DDS → PNG / online converter

DDS to PNG Converter

Convert a DDS texture to PNG, keeping its transparency.

01 / how to

How to convert DDS to PNG

01

ADD YOUR DDS

Drop the DDS file into the box above or choose it from your device.

02

CONVERT TO PNG

PNG is already selected. Press Convert and wait a few seconds.

03

DOWNLOAD

Save the finished PNG file. The original is deleted from our server.

02 / what you get

What happens to your data

Kept

  • The main image of the texture is converted, with its transparency
  • Saved as a lossless PNG, so no quality is lost in this step
  • Transparency is kept

Good to know

  • Only the first image is converted. Mipmaps and cube-map faces are ignored.
  • Textures that store data in separate channels (normal or specular maps) show those channels as colors and look unusual as ordinary pictures.
  • PNG files are much larger than JPG or WebP for photos.

03 / formats

DDS vs PNG

DDS

A DDS file is a DirectDraw Surface — a texture format used by games and 3D engines (Unreal, Unity, Source). It is compressed so a graphics card can read it directly, which is why ordinary image viewers often can't open it.

Used in: Game textures · Unreal, Unity, Source · 3D engines

PNG

A PNG file stores images without losing any quality (lossless), and supports transparency. It's the default choice for screenshots, logos, icons, and any graphic that needs a see-through background.

Used in: Screenshots · Logos & icons · Graphics with transparency

04 / more

More conversions

From DDS

DDS to JPGDDS to PDF

To PNG

JPG to PNGHEIC to PNGWEBP to PNGGIF to PNGSVG to PNGTIFF to PNGAVIF to PNGBMP to PNGICO to PNGPSD to PNGARW to PNGNEF to PNGCR2 to PNGDNG to PNGCR3 to PNGORF to PNGRAF to PNGRW2 to PNGCRW to PNGRAW to PNGPEF to PNGDJVU to PNGXCF to PNGJXL to PNGTGA to PNGDOCX to PNGPDF to PNGDOC to PNGWPS to PNGXPS to PNG

Have a different file? Open the main converter — it detects the format for you.