DDS to WebP Converter

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Advanced settings (optional)

Resize Output Image

Choose how to set the output size: keep the original, enter a width or height and we'll keep the aspect ratio, enter both dimensions, or scale by a percentage. Use "Keep original" to leave its dimensions unchanged.

Lossless compression?

Lossless compression? Enable this option to compress the output WebP image without any quality loss

Enable this option to compress the output WebP image without any quality loss

Image Quality

Lower values yield better compression but lower image quality. Default (92) is a good balance between image quality and compression.

Compression Speed

Lower values compress the image faster at the expense of lower compression quality and bigger file size.

Auto Orient

Auto Orient Correctly orient the image using the gravity sensor data stored in EXIF

Correctly orient the image using the gravity sensor data stored in EXIF

Strip Metadata

Strip Metadata Strip the image of any profiles, EXIF, and comments to reduce size

Strip the image of any profiles, EXIF, and comments to reduce size

How to Convert DDS to WebP?

Click the “Choose Files” button to select your DDS files.
Click the “Convert to WebP” button to start the conversion.
When the status change to “Done” click the “Download WebP” button

Easy to Use

Simply upload your DDS files and click the convert button. You can also batch convert DDS to WebP format.

Best Quality

We use both open source and custom software to make sure our conversions are of the highest quality. In most cases, you can fine-tune conversion parameters using “Advanced Settings” (optional, look for the icon).

Free & Secure

Our DDS to WebP Converter is free and works on any web browser. We guarantee file security and privacy. Files are protected with 256-bit SSL encryption and automatically deleted after 8 hours.

What is a DDS (DirectDraw Surface) file?

DirectDraw Surface (DDS) is a Microsoft container format for storing textures used by DirectX games and 3D applications. DDS files hold image data already compressed in a GPU-friendly scheme such as S3TC/DXT or BCn, so a graphics card can use them directly without decoding. A single DDS can also contain mipmaps, cube maps, and volume textures.

How to open a DDS file?

DDS does not open in standard photo viewers. The usual options are Paint.NET, which supports DDS out of the box, and GIMP, which includes a DDS import and export plugin.

XnView MP and IrfanView can preview DDS quickly, while Adobe Photoshop handles them through Intel's Texture Works plugin. Game modders often use Microsoft’s DirectXTex utilities. To simply view the artwork, convert it with our DDS to PNG tool.

Developed by: Microsoft

Initial Release: 1999

What is a WebP file?

WebP is an open-source file type that uses predictive compression to create images that are ideal for web pages and mobile applications. WebP images are as much as 30 percent smaller than JPEG (JPG) and Portable Network Graphics (PNG) files, with similar visual quality. WebP images load quickly on web pages and mobile applications.

How to open a WebP file?

The default program for opening WebP is Google Chrome (Chrome), which works across platforms. WebP files also open automatically on GIMP and Microsoft Paint. Besides Chrome, all other web browsers support the WebP format.

Alternative free viewers to try are Pixelmator and Photopea. Also, try Corel PaintShop Pro. Prior to using IrfanView, Windows Photo Viewer, and Adobe Photoshop, be sure to install the plugins for opening WebP.

Developed by: Google

Initial Release: September 2010

Useful links:

Google Developer article on WebP compression

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Use our Color Picker to pick colors from WebP images

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