Which images can this DDS converter open?

JPG and PNG only, including files named .jpg, .jpeg, or .png. One image is converted, the first file you add. WebP, GIF, and other types need to be saved as JPG or PNG before they belong on this page. The encode stays on this device, and the download is a DDS file you import yourself.

What is the difference between the three presets?

Photoshop / livery editing (32-bit, no mipmaps) is the uncompressed 32-bit path for an editor or a paint-style livery. DXT5 keeps alpha, which is what you want when a PNG has a transparent region. DXT1 is opaque and removes alpha, which suits a solid photograph. Pick the one your notes name. The labels are the behavior, not a guess about which game you mod.

Are mipmaps included?

The convert action always sends mipmap levels of 0, so the file holds the base image. That matches the livery preset’s “no mipmaps” wording, and it is also what the DXT choices receive from this screen. If the material needs smaller maps, generate them in the engine after import. Do not assume a browser encode wrote a full chain.

How do I know the download is really DDS?

The file header begins with the DDS mark, the four characters that identify a DirectDraw Surface. If an importer rejects the download, confirm you did not rename a PNG and that you opened the file this page saved. Then confirm the preset. A missing hole usually means DXT1 removed the alpha, and the fix is to encode the original PNG again with DXT5.

How is this hub different from the PNG to DDS page?

This hub is the general door: a JPG or a PNG becomes a DDS, with the same three presets and mipmap levels of 0. The spoke at /convert/png-to-dds is the PNG-focused page. Use that spoke when you already know the plate is PNG. Use this hub when the source might be a photograph or a PNG and you want one place that accepts both. Both are local, one image at a time.

Will this pick the right compression for my game?

It will not. You choose the preset that matches the sheet: livery 32-bit, DXT5 with alpha, or DXT1 without alpha. The page writes the file. Color space overrides, streaming, and mip generation still live in the importer. Proof one plate in the editor before you convert a folder one file at a time. A wrong preset is a visible edge problem, and it is cheaper to catch on the first download.

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A paint file and a game texture are not the same container. You have a JPG or a PNG. The editor, the livery tool, or the mod folder asked for DDS. This page makes that file from the still you add. Only JPG and PNG are accepted, one image at a time. The first file in a selection is the one that converts. The encode runs locally. Three presets are in the list. Photoshop / livery editing (32-bit, no mipmaps) is the uncompressed choice meant for an editor that wants a plain 32-bit plate. DXT5 keeps alpha, so a PNG with a transparent hole can stay a cutout. DXT1 is the opaque choice, and it removes alpha. Whatever you pick, the control sends mipmap levels of 0, so the download is the base image and not a chain of smaller maps. The bytes begin with the DDS mark. If a tool says the file is not DDS, check that header before you blame the preset. This hub is the door for either JPG or PNG. The page at /convert/png-to-dds is the PNG-focused spoke. Come here when the source might be a photograph or a PNG and you want one encoder that takes both.

A still in, a DDS file out

JPG or PNG, and nothing else on this hub

The picker accepts .jpg, .jpeg, and .png. A WebP, a GIF, or a camera raw needs to become one of those two first. Add a single picture. If you drop several, only the first is loaded. That keeps a livery plate from being mixed with a thumbnail you selected by accident. Name the download so you can tell the source and the preset apart when you import it.

Three presets, and mipmaps left at zero

Choose Photoshop / livery editing (32-bit, no mipmaps) when an editor should open a straightforward 32-bit image and you are not asking for block compression. Choose DXT5 when the plate has transparency you need to keep. Choose DXT1 when the plate is opaque and alpha should be removed. The convert action always passes mipmap levels of 0. You get the base image. If the engine wants a mip chain, generate it in that engine after import, or follow the project sheet. This page will not pretend it wrote a full chain.

Alpha behaves the way the preset says

A PNG with a hole is the reason to pick DXT5, which keeps alpha. DXT1 strips that hole and leaves an opaque texture. The Photoshop / livery preset is the 32-bit path without mipmaps, useful when you will keep editing the plate rather than shipping a compressed map. Look at the result in the tool that will actually use it. A browser cannot show you how a game samples the edges.

The file is DDS, and the PNG spoke is separate

A valid download starts with the four-character DDS mark. That is the check when an importer rejects a renamed PNG. Use this hub for a JPG or a PNG. Use /convert/png-to-dds when you already know the source is PNG and you want the spoke written for that path. Both are encoders. Neither one picks a DirectX format by reading your mind. Your mod notes or your tech-art sheet still decide DXT5 versus DXT1 versus the livery preset.

How it works

1
Add one JPG or PNG
The first file is the one that loads. Other types are left out. If the plate should have a transparent hole, start from a PNG and plan on DXT5.
2
Pick the preset
Photoshop / livery editing (32-bit, no mipmaps), DXT5 to keep alpha, or DXT1 to drop alpha and stay opaque. Mipmap levels go out as 0.
3
Download and confirm the header
Open the file in the editor or the importer you trust. The output magic is DDS. If the alpha vanished, you chose DXT1. Encode again from the original with DXT5.

Use cases

A livery you will reopen in an editor

The Photoshop / livery preset writes a 32-bit DDS without mipmaps, which is the friendlier plate for another editing pass.

A decal that needs its hole

PNG in, DXT5 out, so the transparent parts stay transparent instead of turning solid.

An opaque photo used as a surface

A JPG of dirt, cloth, or sky can go through DXT1, which removes alpha because the picture never had a hole worth keeping.

Problems we solve

The wrong preset for a cutout

DXT1 removes alpha. A glass decal or a logo with a hole wants DXT5. Check the edges in the destination tool before you pack a hundred files.

Expecting mipmaps in the download

The interface sends mipmap levels of 0. The file is the base image. Build the chain in the engine if the material needs it.

A format this hub does not read

WebP and GIF are not inputs here. Export a JPG or a PNG, then convert that one image.

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Trust & technology

Local encode of one still

The conversion runs on this device. Only the first JPG or PNG in the selection is used.

Presets with plain names

Livery editing is 32-bit without mipmaps. DXT5 keeps alpha. DXT1 is opaque and removes alpha.

A real DDS header

The download’s magic is DDS. The PNG-focused spoke lives at /convert/png-to-dds. This hub takes JPG or PNG.