.dds

DirectDraw Surface

Dedicated renderer

Format facts

MIME type: image/vnd-ms.dds
Apple UTI: custom
Stock Quick Look: no stock preview
Planned approach (census): special-renderer
Icon hint: generic-icon
Prevalence: common

Renderer note (from the census)

parse DDS header for dimensions and DXT format

Gotchas: GPU textures, pure Go DDS reader exists