its job.
- You can check the claim yourself: open your browser developer tools, watch the Network tab while a file converts, and you will see no request that carries your file.
Tips
- Keep your original file. A lossy format cannot be turned back into the exact original pixels.
- Pick the quality setting by looking at the result, not by guessing: a lower value gives a smaller file and a visible loss of detail.
- Convert logos and screenshots to a lossless format, and photographs to a lossy one, to keep file sizes sensible.
- Resize before converting when the picture is much larger than where you will use it.
- This page converts one way only; PNG files cannot be turned back into PCX here.
Frequently asked questions
Is it really free?
Yes. There is no price, no trial, no credit card and no watermark added to your results. Ulkaa Tool does the conversion with your own device, so there is no server bill to pass on to you.
Are my files uploaded?
No. Your PCX files are read and converted inside your browser and are never sent to Ulkaa or to anyone else. The result is created on your device and you save it from there.
Do I need an account?
No. There is no sign-up and no login. Open the page, add your files and convert. An Ulkaa account is not needed for anything on this tool.
Is there a file size limit?
No limit is set by us. The real limit is your device: the conversion uses your own memory and processor, so very large files can be slow, and a very big batch may need to be split into smaller runs.
What is the difference between PCX and PNG?
PCX uses lossless compression; PNG uses lossless compression. PCX does not support transparency, and PNG does. PCX files use the .pcx extension and PNG files use .png, so the converted file gets a new name with the new extension.
Can I convert many PCX files at once?
Yes. Add as many files as your device can handle. Each one is converted on its own and you can download them one by one or as a single ZIP.
Will anything be lost when I convert PCX to PNG?
The converter keeps the content of the file. Check the result once, since small differences in metadata or colour handling can happen between formats.
Can I convert PNG back to PCX?
Not on this page. This conversion goes one way. Open the PNG page to see which formats it can be converted to.