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A free tool to open, view and convert DirectDraw Surface (DDS) image files.
$ winget install --id IdeaMK.DDSViewer --exact --version 3.2.0.0Run in Command Prompt, PowerShell, or Windows Terminal. Prompts for any agreements.
DDS Viewer uses EXE (Inno Setup). The silent install switches are /VERYSILENT /SUPPRESSMSGBOXES /NORESTART.
ddsviewersetup.exe /VERYSILENT /SUPPRESSMSGBOXES /NORESTART
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DDS Viewer is a free for use software tool. DDS Viewer can be used to open Microsoft DirectDraw Surface files, display image preview and provide options to convert, resize and save them in other most known image file formats as .jpg, .gif, .png and others.
DDS format was created by Microsoft and introduced with DirectX 7.0. It is used for storing textures and environments, compressed and uncompressed pixel formats and can be used for storing Windows desktop backgrounds and wallpapers.
DDS or DirectDraw Surface today is a standard for storing data, compressed with S3 Texture Compression (S3TC) algorithm. This makes the format useful for storing graphical textures and cubic environment maps as a data file.
| Architecture | Type | Scope | Install | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| x64 | EXE Inno Setup | machine | Direct |
Copy a command tailored to that specific architecture, type, and scope - useful when winget would otherwise pick a different default.
No known CVEs for DDS Viewer.
Coverage is best-effort and depends on a winget package mapping to an NVD CPE entry. Absence here is not a guarantee of safety.
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