# phpman > man > spctoppm(1) > **TLDR:** Convert an Atari compressed Spectrum image to a PPM image. > - Convert an SPC file to a PPM image: `spctoppm {{path/to/input.spc}} > {{path/to/output.ppm}}` *Source: tldr-pages* --- [spctoppm(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/spctoppm/1/markdown) General Commands Manual [spctoppm(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/spctoppm/1/markdown) ## NAME spctoppm - convert an Atari compressed Spectrum file into a portable pixmap ## SYNOPSIS **spctoppm** [_spcfile_] ## DESCRIPTION Reads an Atari compressed Spectrum file as input. Produces a portable pixmap as output. ## SEE ALSO [sputoppm(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/sputoppm/1/markdown), [ppm(5)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/ppm/5/markdown) ## AUTHOR Copyright (C) 1991 by Steve Belczyk () and Jef Poskanzer. 19 July 1990 [spctoppm(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/spctoppm/1/markdown)