diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b97c5e300..085291fd1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ It also features a QR Code reader based on a [PHP port](https://github.com/khana
   - String types: JSON, plain text, etc.
   - Encapsulated Postscript (EPS)
   - PDF via [FPDF](https://github.com/setasign/fpdf)
+  - Portable Bitmap ([PBM](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netpbm))
 - QR Code reader (via GD and ImageMagick)
 
 
diff --git a/docs/Usage/Overview.md b/docs/Usage/Overview.md
index fbbc6467e..e80a81e67 100644
--- a/docs/Usage/Overview.md
+++ b/docs/Usage/Overview.md
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ It also features a QR Code reader based on a [PHP port](https://github.com/khana
   - String types: JSON, plain text, etc.
   - Encapsulated Postscript (EPS)
   - PDF via [FPDF](https://github.com/setasign/fpdf)
+  - Portable Bitmap ([PBM](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netpbm))
 - QR Code reader (via GD and ImageMagick)
 
 
diff --git a/src/Output/QRNetpbmBitmapAbstract.php b/src/Output/QRNetpbmBitmapAbstract.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7ce4ab818
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Output/QRNetpbmBitmapAbstract.php
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Class QRPbm
+ *
+ * @created      11.12.2025
+ * @author       wgevaert
+ * @copyright    2025 wgevaert
+ * @license      MIT
+ */
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace chillerlan\QRCode\Output;
+
+use chillerlan\QRCode\Output\QROutputAbstract;
+use UnexpectedValueException;
+
+abstract class QRNetpbmBitmapAbstract extends QROutputAbstract {
+	public const MIME_TYPE = 'image/x-portable-bitmap';
+
+	protected function prepareModuleValue( mixed $value ): mixed {
+		if ( !is_bool( $value ) ) {
+			throw new UnexpectedValueException( 'Expected boolean module value' );
+		}
+		return $value;
+	}
+
+	protected function getDefaultModuleValue( bool $isDark ): bool {
+		return $isDark;
+	}
+
+	public static function moduleValueIsValid( mixed $value ): bool {
+		return is_bool( $value );
+	}
+
+	abstract protected function getHeader(): string;
+
+	protected function getBody(): string {
+		$body = '';
+		foreach ($this->matrix->getBooleanMatrix() as $row) {
+			$line = '';
+			foreach ($row as $isDark) {
+				$line .= str_repeat( $isDark ? '1' : '0', $this->scale );
+			}
+			$line .= "\n";
+			$body .= str_repeat( $line, $this->scale );
+		}
+		return trim($body,"\n");
+	}
+
+	public function dump( string|null $file = null ): mixed {
+		$qrString = $this->getHeader()."\n"
+                    .$this->length.' '.$this->length."\n".$this->getBody();
+
+		$this->saveToFile( $qrString, $file );
+
+		if ( $this->options->outputBase64 ) {
+			$qrString = $this->toBase64DataURI( $qrString );
+		}
+
+		return $qrString;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/Output/QRNetpbmBitmapAscii.php b/src/Output/QRNetpbmBitmapAscii.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ad4217735
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Output/QRNetpbmBitmapAscii.php
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Class QRPbm
+ *
+ * @created      11.12.2025
+ * @author       wgevaert
+ * @copyright    2025 wgevaert
+ * @license      MIT
+ */
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace chillerlan\QRCode\Output;
+
+use chillerlan\QRCode\Output\QRNetpbmBitmapAbstract;
+
+class QRNetpbmBitmapAscii extends QRNetpbmBitmapAbstract {
+	protected function getHeader(): string {
+		return 'P1';
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/Output/QRNetpbmBitmapBinary.php b/src/Output/QRNetpbmBitmapBinary.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0cf74d493
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Output/QRNetpbmBitmapBinary.php
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Class QRPbm
+ *
+ * @created      11.12.2025
+ * @author       wgevaert
+ * @copyright    2025 wgevaert
+ * @license      MIT
+ */
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace chillerlan\QRCode\Output;
+
+use chillerlan\QRCode\Output\QRNetpbmBitmapAbstract;
+
+class QRNetpbmBitmapBinary extends QRNetpbmBitmapAbstract {
+	protected function getHeader(): string {
+		return 'P4';
+	}
+
+	protected function getBody(): string {
+		$asciiBody = parent::getBody();
+		$body = '';
+		foreach (explode("\n", $asciiBody) as $row) {
+			$body .= $this->asciiBinToBinary( $row );
+		}
+		return $body;
+	}
+
+	private function asciiBinToBinary( string $asciiBin ): string {
+		$binaryString = '';
+		foreach(str_split( $asciiBin, 8 ) as $currentChunk) {
+			$currentChunk = str_pad( $currentChunk, 8, '0' );
+			$binaryString .= pack( 'C', bindec( $currentChunk ) );
+		}
+		return $binaryString;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/tests/Output/QRNetpbmBitmapAsciiTest.php b/tests/Output/QRNetpbmBitmapAsciiTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8fedfedc2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Output/QRNetpbmBitmapAsciiTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Class QRPbmTest
+ *
+ * @created      11.12.2025
+ * @author       wgevaert
+ * @copyright    2025 wgevaert
+ * @license      MIT
+ */
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace chillerlan\QRCodeTest\Output;
+
+use chillerlan\QRCode\QROptions;
+use chillerlan\QRCode\Data\QRMatrix;
+use chillerlan\QRCode\Output\{QROutputInterface, QRNetpbmBitmapAscii};
+use chillerlan\Settings\SettingsContainerInterface;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\Test;
+
+/**
+ * Tests the QRNetpbmBitmapAscii output class
+ */
+final class QRNetpbmBitmapAsciiTest extends QROutputTestAbstract {
+
+	protected function getOutputInterface(
+		SettingsContainerInterface|QROptions $options,
+		QRMatrix                             $matrix,
+	):QROutputInterface{
+		return new QRNetpbmBitmapAscii($options, $matrix);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @phpstan-return array<string, array{0: mixed, 1: bool}>
+	 */
+	public static function moduleValueProvider():array{
+		return [
+			'invalid: wrong type: array' => [[], false],
+			'invalid: wrong type: string' => ['abc', false],
+			'valid: true' => [true, true],
+			'valid: false' => [false, true],
+		];
+	}
+
+	#[Test]
+	public function setModuleValues():void{
+			$this->options->moduleValues = [
+				// data
+				QRMatrix::M_DATA_DARK => true,
+				QRMatrix::M_DATA      => false,
+			];
+
+			$this->outputInterface = $this->getOutputInterface($this->options, $this->matrix);
+			$data = $this->outputInterface->dump();
+
+			$this::assertStringContainsString('1', $data);
+			$this::assertStringContainsString('0', $data);
+	}
+}
diff --git a/tests/Output/QRNetpbmBitmapBinaryTest.php b/tests/Output/QRNetpbmBitmapBinaryTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8a74cb0a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Output/QRNetpbmBitmapBinaryTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Class QRPbmTest
+ *
+ * @created      11.12.2025
+ * @author       wgevaert
+ * @copyright    2025 wgevaert
+ * @license      MIT
+ */
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace chillerlan\QRCodeTest\Output;
+
+use chillerlan\QRCode\QROptions;
+use chillerlan\QRCode\Data\QRMatrix;
+use chillerlan\QRCode\Output\{QROutputInterface, QRNetpbmBitmapBinary};
+use chillerlan\Settings\SettingsContainerInterface;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\Test;
+
+/**
+ * Tests the QRNetpbmBitmapBinary output class
+ */
+final class QRNetpbmBitmapBinaryTest extends QROutputTestAbstract {
+
+	protected function getOutputInterface(
+		SettingsContainerInterface|QROptions $options,
+		QRMatrix                             $matrix,
+	):QROutputInterface{
+		return new QRNetpbmBitmapBinary($options, $matrix);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @phpstan-return array<string, array{0: mixed, 1: bool}>
+	 */
+	public static function moduleValueProvider():array{
+		return [
+			'invalid: wrong type: array' => [[], false],
+			'invalid: wrong type: string' => ['abc', false],
+			'valid: true' => [true, true],
+			'valid: false' => [false, true],
+		];
+	}
+
+	#[Test]
+	public function setModuleValues():void{
+		$this->options->moduleValues = [
+			// data
+			QRMatrix::M_DATA_DARK => true,
+			QRMatrix::M_DATA	  => false,
+		];
+
+		$this->outputInterface = $this->getOutputInterface($this->options, $this->matrix);
+		$data = $this->outputInterface->dump();
+
+		$this::assertStringContainsString("\0", $data);
+	}
+}