How can I convert PNG to DDS?

Portable Network Graphics (PNG) uses lossless compression and it was developed to replace the GIF (Graphics Interchange Format) file format. It’s open-source with no copyright limitations. Cool, right? The only downside is unlike GIFs, PNG doesn’t support animations.

However, they support transparency, greyscale images, and up to 24bit RGB color palettes. To date, PNG remains the most popularly used raster file format online. This is mainly because it was specially built to transmit images on the internet.

PNG can be viewed by default photo viewer apps on Windows, Mac, and Linux. Also, all popular browsers can view PNG online. Ctrl+O keys will help you open the PNG files from your browser on your computer.

Also, some popular graphic tools and standalone file viewers can open PNG files. They include Google Drive, IrfanView, Eye of GNOME, gThumb, FastStone Image Viewer, and XnView.

So, why converting PNG to DDS?

With DDS files, you use less storage memory compared to PNG. You want to as many textures as possible and you have limited space? Convert PNG to DDS.

Using Filestar, you can easily convert hundreds of PNG files in a single operation. Here is how you do it.