Convert DirectDraw Surface (DDS) game textures to PNG, JPG, WebP and more. GPU-native texture format — convert free in your browser.
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DDS (DirectDraw Surface) is Microsoft's GPU-native texture format used in games, game mods, and real-time 3D applications. DDS files contain compressed textures (BC1–BC7, DXT1–DXT5) that can't be viewed in standard image apps. PixelForge converts DDS to PNG, JPG, WebP, or any format in your browser.
DDS (DirectDraw Surface) is a texture format developed by Microsoft for use with DirectX. DDS files store GPU-compressed textures in formats like DXT1, DXT3, DXT5 (BC1–BC3), BC4, BC5, BC6H (HDR), and BC7. DDS is the standard texture format for PC games, game mods, and real-time 3D applications. DDS supports mipmaps, cubemaps, volume textures, and arrays. It is used in virtually every major PC game engine.
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View game textures
DDS files can't be opened in standard image viewers. Convert DDS to PNG or JPG to view and inspect game textures.
Mod creation
Convert DDS to PNG for editing game textures in Photoshop or GIMP, then convert back.
3D asset pipeline
Convert DDS to PNG or TIFF for texture editing in DCC tools like Substance Painter.
Documentation
Convert DDS game textures to JPG for game wikis, documentation, and showcases.