convert2bp: A 2bp to bmp converter

I think a thread is warranted, here's a first release of my quickly assembled weekend project,

It does exactly one thing, converting 2bp files to BMP files. (4bpp bmp files with a palette of 4 colors to be exact)

usage: convert2bp [-h] [-v] [-o OUTPUTFILE] [-f] [INPUTFILE]

It's written in node.js, but I built executables without dependencies for anyone who wants to try. (They're huge since they contain the entire node.js runtime, but it works)

Sources (very unorganized): https://github.com/karpour/convert2bp

Windows EXE: https://www.dropbox.com/s/28hhkua10ts9yb4/convert2bp-win.zip?dl=0

Linux binary: https://www.dropbox.com/s/ragxzcledubbcg9/convert2bp-linux.zip?dl=0

If anyone is brave enough to test it, let me know if there are any files where there are issues, as I don't have a lot of 2bp files to test with

This was more of a project to get familiar with piping data and getting familiar with the 2bp format, and obviously this is not really the best way to write a CLI app. The library I made for parsing is in js though, so it can be embedded into websites!
So what you could do is embed a little script into pages that use 2bp images (like the welcome page of Pocket IE 1.0) that converts 2bp to bmp while the page loads!

I get a chance I may work up some 2bps and give it a whirl but I am a little confused about why I would want to use a format not native to win ce? To be honest, referencing my 360LX thread, so far 256 color gifs seem anecdotally to be giving the me the best visual experience.

Good job!
From what I remember, very old WinCE devices used 2bp primarily, so I think this is a neat tool that could prove useful in porting or hacking old CE software.

Yes - Windows CE 1.0 devices didn't support BMP's. Copying BMP's from the device to your PC or vice versa would be converted using Handheld PC Explorer.