• HDR reader fix for an out-of-bads read when reading a malformed header
• CMake project updates
• Minor comments cleanup

This version is also available on NuGet as version 2026.5.8

• Windows desktop app using VS 2022 for Windows 10 / Windows 11 / DX 12 includes ARM64
• Universal Windows Platform apps using VS 2022

This version is available via vcpkg.

The tools are also available via winget:

winget install Microsoft.DirectXTex.Texassemble
winget install Microsoft.DirectXTex.Texconv
winget install Microsoft.DirectXTex.Texdiag

• CalculateMipLevels and CalculateMipLevels3D are now public functions
• DDS reader DDS_FLAGS_PERMISSIVE supports a DX10 variant with zero dimension value (assumed to be 2D)
• HDR reader validation fix for a malformed header that could result in a buffer over-read
• Auxiliary EXR reader now has LoadFromEXRMemory
• Added bit-bias to DXGI_FORMAT_R8_UNORM format conversions for consistency
• Fixed ScreenGrab9 missing return statement for unsupported pixel format
• Updated D3DX12 internal copy with latest changes from DirectX-Headers GitHub
• VS 2026 support
• Retire VS 2019 projects
• CMake project updates
• texassemble: added new cube-from-mips command
• texassemble, texconv, texdiag: updated to support feedback

This version is also available on NuGet as version 2026.4.1

• Windows desktop app using VS 2022 for Windows 10 / Windows 11 / DX 12 includes ARM64
• Universal Windows Platform apps using VS 2022

This version is available via vcpkg.

The tools are also available via winget:

winget install Microsoft.DirectXTex.Texassemble
winget install Microsoft.DirectXTex.Texconv
winget install Microsoft.DirectXTex.Texdiag

• DDS writer now supports a DDS_FLAGS_FORCE_24BPP_RGB flag
• JPEG and PNG auxiliary reader/writer various bug fixes
  • breaking change All functions now take flags PNG_FLAGS or JPEG_FLAGS
• Minor code review
• Added October 2025 GDK projects for VS 2022
• CMake project update to use 3.21 minimum
• texconv:
  • The -f format now accepts RGB24

This version is also available on NuGet as version 2025.10.28

• Windows desktop app using VS 2019 or VS 2022 on Windows 8.1 or later
• Windows desktop app using VS 2022 for Windows 10 / Windows 11 / DX 12 includes ARM64
• Universal Windows Platform apps using VS 2022

This version is available via vcpkg.

This is the last release to support VS 2019

• Reformat source using updated .editorconfig settings and general lint cleanup
• Minor code review
• CMake project updates

This version is also available on NuGet as version 2025.7.10

• Windows desktop app using VS 2019 or VS 2022 on Windows 8.1 or later
• Windows desktop app using VS 2022 for Windows 10 / Windows 11 / DX 12 includes ARM64
• Universal Windows Platform apps using VS 2022

This version is available via vcpkg.

The tools are also available via winget:

winget install Microsoft.DirectXTex.Texassemble
winget install Microsoft.DirectXTex.Texconv
winget install Microsoft.DirectXTex.Texdiag

• C++17 std::byte support for FromMemory functions
• Added ComputeTileShape method to compute Direct3D Tiled Resource standard dimensions
• Added isd3d12 defaulted parameter to IsPlaner for change to depth/stencil formats
• DDS reader DDS_FLAGS_PERMISSIVE supports a DX10 variant with 'incorrect' cubemap counts
• Retired support for Windows 7 and Windows 8.0
• CMake project updates including support for BUILD_SHARED_LIBS (i.e. DLL vs. static library)
• texconv:
  • Add --ignore-srgb switch which passes TGA_FLAGS_IGNORE_SRGB or WIC_FLAGS_IGNORE_SRGB
  • Add --wic-uncompressed switch which applies to TIFF and HEIF
  • Updates for --wic-lossless (JPEG-XR only) and --wic-quality (also applies to HEIF) switches
  • The --ignore-mips switch now properly blocks use on array textures
  • Remove 'heic' file extension for writing which is only supported for reading by HEIF Image Extensions
  • Add support for 'phm' file extension to indicate Portable Half Map

This version is also available on NuGet as version 2025.3.25

• Windows desktop app using VS 2019 or VS 2022 on Windows 8.1 or later
• Windows desktop app using VS 2022 for Windows 10 / Windows 11 / DX 12 includes ARM64
• Universal Windows Platform apps using VS 2022

This version is available via vcpkg.

See this blog post for more information.

• All enums now use uint32_t as the underlying type rather than unsigned long or int.
• Added BytesPerBlock utility helper
• Fixed bug in DirectX 12 CaptureTexture for MSAA resolve state handling
• texassemble, texconv, texdiag:
  • Add "GNU-style" --long-options to the command-line tools (all existing switches are still supported)
  • Fixed bug in texdiag's dumpdds command output filename extension handling
  • Refactored code to use shared header
• CMake and MSBuild project updates

Last release to support Windows 7 SP1 or Windows 8.0

This version is also available on NuGet as version 2024.10.29

• Windows desktop app using VS 2019 or VS 2022
• Windows desktop app using VS 2019 or VS 2022 for Windows 10 / DX 12
• Universal Windows Platform apps using VS 2022

This version is available via vcpkg.

• DDS reader now accepts a variant of the "DX10" extended header
  • arraySize of 0 is treated as 1
• DDS reader will now load legacy 'mixed' channel formats as UNORM
  • Uses x2bias for the signed channels
  • DDSPF_L6V5U5, DDSPF_X8L8V8U8, DDSPF_A2W10V10U10
• texconv: Added -ignoremips option to handle some invalid/truncated DDS files
• EXR auxiliary reader returns 6 images for files with 'envmap' metadata
• PNG auxiliary reader/writer fixed for single channel images (DXGI_FORMAT_R8_UNORM)
• Xbox auxiliary now has EncodeDDSHeader function
• ScreenGrab9 minor DDS header fix when writing A2W10V10U10 legacy mixed formats
• CMake project updates including support for ARM64EC
• Added GitHub Actions YAML files

This version is also available on NuGet as version 2024.9.5

• Windows desktop app using VS 2019 or VS 2022
• Windows desktop app using VS 2019 or VS 2022 for Windows 10 / DX 12
• Universal Windows Platform apps using VS 2019 or VS 2022

This version is available via vcpkg.

• Fix for HDR codec to avoid buffer overread for some malformed files
• Updated D3DX12 internal copy with latest changes from DirectX-Headers GitHub
• CMake project updates
• Retired VS 2019 projects for the UWP platform

This version is also available on NuGet as version 2024.6.5

• Windows desktop app using VS 2019 or VS 2022
• Windows desktop app using VS 2019 or VS 2022 for Windows 10 / DX 12
• Universal Windows Platform apps using VS 2019 or VS 2022

This version is available via vcpkg.

• Xbox Auxiliary tiling/detiling code optimization

This version is available via vcpkg.

• TGA reader now limited to 4 GB for maximum image size for security hardening
• Project updates for improved logging of shader compilation errors and GDK validation
• CMake project updates and refactor
• Minor code review for Clang, MinGW, and Intel compilers
• Auxiliary updated with LIBJPEG and LIBPNG implementations for use on WSL which lacks WIC
• texassemble: new from-mips command
• texconv: Updated to support Xbox extension functionality

This version is also available on NuGet as version 2024.2.22

• Windows desktop app using VS 2019 or VS 2022
• Windows desktop app using VS 2019 or VS 2022 for Windows 10 / DX 12
• Universal Windows Platform apps using VS 2019 or VS 2022

This version is available via vcpkg.