diff --git a/src/pixie.nim b/src/pixie.nim
index a9fac34..7afede4 100644
--- a/src/pixie.nim
+++ b/src/pixie.nim
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 import bumpy, chroma, flatty/binny, os, pixie/common, pixie/contexts,
     pixie/fileformats/bmp, pixie/fileformats/gif, pixie/fileformats/jpg,
-    pixie/fileformats/png, pixie/fileformats/svg, pixie/fonts, pixie/images,
-    pixie/masks, pixie/paints, pixie/paths, strutils, vmath
+    pixie/fileformats/png, pixie/fileformats/qoi, pixie/fileformats/svg,
+    pixie/fonts, pixie/images, pixie/masks, pixie/paints, pixie/paths,
+    strutils, vmath
 
 export bumpy, chroma, common, contexts, fonts, images, masks, paints, paths, vmath
 
 type
   FileFormat* = enum
-    ffPng, ffBmp, ffJpg, ffGif
+    ffPng, ffBmp, ffJpg, ffGif, ffQoi
 
 converter autoStraightAlpha*(c: ColorRGBX): ColorRGBA {.inline, raises: [].} =
   ## Convert a premultiplied alpha RGBA to a straight alpha RGBA.
@@ -30,6 +31,8 @@ proc decodeImage*(data: string | seq[uint8]): Image {.raises: [PixieError].} =
     decodeSvg(data)
   elif data.len > 6 and data.readStr(0, 6) in gifSignatures:
     decodeGif(data)
+  elif data.len > (14+8) and data.readStr(0, 4) == qoiSignature:
+    decodeQoi(data)
   else:
     raise newException(PixieError, "Unsupported image file format")
 
@@ -63,6 +66,8 @@ proc encodeImage*(image: Image, fileFormat: FileFormat): string {.raises: [Pixie
     image.encodeJpg()
   of ffBmp:
     image.encodeBmp()
+  of ffQoi:
+    image.encodeQoi()
   of ffGif:
     raise newException(PixieError, "Unsupported file format")
 
@@ -80,6 +85,7 @@ proc writeFile*(image: Image, filePath: string) {.raises: [PixieError].} =
     of ".png": ffPng
     of ".bmp": ffBmp
     of ".jpg", ".jpeg": ffJpg
+    of ".qoi": ffQoi
     else:
       raise newException(PixieError, "Unsupported file extension")
 
@@ -94,6 +100,7 @@ proc writeFile*(mask: Mask, filePath: string) {.raises: [PixieError].} =
     of ".png": ffPng
     of ".bmp": ffBmp
     of ".jpg", ".jpeg": ffJpg
+    of ".qoi": ffQoi
     else:
       raise newException(PixieError, "Unsupported file extension")
 
diff --git a/src/pixie/fileformats/qoi.nim b/src/pixie/fileformats/qoi.nim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..12a6498
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/pixie/fileformats/qoi.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,209 @@
+import std/endians, chroma, flatty/binny
+import pixie/[common, images, internal]
+
+# See: https://qoiformat.org/qoi-specification.pdf
+
+const
+  qoiSignature* = "qoif"
+  indexLen = 64
+  opRgb = 0b11111110'u8
+  opRgba = 0b11111111'u8
+  opMask2 = 0b11000000'u8
+  opIndex = 0b00000000'u8
+  opDiff = 0b01000000'u8
+  opLuma = 0b10000000'u8
+  opRun = 0b11000000'u8
+
+type
+  Colorspace* = enum sRBG = 0, linear = 1
+  Qoi* = ref object
+    ## Raw QOI image data.
+    data*: seq[ColorRGBA]
+    width*, height*, channels*: int
+    colorspace*: Colorspace
+
+  Index = array[indexLen, ColorRGBA]
+
+func hash(p: ColorRGBA): int =
+  (p.r.int * 3 + p.g.int * 5 + p.b.int * 7 + p.a.int * 11) mod indexLen
+
+func toImage*(qoi: Qoi): Image =
+  ## Converts raw QOI data to `Image`.
+  result = newImage(qoi.width, qoi.height)
+  copyMem(result.data[0].addr, qoi.data[0].addr, qoi.data.len * 4)
+  result.data.toPremultipliedAlpha()
+
+func toQoi*(img: Image; channels: range[3..4]): Qoi =
+  ## Converts an `Image` to raw QOI data.
+  result = Qoi(
+    data: newSeq[ColorRGBA](img.data.len),
+    width: img.width,
+    height: img.height,
+    channels: channels)
+  result.data.toStraightAlpha()
+
+proc decompressQoi*(data: string): Qoi {.raises: [PixieError].} =
+  ## Decompress QOI file format data.
+  if data.len <= 14 or data[0 .. 3] != qoiSignature:
+    raise newException(PixieError, "Invalid QOI header")
+  var
+    width, height: uint32
+    channels, colorspace: uint8
+  block:
+    when cpuEndian == bigEndian:
+      width = data.readUint32(4)
+      height = data.readUint32(8)
+    else:
+      var (wBe, hBe) = (data.readUint32(4), data.readUint32(8))
+      swapEndian32(addr width, addr wBe)
+      swapEndian32(addr height, addr hBe)
+  channels = data.readUint8(12)
+  colorspace = data.readUint8(13)
+  if channels notin {3, 4} or colorspace notin {0, 1}:
+    raise newException(PixieError, "Invalid QOI header")
+  if width.int * height.int > uint32.high.int:
+    raise newException(PixieError, "QOI is too large to decode")
+
+  result = Qoi(
+    data: newSeq[ColorRGBA](int width * height),
+    width: int width,
+    height: int height,
+    channels: int channels,
+    colorspace: Colorspace colorspace)
+
+  var
+    index: Index
+    p = 14
+    run: uint8
+    px = rgba(0, 0, 0, 0xff)
+
+  for dst in result.data.mitems:
+    if p > data.len-8:
+      raise newException(PixieError, "Underrun of QOI decoder")
+    if run > 0:
+      dec(run)
+    else:
+      let b0 = data.readUint8(p)
+      inc(p)
+      case b0
+      of opRgb:
+        px.r = data.readUint8(p+0)
+        px.g = data.readUint8(p+1)
+        px.b = data.readUint8(p+2)
+        inc(p, 3)
+      of opRgba:
+        px.r = data.readUint8(p+0)
+        px.g = data.readUint8(p+1)
+        px.b = data.readUint8(p+2)
+        px.a = data.readUint8(p+3)
+        inc(p, 4)
+      else:
+        case b0 and opMask2
+        of opIndex:
+          px = index[b0]
+        of opDiff:
+          px.r = px.r + uint8((b0 shr 4) and 0x03) - 2
+          px.g = px.g + uint8((b0 shr 2) and 0x03) - 2
+          px.b = px.b + uint8((b0 shr 0) and 0x03) - 2
+        of opLuma:
+          let b1 = data.readUint8(p)
+          inc(p)
+          let vg = (b0.uint8 and 0x3f) - 32
+          px.r = px.r + vg - 8 + ((b1 shr 4) and 0x0f)
+          px.g = px.g + vg
+          px.b = px.b + vg - 8 + ((b1 shr 0) and 0x0f)
+        of opRun:
+          run = b0 and 0x3f
+        else: assert false
+      index[hash(px)] = px
+    dst = px
+  while p < data.len:
+    case data[p]
+    of '\0': discard
+    of '\1': break # ignore trailing data
+    else:
+      raise newException(PixieError, "Invalid QOI padding")
+    inc(p)
+
+proc decodeQoi*(data: string): Image {.raises: [PixieError].} =
+  ## Decodes data in the QOI file format to an `Image`.
+  decompressQoi(data).toImage()
+
+proc decodeQoi*(data: seq[uint8]): Image {.inline, raises: [PixieError].} =
+  ## Decodes data in the QOI file format to an `Image`.
+  decodeQoi(cast[string](data))
+
+proc compressQoi*(qoi: Qoi): string =
+  ## Encodes raw QOI pixels to the QOI file format.
+  result = newStringOfCap(14 + 8 + qoi.data.len * 3)
+    # allocate a buffer 3/4 the size of the pathological encoding
+  result.add(qoiSignature)
+  when cpuEndian == bigEndian:
+    result.addUint32(uint32 qoi.width)
+    result.addUint32(uint32 qoi.height)
+  else:
+    var
+      (wLe, hLe) = (uint32 qoi.width, uint32 qoi.height)
+    result.setLen(12)
+    swapEndian32(addr result[4], addr wLe)
+    swapEndian32(addr result[8], addr hLe)
+  result.addUint8(uint8 qoi.channels)
+  result.addUint8(uint8 qoi.colorspace)
+
+  var
+    index: Index
+    run: uint8
+    pxPrev = rgba(0, 0, 0, 0xff)
+
+  for off, px in qoi.data:
+    if px == pxPrev:
+      inc run
+      if run == 62 or off == qoi.data.high:
+        result.addUint8(opRun or pred(run))
+        reset run
+    else:
+      if run > 0:
+        result.addUint8(opRun or pred(run))
+        reset run
+      let i = hash(px)
+      if index[i] == px: result.addUint8(opIndex or uint8(i))
+      else:
+        index[i] = px
+        if px.a == pxPrev.a:
+          let
+            vr = px.r.int - pxPrev.r.int
+            vg = px.g.int - pxPrev.g.int
+            vb = px.b.int - pxPrev.b.int
+            vgr = vr - vg
+            vgb = vb - vg
+          if (vr > -3) and (vr < 2) and
+              (vg > -3) and (vg < 2) and
+              (vb > -3) and (vb < 2):
+            let b = opDiff or uint8(
+              ((vr + 2) shl 4) or
+              ((vg + 2) shl 2) or
+              ((vb + 2) shl 0))
+            result.addUint8(b)
+          elif vgr > -9 and vgr < 8 and
+              vg > -33 and vg < 32 and
+              vgb > -9 and vgb < 8:
+            result.addUint8(opLuma or uint8(vg + 32))
+            result.addUint8(uint8 ((vgr + 8) shl 4) or (vgb + 8))
+          else:
+            result.addUint8(opRgb)
+            result.addUint8(px.r)
+            result.addUint8(px.g)
+            result.addUint8(px.b)
+        else:
+          result.addUint8(opRgba)
+          result.addUint8(px.r)
+          result.addUint8(px.g)
+          result.addUint8(px.b)
+          result.addUint8(px.a)
+      pxPrev = px
+  for _ in 0..6: result.addUint8(0x00)
+  result.addUint8(0x01)
+
+proc encodeQoi*(img: Image): string {.raises: [].} =
+  ## Encodes an image to the QOI file format.
+  compressQoi(toQoi(img, 4))
diff --git a/tests/all.nim b/tests/all.nim
index e0c13a0..69850f8 100644
--- a/tests/all.nim
+++ b/tests/all.nim
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import
   test_paints,
   test_paths,
   test_png,
+  test_qoi,
   test_svg,
   ../examples/text,
   ../examples/text_spans,
diff --git a/tests/benchmark_qoi.nim b/tests/benchmark_qoi.nim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..616f317
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/benchmark_qoi.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+import benchy, pixie/fileformats/qoi
+
+let data = readFile("tests/fileformats/qoi/testcard_rgba.qoi")
+
+timeIt "pixie decode":
+  keep decodeQOI(data)
diff --git a/tests/fileformats/qoi/testcard.png b/tests/fileformats/qoi/testcard.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8b0cf5f
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diff --git a/tests/fileformats/qoi/testcard.qoi b/tests/fileformats/qoi/testcard.qoi
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d6fccc9
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diff --git a/tests/fileformats/qoi/testcard_rgba.png b/tests/fileformats/qoi/testcard_rgba.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2454247
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diff --git a/tests/fileformats/qoi/testcard_rgba.qoi b/tests/fileformats/qoi/testcard_rgba.qoi
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..997aed4
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diff --git a/tests/fuzz_qoi.nim b/tests/fuzz_qoi.nim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9149822
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fuzz_qoi.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+import std/[random, strformat]
+import pixie/[common, fileformats/qoi]
+
+randomize()
+
+let original = readFile("tests/fileformats/qoi/testcard_rgba.qoi")
+
+for i in 0 ..< 10_000:
+  var data = original
+  let
+    pos = rand(data.len)
+    value = rand(255).char
+  data[pos] = value
+  try:
+    let img = decodeQOI(data)
+    doAssert img.height > 0 and img.width > 0
+  except PixieError:
+    discard
+
+  data = data[0 ..< pos]
+  try:
+    let img = decodeQOI(data)
+    doAssert img.height > 0 and img.width > 0
+  except PixieError:
+    discard
diff --git a/tests/test_qoi.nim b/tests/test_qoi.nim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..90ab472
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_qoi.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import pixie, pixie/fileformats/qoi, pixie/fileformats/png
+
+const tests = ["testcard", "testcard_rgba"]
+
+for name in tests:
+  var input = decodeQoi(readFile("tests/fileformats/qoi/" & name & ".qoi"))
+  var control = decodePng(readFile("tests/fileformats/qoi/" & name & ".png"))
+  doAssert(input.data == control.data, "input mismatch of " & name)
+
+for name in tests:
+  var
+    input: Qoi = decompressQoi(readFile("tests/fileformats/qoi/" & name & ".qoi"))
+    output: Qoi = decompressQoi(compressQoi(input))
+  doAssert(output.data.len == input.data.len)
+  doAssert(output.data == input.data)