diff --git a/Source/utils/cel_to_clx.cpp b/Source/utils/cel_to_clx.cpp
index 30d381f06..385b8f0c6 100644
--- a/Source/utils/cel_to_clx.cpp
+++ b/Source/utils/cel_to_clx.cpp
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #include "appfat.h"
+#include "utils/clx_write.hpp"
 #include "utils/endian.hpp"
 
 namespace devilution {
@@ -27,75 +28,6 @@ constexpr uint8_t GetCelTransparentWidth(uint8_t control)
 	return -static_cast<int8_t>(control);
 }
 
-void AppendCl2TransparentRun(unsigned width, std::vector<uint8_t> &out)
-{
-	while (width >= 0x7F) {
-		out.push_back(0x7F);
-		width -= 0x7F;
-	}
-	if (width == 0)
-		return;
-	out.push_back(width);
-}
-
-void AppendCl2FillRun(uint8_t color, unsigned width, std::vector<uint8_t> &out)
-{
-	while (width >= 0x3F) {
-		out.push_back(0x80);
-		out.push_back(color);
-		width -= 0x3F;
-	}
-	if (width == 0)
-		return;
-	out.push_back(0xBF - width);
-	out.push_back(color);
-}
-
-void AppendCl2PixelsRun(const uint8_t *src, unsigned width, std::vector<uint8_t> &out)
-{
-	while (width >= 0x41) {
-		out.push_back(0xBF);
-		for (size_t i = 0; i < 0x41; ++i)
-			out.push_back(src[i]);
-		width -= 0x41;
-		src += 0x41;
-	}
-	if (width == 0)
-		return;
-	out.push_back(256 - width);
-	for (size_t i = 0; i < width; ++i)
-		out.push_back(src[i]);
-}
-
-void AppendCl2PixelsOrFillRun(const uint8_t *src, unsigned length, std::vector<uint8_t> &out)
-{
-	const uint8_t *begin = src;
-	const uint8_t *prevColorBegin = src;
-	unsigned prevColorRunLength = 1;
-	uint8_t prevColor = *src++;
-	while (--length > 0) {
-		const uint8_t color = *src;
-		if (prevColor == color) {
-			++prevColorRunLength;
-		} else {
-			// A tunable parameter that decides at which minimum length we encode a fill run.
-			// 3 appears to be optimal for most of our data (much better than 2, rarely very slightly worse than 4).
-			constexpr unsigned MinFillRunLength = 3;
-			if (prevColorRunLength >= MinFillRunLength) {
-				AppendCl2PixelsRun(begin, prevColorBegin - begin, out);
-				AppendCl2FillRun(prevColor, prevColorRunLength, out);
-				begin = src;
-			}
-			prevColorBegin = src;
-			prevColorRunLength = 1;
-			prevColor = color;
-		}
-		++src;
-	}
-	AppendCl2PixelsRun(begin, prevColorBegin - begin, out);
-	AppendCl2FillRun(prevColor, prevColorRunLength, out);
-}
-
 } // namespace
 
 OwnedClxSpriteListOrSheet CelToClx(const uint8_t *data, size_t size, PointerOrValue<uint16_t> widthOrWidths)
diff --git a/Source/utils/clx_write.hpp b/Source/utils/clx_write.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..921768042
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Source/utils/clx_write.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <cstddef>
+#include <cstdint>
+#include <vector>
+
+namespace devilution {
+
+inline void AppendCl2TransparentRun(unsigned width, std::vector<uint8_t> &out)
+{
+	while (width >= 0x7F) {
+		out.push_back(0x7F);
+		width -= 0x7F;
+	}
+	if (width == 0)
+		return;
+	out.push_back(width);
+}
+
+inline void AppendCl2FillRun(uint8_t color, unsigned width, std::vector<uint8_t> &out)
+{
+	while (width >= 0x3F) {
+		out.push_back(0x80);
+		out.push_back(color);
+		width -= 0x3F;
+	}
+	if (width == 0)
+		return;
+	out.push_back(0xBF - width);
+	out.push_back(color);
+}
+
+inline void AppendCl2PixelsRun(const uint8_t *src, unsigned width, std::vector<uint8_t> &out)
+{
+	while (width >= 0x41) {
+		out.push_back(0xBF);
+		for (size_t i = 0; i < 0x41; ++i)
+			out.push_back(src[i]);
+		width -= 0x41;
+		src += 0x41;
+	}
+	if (width == 0)
+		return;
+	out.push_back(256 - width);
+	for (size_t i = 0; i < width; ++i)
+		out.push_back(src[i]);
+}
+
+inline void AppendCl2PixelsOrFillRun(const uint8_t *src, unsigned length, std::vector<uint8_t> &out)
+{
+	const uint8_t *begin = src;
+	const uint8_t *prevColorBegin = src;
+	unsigned prevColorRunLength = 1;
+	uint8_t prevColor = *src++;
+	while (--length > 0) {
+		const uint8_t color = *src;
+		if (prevColor == color) {
+			++prevColorRunLength;
+		} else {
+			// A tunable parameter that decides at which minimum length we encode a fill run.
+			// 3 appears to be optimal for most of our data (much better than 2, rarely very slightly worse than 4).
+			constexpr unsigned MinFillRunLength = 3;
+			if (prevColorRunLength >= MinFillRunLength) {
+				AppendCl2PixelsRun(begin, prevColorBegin - begin, out);
+				AppendCl2FillRun(prevColor, prevColorRunLength, out);
+				begin = src;
+			}
+			prevColorBegin = src;
+			prevColorRunLength = 1;
+			prevColor = color;
+		}
+		++src;
+	}
+	AppendCl2PixelsRun(begin, prevColorBegin - begin, out);
+	AppendCl2FillRun(prevColor, prevColorRunLength, out);
+}
+
+} // namespace devilution
diff --git a/Source/utils/pcx_to_clx.cpp b/Source/utils/pcx_to_clx.cpp
index 961e53c44..a1130cc85 100644
--- a/Source/utils/pcx_to_clx.cpp
+++ b/Source/utils/pcx_to_clx.cpp
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include <vector>
 
 #include "appfat.h"
+#include "utils/clx_write.hpp"
 #include "utils/endian.hpp"
 #include "utils/pcx.hpp"
 #include "utils/stdcompat/cstddef.hpp"
@@ -25,75 +26,6 @@ namespace devilution {
 
 namespace {
 
-void AppendCl2TransparentRun(unsigned width, std::vector<uint8_t> &out)
-{
-	while (width >= 0x7F) {
-		out.push_back(0x7F);
-		width -= 0x7F;
-	}
-	if (width == 0)
-		return;
-	out.push_back(width);
-}
-
-void AppendCl2FillRun(uint8_t color, unsigned width, std::vector<uint8_t> &out)
-{
-	while (width >= 0x3F) {
-		out.push_back(0x80);
-		out.push_back(color);
-		width -= 0x3F;
-	}
-	if (width == 0)
-		return;
-	out.push_back(0xBF - width);
-	out.push_back(color);
-}
-
-void AppendCl2PixelsRun(const uint8_t *src, unsigned width, std::vector<uint8_t> &out)
-{
-	while (width >= 0x41) {
-		out.push_back(0xBF);
-		for (size_t i = 0; i < 0x41; ++i)
-			out.push_back(src[i]);
-		width -= 0x41;
-		src += 0x41;
-	}
-	if (width == 0)
-		return;
-	out.push_back(256 - width);
-	for (size_t i = 0; i < width; ++i)
-		out.push_back(src[i]);
-}
-
-void AppendCl2PixelsOrFillRun(const uint8_t *src, unsigned length, std::vector<uint8_t> &out)
-{
-	const uint8_t *begin = src;
-	const uint8_t *prevColorBegin = src;
-	unsigned prevColorRunLength = 1;
-	uint8_t prevColor = *src++;
-	while (--length > 0) {
-		const uint8_t color = *src;
-		if (prevColor == color) {
-			++prevColorRunLength;
-		} else {
-			// A tunable parameter that decides at which minimum length we encode a fill run.
-			// 3 appears to be optimal for most of our data (much better than 2, rarely very slightly worse than 4).
-			constexpr unsigned MinFillRunLength = 3;
-			if (prevColorRunLength >= MinFillRunLength) {
-				AppendCl2PixelsRun(begin, prevColorBegin - begin, out);
-				AppendCl2FillRun(prevColor, prevColorRunLength, out);
-				begin = src;
-			}
-			prevColorBegin = src;
-			prevColorRunLength = 1;
-			prevColor = color;
-		}
-		++src;
-	}
-	AppendCl2PixelsRun(begin, prevColorBegin - begin, out);
-	AppendCl2FillRun(prevColor, prevColorRunLength, out);
-}
-
 size_t GetReservationSize(size_t pcxSize)
 {
 	// For the most part, CL2 is smaller than PCX, with a few exceptions.