diff --git a/PINRemoteImage.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/PINRemoteImage.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index cb0504c2..4ca96d72 100644
--- a/PINRemoteImage.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/PINRemoteImage.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -96,6 +96,8 @@
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 		939546C02220AF84006031BB /* PINRemoteImageManagerConfiguration.h in Headers */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 939546BE2220AF84006031BB /* PINRemoteImageManagerConfiguration.h */; };
 		939546C12220AF84006031BB /* PINRemoteImageManagerConfiguration.m in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 939546BF2220AF84006031BB /* PINRemoteImageManagerConfiguration.m */; };
+		9A079DD826826EFD00F2E70A /* PINImage+AlternativeTypes.m in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 9A079DD726826EFD00F2E70A /* PINImage+AlternativeTypes.m */; };
+		9A079DE1268270F900F2E70A /* PINImage+AlternativeTypes.h in Headers */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 9A079DDB26826F0E00F2E70A /* PINImage+AlternativeTypes.h */; settings = {ATTRIBUTES = (Public, ); }; };
 		9DD47F9D1C699F4B00F12CA0 /* PINButton+PINRemoteImage.m in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 9DD47F991C699F4B00F12CA0 /* PINButton+PINRemoteImage.m */; };
 		9DD47F9F1C699F4B00F12CA0 /* PINImageView+PINRemoteImage.m in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 9DD47F9B1C699F4B00F12CA0 /* PINImageView+PINRemoteImage.m */; };
 		9DD47FA41C699FDC00F12CA0 /* PINImage+DecodedImage.h in Headers */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 9DD47FA01C699FDC00F12CA0 /* PINImage+DecodedImage.h */; };
@@ -252,6 +254,8 @@
 		926E015D1F0DFCAE00874D01 /* PINRequestRetryStrategy.m */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.objc; path = PINRequestRetryStrategy.m; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		939546BE2220AF84006031BB /* PINRemoteImageManagerConfiguration.h */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.h; path = PINRemoteImageManagerConfiguration.h; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		939546BF2220AF84006031BB /* PINRemoteImageManagerConfiguration.m */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.objc; path = PINRemoteImageManagerConfiguration.m; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
+		9A079DD726826EFD00F2E70A /* PINImage+AlternativeTypes.m */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.objc; path = "PINImage+AlternativeTypes.m"; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
+		9A079DDB26826F0E00F2E70A /* PINImage+AlternativeTypes.h */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.h; path = "PINImage+AlternativeTypes.h"; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		9DD47F991C699F4B00F12CA0 /* PINButton+PINRemoteImage.m */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.objc; path = "PINButton+PINRemoteImage.m"; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		9DD47F9B1C699F4B00F12CA0 /* PINImageView+PINRemoteImage.m */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.objc; path = "PINImageView+PINRemoteImage.m"; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		9DD47FA01C699FDC00F12CA0 /* PINImage+DecodedImage.h */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.h; path = "PINImage+DecodedImage.h"; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
@@ -525,6 +529,8 @@
 				686D48CE1ED38FC0003DB4C2 /* PINRemoteImageTask+Subclassing.h */,
 				ACD28EAE81695DDF84BB76B8 /* NSHTTPURLResponse+MaxAge.m */,
 				ACD28A0374E664CFF0BB3297 /* NSHTTPURLResponse+MaxAge.h */,
+				9A079DD726826EFD00F2E70A /* PINImage+AlternativeTypes.m */,
+				9A079DDB26826F0E00F2E70A /* PINImage+AlternativeTypes.h */,
 			);
 			path = Categories;
 			sourceTree = "<group>";
@@ -633,6 +639,7 @@
 				FBC820B22526277E007FD40D /* PINRemoteImageManager.h in Headers */,
 				FBC820A62526277E007FD40D /* PINAnimatedImageView+PINRemoteImage.h in Headers */,
 				FBC820A22526277E007FD40D /* PINProgressiveImage.h in Headers */,
+				9A079DE1268270F900F2E70A /* PINImage+AlternativeTypes.h in Headers */,
 				939546C02220AF84006031BB /* PINRemoteImageManagerConfiguration.h in Headers */,
 				FBC820BA2526277E007FD40D /* PINButton+PINRemoteImage.h in Headers */,
 				FBC820B82526277E007FD40D /* PINRemoteImageMacros.h in Headers */,
@@ -879,6 +886,7 @@
 				9DD47F9D1C699F4B00F12CA0 /* PINButton+PINRemoteImage.m in Sources */,
 				6858C0761C9CC5BA00E420EB /* PINRemoteLock.m in Sources */,
 				F1B919191BCF23C900710963 /* PINRemoteImageManagerResult.m in Sources */,
+				9A079DD826826EFD00F2E70A /* PINImage+AlternativeTypes.m in Sources */,
 				F1B9191D1BCF23C900710963 /* PINRemoteImageTask.m in Sources */,
 				68B1F2821E679D7A00ED87C4 /* PINRemoteImageDownloadQueue.m in Sources */,
 				F1B919011BCF23C900710963 /* NSData+ImageDetectors.m in Sources */,
diff --git a/Source/Classes/Categories/PINImage+AlternativeTypes.h b/Source/Classes/Categories/PINImage+AlternativeTypes.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6ec02167
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Source/Classes/Categories/PINImage+AlternativeTypes.h
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+//
+//  PINImage+AlternativeTypes.h
+//  PINRemoteImage
+//
+//  Created by Brandon Li on 6/22/21.
+//
+
+#import <Foundation/Foundation.h>
+
+#import "PINRemoteImageMacros.h"
+
+#if PIN_TARGET_IOS
+#import <UIKit/UIKit.h>
+#elif PIN_TARGET_MAC
+#import <Cocoa/Cocoa.h>
+#endif
+
+// A decoder that knows how to convert image data into a PINImage.
+@protocol PINImageCustomDecoder
+
+// Decodes the given image data into a PINImage of the target size.
+- (nullable PINImage *)imageFromData:(nonnull NSData *)imageData targetSize:(CGSize)size;
+
+// Whether this decoder can handle the given image data.
+- (BOOL)canRender:(nonnull NSData *)imageData;
+
+@end
+
+@interface PINImage (AlternativeTypes)
+
+// The encoded / compressed form of the image data. Intended to be decoded by
+// @c pin_encodedImageDataCustomDecoder.
+@property(nonatomic, nullable) NSData *pin_encodedImageData;
+
+// The selected custom decoder to use for the @c pin_encodedImageData.
+@property(nonatomic, nullable) id<PINImageCustomDecoder> pin_encodedImageDataCustomDecoder;
+
+// Returns an image of the target size.
+- (nullable PINImage *)pin_decodedImageUsingCustomDecoderWithSize:(CGSize)size;
+
+@end
diff --git a/Source/Classes/Categories/PINImage+AlternativeTypes.m b/Source/Classes/Categories/PINImage+AlternativeTypes.m
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2fed8533
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Source/Classes/Categories/PINImage+AlternativeTypes.m
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+//
+//  PINImage+AlternativeTypes.m
+//  PINRemoteImage
+//
+//  Created by Brandon Li on 6/22/21.
+//
+
+#import "PINImage+AlternativeTypes.h"
+
+#import <objc/runtime.h>
+
+@implementation PINImage (AlternativeTypes)
+
+- (nullable NSData *)pin_encodedImageData {
+  return (NSData *)objc_getAssociatedObject(self, @selector(pin_encodedImageData));
+}
+
+- (void)setPin_encodedImageData:(NSData *)data {
+  objc_setAssociatedObject(self, @selector(pin_encodedImageData), data, OBJC_ASSOCIATION_RETAIN);
+}
+
+- (nullable id<PINImageCustomDecoder>)pin_encodedImageDataCustomDecoder {
+  return (id<PINImageCustomDecoder>)objc_getAssociatedObject(
+      self, @selector(pin_encodedImageDataCustomDecoder));
+}
+
+- (void)setPin_encodedImageDataCustomDecoder:(id<PINImageCustomDecoder>)customDecoder {
+  objc_setAssociatedObject(self, @selector(pin_encodedImageDataCustomDecoder), customDecoder,
+                           OBJC_ASSOCIATION_RETAIN);
+}
+
+- (nullable PINImage *)pin_decodedImageUsingCustomDecoderWithSize:(CGSize)size {
+  return [self.pin_encodedImageDataCustomDecoder imageFromData:self.pin_encodedImageData
+                                                       targetSize:size];
+}
+
+@end