Open the DDS encoder, upload a PNG or JPG image, choose BC7 as the target format, adjust quality settings, and export your .dds file.
DDS BC7 Encoder Online
Convert standard PNG and JPG textures into BC7 DirectDraw Surface (.dds) files in your browser. BC7 provides 8 bpp RGBA block compression for modern DirectX 11/12 and PC game engines, with actual visual results depending on your source art and encoder settings.
How to Encode BC7 DDS Textures
Open the DDS encoder, upload a PNG or JPG image, select the BC7 format, adjust quality levels, and download your .dds file.
Open DDS BC7 EncoderPopular search questions
BC7 is an 8 bpp block compression format introduced in DirectX 11 that features multiple partition modes and independent alpha interpolation for RGBA textures. It is commonly recommended over legacy BC1 (4 bpp) or BC3 (8 bpp) for PBR albedo and detail maps, though actual output quality depends on your source image content and encoder quality settings.
This page focuses on encoding images into BC7 DDS. To inspect, view, or convert existing .dds files back to PNG, open our online DDS viewer and decoder at /dds/decode or /dds-viewer-online.