JPCX is a Java package that provides a way to encode and decode PCX image data. Its main features are fast reading of meta-data by reading minimal data, the ability to read from any InputStream one time or any FileInputStream many times, support for both 8-bit indexed color and 24-bit true-color images, support for encoding and decoding both RLE and uncompressed, and the ability to encode and decode to different target streams easily.