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DDS to PNG Converter

Turn DirectDraw Surface game textures into PNG images you can view and edit.

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Accepts DDS

Encrypted upload. Files are deleted automatically after 1 hour.

About DDS to PNG

DDS to PNG is for modders, game artists and anyone digging through game files. DDS (DirectDraw Surface) is the texture format used by many PC games and engines, but regular image viewers and editors usually can't open it without a plugin. WebP, PSD and other formats you may run into have their own converters in Image Converter.

Upload the .dds and you get a PNG of the main texture with the alpha channel kept, so transparency, masks and cut-out foliage come through intact. Block-compressed DXT1, DXT3 and DXT5 textures work, as do BC4, BC5, BC6H and BC7 and uncompressed files. Only the full-size image is exported, and smaller mipmap levels and extra cube map faces are skipped. To use an edited texture in a game, convert it back to DDS with your modding tools.

How to use DDS to PNG

  1. 1
    Upload the DDS texture

    Click Choose file or drop the .dds file onto the page.

  2. 2
    Click DDS to PNG

    No settings are needed. The texture is decoded on our server in an isolated process.

  3. 3
    Download the PNG

    Open it in Photoshop, GIMP, Krita or any other editor.

Why use Cubfile for this

  • Common compression formats

    DXT1, DXT3, DXT5 and BC4 to BC7 textures decode, alongside uncompressed DDS.

  • Alpha channel kept

    Transparency and alpha masks carry over into the PNG.

  • Editable anywhere

    PNG opens in every image editor without plugins.

  • Main texture only

    You get the full-resolution top level, while mipmaps are left out.

FAQ

DDS to PNG: questions and answers

Which DDS formats does DDS to PNG support?
DXT1, DXT3 and DXT5 (BC1 to BC3), BC4, BC5, BC6H and BC7, plus uncompressed RGB, RGBA and grayscale textures. Formats outside that list show an error instead of a broken image.
Does DDS to PNG keep transparency?
Yes. The alpha channel is copied into the PNG, so cut-outs and masks stay usable. A preview for sharing can be made lighter with PNG to JPG, which fills in the transparent parts.
What happens to mipmaps and cube maps?
Only the main, full-size image is exported. Mipmaps, the smaller copies games use for distant objects, and the other faces of a cube map aren't included.
Can I convert large textures for free?
Free accounts can upload files up to 50 MB and convert 2 a day, and visitors get 2 in total. VIP handles files up to 1 GB with no daily limit.
Are uploaded game files kept?
No. They're deleted automatically one hour after conversion. Uploads use HTTPS, each job runs in an isolated process, and nobody here looks at your files.
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