DirectDraw surface files (.dds) can be created from any bitmap/raster sources, including the PNG format. Such png to dds conversion is most likely used for creating new textures, mainly for gaming or game modding purposes. Some graphics editors support DDS format and might be your best choice for this.
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Conversion of png file format to dds file format beta
Search for png to dds converter or software able to handle these file types.
Convert Portable Network Graphic file to DirectDraw surface data.
We have found 4 software records in our database eligible for .png to .dds file format conversion.
Microsoft Windows software 
- convert png to dds on Windows
Paint.NET
A free photo and image editor
File extension | Convert | Open | Save | Edit | Create | Import | Export | Extract |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Convert from png file | No | Yes | Yes | png editor | No | No | No | No |
to dds file | No | Yes | Yes | dds editor | Yes | No | No | No |
The tables with software actions are a good pointer for what a certain program does with various file types and often may give users a good hint how to perform certain file conversion, for example the above-mentioned png to dds. However, it is not perfect and sometimes can show results which are not really usable because of how certain programs work with files and the possible conversion is thus actually not possible at all.
3D Coat
A 3D modeling tool
Multiplatform software 
- convert png to dds on any platform
XnConvert
A cross-platform batch image transcoder compatible with 500 picture image formats
XnView MP
A popular utility for viewing and converting graphic files
Additional links: Open png file, Open dds file
PNG
Files with png extensions are commonly used for Portable Network Graphic files. PNG is a bitmap image mainly used on web pages.
DDS
Files with dds extension can be usually encontered as 3D textures from DirectDraw Surface format.
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