diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 5059a413..284094c9 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -425,6 +425,8 @@ add_subdirectory(apps/livox_mid_360_intrinsic_calibration)
 add_subdirectory(apps/single_session_manual_coloring)
 add_subdirectory(apps/concatenate_multi_livox)
 add_subdirectory(apps/laz_to_ply)
+add_subdirectory(apps/laz_to_pcd)
+
  
 # CPack configuration
 set(CPACK_PACKAGE_NAME "hd_mapping")
diff --git a/apps/laz_to_pcd/CMakeLists.txt b/apps/laz_to_pcd/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ed6bf0ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/laz_to_pcd/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.15.0)
+
+project(laz_to_pcd)
+
+add_executable(laz_to_pcd laz_to_pcd.cpp)
+target_link_libraries(laz_to_pcd PRIVATE ${PLATFORM_LASZIP_LIB})
+target_include_directories(laz_to_pcd PRIVATE ${LASZIP_INCLUDE_DIR}/LASzip/include ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/include)
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diff --git a/apps/laz_to_pcd/laz_to_pcd.cpp b/apps/laz_to_pcd/laz_to_pcd.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ad5c0e5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/laz_to_pcd/laz_to_pcd.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,145 @@
+#include <laszip/laszip_api.h>
+
+#include <cassert>
+#include <cstdio>
+#include <cstring>
+#include <filesystem>
+#include <fstream>
+#include <iostream>
+#include <limits>
+#include <span>
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
+namespace fs = std::filesystem;
+
+bool check_path_ext(const char* path, const char* ext)
+{
+    return std::filesystem::path(path).extension() == ext;
+}
+
+bool convert_and_save(const char* from, const char* to)
+{
+    laszip_POINTER laszip_reader = nullptr;
+    if (laszip_create(&laszip_reader))
+    {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    laszip_BOOL is_compressed = 0;
+    if (laszip_open_reader(laszip_reader, from, &is_compressed))
+    {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    laszip_header* header = nullptr;
+    if (laszip_get_header_pointer(laszip_reader, &header))
+    {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    laszip_point* point = nullptr;
+    if (laszip_get_point_pointer(header, &point))
+    {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    laszip_I64 point_count = header->number_of_point_records ? header->number_of_point_records : header->extended_number_of_point_records;
+
+    const size_t PointSizeBytes = sizeof(float) * 4 + sizeof(double); // x,y,z,intensity,timestamp
+
+    std::vector<uint8_t> pointsBinary(point_count * PointSizeBytes);
+
+    laszip_I64 point_read_count = 0;
+
+    while (point_read_count < point_count)
+    {
+        if (laszip_read_point(header))
+        {
+            return false;
+        }
+        uint8_t* pointDataPtr = pointsBinary.data() + point_read_count * PointSizeBytes;
+        uint8_t* pointerTimstamp = pointDataPtr + sizeof(float) * 4;
+        uint8_t* pointDataEndPtr = pointDataPtr + PointSizeBytes;
+
+        std::span<float> xyzi(reinterpret_cast<float*>(pointDataPtr), 3);
+        xyzi[0] = static_cast<float>(header->x_offset + header->x_scale_factor * static_cast<double>(point->X));
+        xyzi[1] = static_cast<float>(header->y_offset + header->x_scale_factor * static_cast<double>(point->Y));
+        xyzi[2] = static_cast<float>(header->z_offset + header->x_scale_factor * static_cast<double>(point->Z));
+        xyzi[3] = static_cast<float>(point->intensity);
+        const double ts = point->gps_time;
+        memcpy(pointerTimstamp, &ts, sizeof(double));
+        point_read_count++;
+    }
+
+    if (std::ofstream to_file = std::ofstream(to, std::ios::out | std::ios::binary))
+    {
+        to_file << "# .PCD v0.7\n";
+        to_file << "VERSION 0.7\n";
+        to_file << "FIELDS x y z intensity timestamp\n";
+        to_file << "SIZE 4 4 4 4 8\n";
+        to_file << "TYPE F F F F F\n";
+        to_file << "COUNT 1 1 1 1 1\n";
+        to_file << "WIDTH " << point_count << "\n";
+        to_file << "HEIGHT 1\n";
+        to_file << "VIEWPOINT 0 0 0 1 0 0 0\n";
+        to_file << "POINTS " << point_count << "\n";
+        to_file << "DATA binary\n";
+
+        to_file.write((const char*)pointsBinary.data(), pointsBinary.size());
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+int main(const int argc, const char** argv)
+{
+    const int expected_argc = 3;
+
+    const char* expected_laz_extension = ".laz";
+    const char* expected_ply_extension = ".pcd";
+
+    if (argc != expected_argc)
+    {
+        std::fprintf(stderr, "Invalid argument count. Got %d expected %d.\n", argc, expected_argc);
+        std::fprintf(stderr, "Usage : %s </PATH/FROM/POINT/CLOUD.laz> </PATH/TO/POINT/CLOUD.pcd>\n", argv[0]);
+
+        return EXIT_FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    const char* from = argv[1];
+    const char* to = argv[2];
+
+    if (!check_path_ext(from, expected_laz_extension))
+    {
+        std::fprintf(stderr, "Invalid extension for input file %s - expected %s\n", from, expected_laz_extension);
+
+        return EXIT_FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    if (!check_path_ext(to, expected_ply_extension))
+    {
+        std::fprintf(stderr, "Invalid extension for output file %s - expected %s\n", from, expected_ply_extension);
+
+        return EXIT_FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    if (!std::filesystem::exists(from))
+    {
+        std::fprintf(stderr, "Input file %s - does not exist\n", from);
+
+        return EXIT_FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    if (!convert_and_save(from, to))
+    {
+        std::fprintf(stderr, "Conversion from %s to  %s failed\n", from, to);
+
+        return EXIT_FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    return EXIT_SUCCESS;
+}
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diff --git a/core/include/exportPcd.h b/core/include/exportPcd.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b