

Now navigate to GIMP-2.0, and then tap on the lib. Also, open Local Disk C, and go to Program Files x86. Then open file explorer and choose This PC (it used to be My Computer on previous versions of Windows). Also, Save the file somewhere accessible, like your desktop. Here you will view that it was not updated since 2013. Tap on Downloads and click the version that matches your Windows (32 or 64-bit). Once you closed GIMP, follow these steps: DOWNLOAD THE GIMP DDS PLUGINĭownload the DDS plugin for GIMP. Make sure that this plugin only works on GIMP 2.8 and enables you to save images in Direct Draw Surface format. Here is how you can download and install the DDS plugin.

GIMP is like a free version of Photoshop and it can’t make or access DDS files until you install and download the GIMP DDS plugin. Direct X is used for developing 3D applications, like video games. Also some popular plugins like the GIMP DDS Plugin.Īlso, Microsoft created the DDS file format to use it in a software development kit and call it Direct X SDK. The place to find plugins is the internet. Before, you find plugins bundled together in a registry, but unfortunately, the GIMPregistry was removed.
