.dds
DirectDraw Surface
A sample DDS DirectDraw Surface texture file used in game engines (Unity, Unreal) for GPU-compressed textures and mipmaps.
.dds
DirectDraw Surface
image file · 350 KB
A sample DDS DirectDraw Surface texture file used in game engines (Unity, Unreal) for GPU-compressed textures and mipmaps.
File Details
- File Name
- DirectDraw Surface.dds
- Format
- DDS
- File Size
- 350 KB
- Category
- Image
- MIME Type
- image/vnd-ms.dds
- License
- Free for testing
About DDS Files
The DDS format is commonly used in the image category. DDS files are supported by a wide range of applications and tools. This sample file is a valid, well-formed example with proper headers and metadata, designed for testing file upload/download functionality, validating parsers and converters, QA automation, and learning about the DDS file format structure. All files on File Examples are free to download without registration.
Common Use Cases for .dds Files
- Testing file upload and download functionality in web and mobile applications
- Validating DDS parsers, converters, and rendering engines
- QA and automated testing in CI/CD pipelines
- Prototyping applications that process image files
- Learning about the DDS file format structure and metadata
