diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index 2e8ac897..40851abd 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-2024-06- - 0.25.3
+2024-06-05 - 0.25.3
 ----------
 - added gpujpeg_color_space_by_name
+- addeg gpujpeg_print_pixel_format
 
 2024-04-09 - 0.25.2
 ----------
diff --git a/libgpujpeg/gpujpeg_common.h b/libgpujpeg/gpujpeg_common.h
index 8b3a5399..cc9de122 100644
--- a/libgpujpeg/gpujpeg_common.h
+++ b/libgpujpeg/gpujpeg_common.h
@@ -629,6 +629,9 @@ gpujpeg_color_space_get_name(enum gpujpeg_color_space color_space);
 GPUJPEG_API enum gpujpeg_pixel_format
 gpujpeg_pixel_format_by_name(const char *name);
 
+GPUJPEG_API void
+gpujpeg_print_pixel_formats();
+
 /** Returns color space by string name */
 GPUJPEG_API enum gpujpeg_color_space
 gpujpeg_color_space_by_name(const char *name);
diff --git a/src/gpujpeg_common.c b/src/gpujpeg_common.c
index 5eea3b83..03886c5c 100644
--- a/src/gpujpeg_common.c
+++ b/src/gpujpeg_common.c
@@ -1894,9 +1894,21 @@ gpujpeg_pixel_format_by_name(const char *name)
             return gpujpeg_pixel_format_desc[i].pixel_format;
         }
     }
+    if (strcmp(name, "help") == 0) {
+        gpujpeg_print_pixel_formats();
+    }
     return GPUJPEG_PIXFMT_NONE;
 }
 
+void
+gpujpeg_print_pixel_formats(void)
+{
+    printf("                          u8 (grayscale)          420-u8-p0p1p2 (planar 4:2:0)\n"
+           "                          422-u8-p1020 (eg. UYVY) 422-u8-p0p1p2 (planar 4:2:2)\n"
+           "                          444-u8-p012 (eg. RGB)   444-u8-p0p1p2 (planar 4:4:4)\n"
+           "                          4444-u8-p0123 (RGBA)\n");
+}
+
 enum gpujpeg_color_space
 gpujpeg_color_space_by_name(const char* name)
 {
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 2ec02e57..8dc10a1c 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -43,15 +43,6 @@
 
 #define USE_IF_NOT_NULL_ELSE(cond, alt_val) (cond) ? (cond) : (alt_val)
 
-static void
-print_pixel_formats(void)
-{
-    printf("                          u8 (grayscale)          420-u8-p0p1p2 (planar 4:2:0)\n"
-           "                          422-u8-p1020 (eg. UYVY) 422-u8-p0p1p2 (planar 4:2:2)\n"
-           "                          444-u8-p012 (eg. RGB)   444-u8-p0p1p2 (planar 4:4:4)\n"
-           "                          4444-u8-p0123 (RGBA)\n");
-}
-
 static void
 print_help(void)
 {
@@ -64,7 +55,7 @@ print_help(void)
     printf("   -s, --size             set input image size in pixels, e.g. 1920x1080\n"
            "   -f, --pixel-format     set input/output image pixel format, one of the\n"
            "                          following (example in parenthesis):\n");
-    print_pixel_formats();
+    gpujpeg_print_pixel_formats();
     printf("\n"
            "   -c, --colorspace       set input/output image colorspace, e.g. rgb, ycbcr-jpeg (full\n"
            "                          range BT.601), ycbcr-bt601 (limited 601), ycbcr-bt709 (limited)\n"
@@ -217,7 +208,7 @@ parse_pixel_format(const char *arg)
 {
     if (strcmp(arg, "help") == 0) {
         printf("Available pixel formats:\n");
-        print_pixel_formats();
+        gpujpeg_print_pixel_formats();
         return GPUJPEG_PIXFMT_NONE;
     }
     const enum gpujpeg_pixel_format ret = gpujpeg_pixel_format_by_name(arg);