| File Extension | DDS |
|---|---|
| Category | Image File |
| Technical Details | The .dds extension is a binary, raster image file format used by the Microsoft DirectX application for storing textures, environments, Windows Desktop backgrounds and wallpapers. This format can store pixel formats in either compressed or uncompressed form. |
| Associated Programs | Adobe Photoshop File Viewer Plus GIMP with DDS Plug-in |
FreeFileConvert supports converting DDS files into 57 different formats. Select your desired conversion from the table below to get started. All conversions are performed online and require no software installation.
| Convert from DDS | Conversion | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | DDS BMP New Bitmap Image File | |
| 1 | DDS CUR New Windows Cursor | |
| 2 | DDS EPDF New Encapsulated PDF | — |
| 3 | DDS EPI New Encapsulated PostScript Interchange format | — |
| 4 | DDS EPS Unstable New Encapsulated PostScript File | — |
| 5 | DDS EXR Unstable New High Dynamic-range (HDR) | — |
| 6 | DDS FAX New Fax Document | — |
| 7 | DDS FTS New Full Text Search | — |
| 8 | DDS G3 Deprecated New Group 3 FAX | — |
| 9 | DDS GIF Unstable New Graphical Interchange Format File | — |
| 10 | DDS HDR Unstable New High Dynamic Range Image File | — |
| 11 | DDS HRZ Deprecated New Slow-scan TV Image | — |
| 12 | DDS ICO New Icon File | — |
| 13 | DDS IPL Deprecated New IPL Image Sequence | — |
| 14 | DDS JP2 New JPEG 2000 Core Image File | — |
| 15 | DDS JPEG New JPEG Image File | |
| 16 | DDS JPG Recommended New JPG Image File | |
| 17 | DDS MAP New Bitmap Color Map | — |
| 18 | DDS MNG Experimental New Multiple-image Network Graphics | — |
| 19 | DDS MTV Deprecated New MTV Raytracing image format | — |
| 20 | DDS OTB Deprecated New Over The Air Bitmap | — |
| 21 | DDS PAL Deprecated New Color Palette | — |
| 22 | DDS PALM Deprecated New Palm Bitmap | — |
| 23 | DDS PAM Deprecated New Common 2-dimensional bitmap format | — |
| 24 | DDS PBM Deprecated New Portable Bitmap Image | — |
| 25 | DDS PCD New Kodak Photo CD Image File | — |
| 26 | DDS PCT Recommended New Picture File | — |
| 27 | DDS PCX Unstable New Paintbrush Bitmap Image File | — |
| 28 | DDS PDB Experimental New Program Database | — |
| 29 | DDS PDF New Portable Document Format File | — |
| 30 | DDS PFM Deprecated New Portable Float Map | — |
| 31 | DDS PGM New Portable Gray Map Image | — |
| 32 | DDS PICON Deprecated New Personal Icon | — |
| 33 | DDS PICT New Apple PICT Image | — |
| 34 | DDS PNG Recommended New Portable Network Graphic | |
| 35 | DDS PNM New Portable Anymap | — |
| 36 | DDS PPM Recommended New Portable Pixmap Image File | — |
| 37 | DDS PS New PostScript File | — |
| 38 | DDS PSD New Photoshop Document | |
| 39 | DDS RAS New Remedy Archive System File | — |
| 40 | DDS RGB New Silicon Graphics RGB | — |
| 41 | DDS RGBA New Raw RGBA Image | — |
| 42 | DDS RGBO Deprecated New Raw RGBO Image | — |
| 43 | DDS SGI New Silicon Graphics Image File | — |
| 44 | DDS SUN Deprecated New Sun Raster Image | — |
| 45 | DDS SVG New Scalable Vector Graphics | — |
| 46 | DDS SVGZ New Compressed Scalable Vector Graphics | — |
| 47 | DDS TGA Recommended New Targa Graphic | |
| 48 | DDS TIFF New Tagged Image File Format | — |
| 49 | DDS UYVY New 16bit/pixel interleaved YUV | — |
| 50 | DDS VIFF Deprecated New Visualization Image File Format | — |
| 51 | DDS WBMP New Wireless Bitmap Image File | — |
| 52 | DDS XBM New X11 Bitmap | — |
| 53 | DDS XPM New X PixMap | — |
| 54 | DDS XV New Khoros Visualization Image | — |
| 55 | DDS XWD Deprecated New X Windows Dump | — |
| 56 | DDS YUV Deprecated New YUV Video Frame | — |