• G1Tool (Credits: Raytwo)
• [Texture Convert] LINKDATA导入导出工具-0.430 (Credits: tianmuxia)
• An image editor that can view .dds files with at most DX10+ compression.
  • GIMP 2.10.12+
  • Photoshop
    • Intel® Texture Works Plugin
    • NVIDIA Texture Tools
  • Paint.NET 4.2.2+
    • (Lower versions) DDS FileType Plus

In the [Texture Convert] LINKDATA导入导出工具-0.430 folder, drag and drop the desired file onto the Export.bat batch script. A new folder with the file's filename should be created with .dds files.

In the [Texture Convert] LINKDATA导入导出工具-0.430 folder, run the Import.bat batch script. Drop the original file onto the command prompt, and press enter. Drop the folder containing the .dds files and press enter. The file should now have the edits.

1. Open up the dds file you want to edit. On load, a Load DDS dialog will pop up. Untick Load mipmaps and click the OK button.

2. Once done editing, click File > Export As. In the Export Image dialog, export the image as a dds file. In the Export as DDS dialog, click the Compression: dropdown list and select the compression and format based on the table above. Click the Mipmaps dropdown list and select Generate mipmaps.

3. Once finished, click the Export button.

1. Open up the dds file you want to edit. In the Load Options dialog menu, if it has a checkbox that says Load mip-maps into separate layer, remember that. Do not toggle any of the checkboxes and click the OK button.

2. Once done editing, click File > Save As. In the Save As dialog, click the Save as type: dropdown list and click D3D/DDS (*.DDS; *.DDS) and NOT Intel® Texture Works (*.DDS; *.DDS).

3. In the NVIDIA dds Format dialog, click the dropdown list in the same row as the Save and Cancel button. Select the compression type based on the table above. In the Mip Map Generation section, if there was a checkbox that says Load mip-maps into separate layer in step 2, select Generate MIP maps. If there wasn't, select No MIP maps.

4. Once finished, click the Save button.

1. Open up the dds file you want to edit.

2. Once done editing, click File > Save As. In the Save As dialog, click the Save as type: dropdown list and click DirectDraw Surface (DDS)(*.dds).

3. In the Save Configuration dialog, under Settings, click the dropdown list and select the compression type based on the table above.

4. In the Save Configuration dialog, under Additional Options, tick Generate Mip Maps.

5. Once finished, click the OK button.