BIN to PCX Converter

Convert MacBinary font files to PCX image format

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Legacy Compatible

PCX has been around since the early PC era. Converting BIN to PCX creates images that work with classic applications and systems.

Simple and Quick

No accounts, no installs. The BIN to PCX converter is available instantly in your browser — upload, convert, and download.

Safe Processing

Your BIN file is deleted from servers immediately after conversion. PCX results are automatically removed within 24 hours.

How to convert BIN to PCX

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Select files from Computer, Google Drive, Dropbox, URL or by dragging it on the page.

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Choose pcx or any other format you need as a result (more than 200 formats supported)

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Let the file convert and you can download your pcx file right afterwards

About formats

BIN refers to MacBinary-encoded font files, a transfer format that preserves classic Macintosh file system features when moving data across platforms. Classic Mac OS stored fonts using the resource fork — a secondary data stream invisible to non-Mac systems — which meant that simply copying a Mac font to a Windows PC or Unix server would strip the actual font data entirely. MacBinary solves this by combining both the data fork and resource fork into a single flat file with a 128-byte header containing the original HFS metadata. In the font context, BIN files typically wrap TrueType suitcase fonts, PostScript Type 1 LWFN outline files, or bitmap NFNT font resources. The format was first specified in 1985 by Dennis Brothers and collaborators from the early Mac community, with MacBinary II following around 1987 and MacBinary III arriving in 1996 to support longer filenames. A key advantage is lossless preservation: every byte of the original Mac font file survives intact through email, FTP, or cross-platform file sharing, including creator and type codes that identify the font format. The single-file packaging is another practical strength — rather than dealing with separate data and resource streams, users and automated systems handle one portable container. Although modern macOS has moved away from resource forks and Mac fonts now typically ship as OTF, TTF, or DFONT files, BIN remains important for accessing archived font collections from the classic Mac era.
Developer: Dennis Brothers
Initial release: 1985
PCX (PiCture eXchange) is a raster image format created by ZSoft Corporation in 1985 as the native format of their PC Paintbrush application, one of the first painting programs for IBM PC compatibles. The format uses a simple run-length encoding (RLE) compression scheme that works by replacing consecutive identical pixel values with a count-value pair, achieving modest compression on images with large areas of uniform color. A PCX file consists of a 128-byte header (specifying dimensions, color depth, palette information, DPI, and encoding method), the RLE-compressed pixel data organized in scan-line order, and an optional 256-color palette appended after the image data. The format evolved through several versions supporting increasing color depths: 1-bit monochrome, 4-bit (16 colors), 8-bit (256 colors), and 24-bit true color using multiple color planes. PCX became one of the most popular image formats during the DOS era, widely supported by paint programs, word processors, desktop publishers, and early games throughout the late 1980s and early 1990s. One advantage was broad DOS-era software compatibility — PCX served as a practical interchange format when competing programs used proprietary raster formats. The simplicity of RLE decoding is another strength, requiring minimal CPU and memory resources ideal for the hardware of that period. While PNG, JPEG, and other modern formats have replaced PCX in contemporary use, the format remains encountered in legacy archives and retro computing contexts.
Developer: ZSoft Corporation
Initial release: 1985

Frequently Asked Questions

Why convert BIN to PCX?

PCX is a classic raster format with RLE compression. Converting BIN to PCX is useful for legacy applications and retro computing.

How to open PCX files?

PCX opens in IrfanView, XnView, GIMP, Photoshop, and many other image editors. Windows Paint in older versions also supports PCX.

Is PCX still relevant today?

PCX is mainly used in legacy systems and retro computing environments. For modern workflows, PNG or JPG are typically better choices.

Does the conversion happen online?

Yes — everything runs on Convertio cloud servers. No desktop software needed — just your browser and an internet connection.

Can I convert several BIN files at once?

Yes, batch conversion is supported. Upload multiple BIN files and convert them all to PCX simultaneously on Convertio.

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