What is the difference between .xbm and .dds?
- Extension
- .xbm
- .dds
- Format
- Text
- Binary
- Category
- Raster Image
- Raster Image
- Developer
- The X Consortium
- Microsoft
- Description
- Bitmap image used by the X Window System (X11), a graphical user interface (GUI) used to manage networked client-server computers; stores a monochrome image that is written as plain text in the C programming language.
- A DDS file is a raster image saved in the DirectDraw Surface (DDS) container format. It can store compressed and uncompressed pixel formats and is often used for texturing video game unit models. DDS files may also be used to store Windows desktop backgrounds or wallpapers.
- MIME Type
- image/x-xbitmap
- image/x-dds
- Sample
- sample.xbm
- sample.dds
- Wikipedia
- .xbm on Wikipedia
- .dds on Wikipedia