diff --git a/3rdParty/CMakeLists.txt b/3rdParty/CMakeLists.txt
index c9bc665..d327508 100644
--- a/3rdParty/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/3rdParty/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -42,4 +42,5 @@ if(ENABLE_TEST)
 endif()
 
 add_subdirectory(tinyusdz)
-add_subdirectory(ktx-software)
\ No newline at end of file
+add_subdirectory(ktx-software)
+add_subdirectory(dds_image)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/3rdParty/dds_image/CMakeLists.txt b/3rdParty/dds_image/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0f37104
--- /dev/null
+++ b/3rdParty/dds_image/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+include(FetchContent)
+
+if(NOT DEFINED DDS_IMAGE_REPO)
+    set(DDS_IMAGE_REPO https://github.com/spnda/dds_image.git)
+endif ()
+
+FetchContent_Declare(
+    dds_image
+    EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL
+    GIT_REPOSITORY ${DDS_IMAGE_REPO}
+    GIT_TAG main
+    GIT_SHALLOW TRUE
+)
+
+FetchContent_MakeAvailable(dds_image)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/openVulkanoCpp/CMakeLists.txt b/openVulkanoCpp/CMakeLists.txt
index dfb5641..6a86577 100644
--- a/openVulkanoCpp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/openVulkanoCpp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ if (NOT ANDROID AND NOT IOS)
     endif()
 endif()
 
-target_link_libraries(openVulkanoCpp PUBLIC magic_enum yaml-cpp fmt spdlog glm pugixml stb eigen utf8cpp imgui_internal TracyClient stud-uuid ryml unordered_dense units ktx)
+target_link_libraries(openVulkanoCpp PUBLIC magic_enum yaml-cpp fmt spdlog glm pugixml stb eigen utf8cpp imgui_internal TracyClient stud-uuid ryml unordered_dense units ktx dds_image)
 LinkAssimp(openVulkanoCpp)
 LinkLibArchive(openVulkanoCpp)
 LinkLibJpegTurbo(openVulkanoCpp)
diff --git a/openVulkanoCpp/Image/ImageLoaderDds.cpp b/openVulkanoCpp/Image/ImageLoaderDds.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cdf1c6e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openVulkanoCpp/Image/ImageLoaderDds.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,294 @@
+/*
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at https://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ */
+
+#include "ImageLoaderDds.hpp"
+
+#include <dds.hpp>
+
+namespace OpenVulkano::Image
+{
+	std::unique_ptr<Image> ImageLoaderDds::loadFromFile(const std::string& filePath)
+	{
+		dds::Image image;
+		if (dds::readFile(filePath, &image) != dds::ReadResult::Success)
+		{
+			throw std::runtime_error("Failed to load DDS texture");
+		}
+		return ExtractImage(&image);
+	}
+
+	std::unique_ptr<Image> ImageLoaderDds::loadFromMemory(const std::vector<uint8_t>& buffer)
+	{
+		dds::Image image;
+		if (dds::readImage(const_cast<uint8_t*>(buffer.data()), buffer.size(), &image) != dds::ReadResult::Success)
+		{
+			throw std::runtime_error("Failed to load DDS texture");
+		}
+		return ExtractImage(&image);
+	}
+
+	Math::Vector2i ImageLoaderDds::GetImageDimensions(const std::string& filename)
+	{
+		dds::Image image;
+		if (dds::readFile(filename, &image) != dds::ReadResult::Success)
+		{
+			throw std::runtime_error("Failed to load DDS texture");
+		}
+		
+		Math::Vector2i result;
+		result.x = image.width;
+		result.y = image.height;
+		
+		return result;
+	}
+
+	std::unique_ptr<Image> ImageLoaderDds::ExtractImage(dds::Image* ddsImage)
+	{
+		auto image = std::make_unique<Image>();
+		
+		image->resolution.x = ddsImage->width;
+		image->resolution.y = ddsImage->height;
+		image->resolution.z = 1;
+
+		if (ddsImage->mipmaps.size() == 0)
+		{
+			throw std::runtime_error("Failed to read an image from a texture with no mipmaps");
+		}
+
+		dds::span texture = ddsImage->mipmaps[0];
+
+		image->data = Array<uint8_t>(texture.size_bytes());
+		memcpy(image->data.Data(), texture.data(), texture.size_bytes());
+
+		image->dataFormat = DataFormat::Format::UNDEFINED;
+		switch (ddsImage->format)
+		{
+			case DXGI_FORMAT_R32G32B32A32_FLOAT:
+				image->dataFormat = DataFormat::Format::R32G32B32A32_SFLOAT;
+				break;
+			case DXGI_FORMAT_R32G32B32A32_UINT:
+				image->dataFormat = DataFormat::Format::R32G32B32A32_UINT;
+				break;
+			case DXGI_FORMAT_R32G32B32A32_SINT:
+				image->dataFormat = DataFormat::Format::R32G32B32A32_SINT;
+				break;
+			case DXGI_FORMAT_R32G32B32_FLOAT:
+				image->dataFormat = DataFormat::Format::R32G32B32_SFLOAT;
+				break;
+			case DXGI_FORMAT_R32G32B32_UINT:
+				image->dataFormat = DataFormat::Format::R32G32B32_UINT;
+				break;
+			case DXGI_FORMAT_R32G32B32_SINT:
+				image->dataFormat = DataFormat::Format::R32G32B32_SINT;
+				break;
+
+			case DXGI_FORMAT_R16G16B16A16_FLOAT:
+				image->dataFormat = DataFormat::Format::R16G16B16A16_SFLOAT;
+				break;
+			case DXGI_FORMAT_R16G16B16A16_UNORM:
+				image->dataFormat = DataFormat::Format::R16G16B16A16_UNORM;
+				break;
+			case DXGI_FORMAT_R16G16B16A16_UINT:
+				image->dataFormat = DataFormat::Format::R16G16B16A16_UINT;
+				break;
+			case DXGI_FORMAT_R16G16B16A16_SNORM:
+				image->dataFormat = DataFormat::Format::R16G16B16A16_SNORM;
+				break;
+			case DXGI_FORMAT_R16G16B16A16_SINT:
+				image->dataFormat = DataFormat::Format::R16G16B16A16_SINT;
+				break;
+
+			case DXGI_FORMAT_R32G32_FLOAT:
+				image->dataFormat = DataFormat::Format::R32G32_SFLOAT;
+				break;
+			case DXGI_FORMAT_R32G32_UINT:
+				image->dataFormat = DataFormat::Format::R32G32_UINT;
+				break;
+			case DXGI_FORMAT_R32G32_SINT:
+				image->dataFormat = DataFormat::Format::R32G32_SINT;
+				break;
+
+			case DXGI_FORMAT_D32_FLOAT_S8X24_UINT:
+				image->dataFormat = DataFormat::Format::D32_SFLOAT_S8_UINT;
+				break;
+
+			case DXGI_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_UNORM:
+				image->dataFormat = DataFormat::Format::R8G8B8A8_UNORM;
+				break;
+			case DXGI_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_UNORM_SRGB:
+				image->dataFormat = DataFormat::Format::R8G8B8A8_SRGB;
+				break;
+			case DXGI_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_UINT:
+				image->dataFormat = DataFormat::Format::R8G8B8A8_UINT;
+				break;
+			case DXGI_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_SNORM:
+				image->dataFormat = DataFormat::Format::R8G8B8A8_SNORM;
+				break;
+			case DXGI_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_SINT:
+				image->dataFormat = DataFormat::Format::R8G8B8A8_SINT;
+				break;
+
+			case DXGI_FORMAT_R16G16_FLOAT:
+				image->dataFormat = DataFormat::Format::R16G16_SFLOAT;
+				break;
+			case DXGI_FORMAT_R16G16_UNORM:
+				image->dataFormat = DataFormat::Format::R16G16_UNORM;
+				break;
+			case DXGI_FORMAT_R16G16_UINT:
+				image->dataFormat = DataFormat::Format::R16G16_UINT;
+				break;
+			case DXGI_FORMAT_R16G16_SNORM:
+				image->dataFormat = DataFormat::Format::R16G16_SNORM;
+				break;
+			case DXGI_FORMAT_R16G16_SINT:
+				image->dataFormat = DataFormat::Format::R16G16_SINT;
+				break;
+
+			case DXGI_FORMAT_D32_FLOAT:
+				image->dataFormat = DataFormat::Format::D32_SFLOAT;
+				break;
+
+			case DXGI_FORMAT_R32_FLOAT:
+				image->dataFormat = DataFormat::Format::R32_SFLOAT;
+				break;
+			case DXGI_FORMAT_R32_UINT:
+				image->dataFormat = DataFormat::Format::R32_UINT;
+				break;
+			case DXGI_FORMAT_R32_SINT:
+				image->dataFormat = DataFormat::Format::R32_SINT;
+				break;
+
+			case DXGI_FORMAT_D24_UNORM_S8_UINT:
+				image->dataFormat = DataFormat::Format::D24_UNORM_S8_UINT;
+				break;
+
+			case DXGI_FORMAT_R8G8_UNORM:
+				image->dataFormat = DataFormat::Format::R8G8_UNORM;
+				break;
+			case DXGI_FORMAT_R8G8_UINT:
+				image->dataFormat = DataFormat::Format::R8G8_UINT;
+				break;
+			case DXGI_FORMAT_R8G8_SNORM:
+				image->dataFormat = DataFormat::Format::R8G8_SNORM;
+				break;
+			case DXGI_FORMAT_R8G8_SINT:
+				image->dataFormat = DataFormat::Format::R8G8_SINT;
+				break;
+
+			case DXGI_FORMAT_D16_UNORM:
+				image->dataFormat = DataFormat::Format::D16_UNORM;
+				break;
+			case DXGI_FORMAT_R16_FLOAT:
+				image->dataFormat = DataFormat::Format::R16_SFLOAT;
+				break;
+			case DXGI_FORMAT_R16_UNORM:
+				image->dataFormat = DataFormat::Format::R16_UNORM;
+				break;
+			case DXGI_FORMAT_R16_UINT:
+				image->dataFormat = DataFormat::Format::R16_UINT;
+				break;
+			case DXGI_FORMAT_R16_SNORM:
+				image->dataFormat = DataFormat::Format::R16_SNORM;
+				break;
+			case DXGI_FORMAT_R16_SINT:
+				image->dataFormat = DataFormat::Format::R16_SINT;
+				break;
+
+			case DXGI_FORMAT_R8_UNORM:
+				image->dataFormat = DataFormat::Format::R8_UNORM;
+				break;
+			case DXGI_FORMAT_R8_UINT:
+				image->dataFormat = DataFormat::Format::R8_UINT;
+				break;
+			case DXGI_FORMAT_R8_SNORM:
+				image->dataFormat = DataFormat::Format::R8_SNORM;
+				break;
+			case DXGI_FORMAT_R8_SINT:
+				image->dataFormat = DataFormat::Format::R8_SINT;
+				break;
+
+			case DXGI_FORMAT_BC1_UNORM:
+				image->dataFormat = DataFormat::Format::BC1_RGBA_UNORM_BLOCK;
+				break;
+			case DXGI_FORMAT_BC1_UNORM_SRGB:
+				image->dataFormat = DataFormat::Format::BC1_RGBA_SRGB_BLOCK;
+				break;
+
+			case DXGI_FORMAT_BC2_UNORM:
+				image->dataFormat = DataFormat::Format::BC2_UNORM_BLOCK;
+				break;
+			case DXGI_FORMAT_BC2_UNORM_SRGB:
+				image->dataFormat = DataFormat::Format::BC2_SRGB_BLOCK;
+				break;
+
+			case DXGI_FORMAT_BC3_UNORM:
+				image->dataFormat = DataFormat::Format::BC3_UNORM_BLOCK;
+				break;
+			case DXGI_FORMAT_BC3_UNORM_SRGB:
+				image->dataFormat = DataFormat::Format::BC3_SRGB_BLOCK;
+				break;
+
+			case DXGI_FORMAT_BC4_UNORM:
+				image->dataFormat = DataFormat::Format::BC4_UNORM_BLOCK;
+				break;
+			case DXGI_FORMAT_BC4_SNORM:
+				image->dataFormat = DataFormat::Format::BC4_SNORM_BLOCK;
+				break;
+
+			case DXGI_FORMAT_BC5_UNORM:
+				image->dataFormat = DataFormat::Format::BC5_UNORM_BLOCK;
+				break;
+			case DXGI_FORMAT_BC5_SNORM:
+				image->dataFormat = DataFormat::Format::BC5_SNORM_BLOCK;
+				break;
+
+			case DXGI_FORMAT_B5G6R5_UNORM:
+				image->dataFormat = DataFormat::Format::B5G6R5_UNORM_PACK16;
+				break;
+			case DXGI_FORMAT_B5G5R5A1_UNORM:
+				image->dataFormat = DataFormat::Format::B5G5R5A1_UNORM_PACK16;
+				break;
+
+			case DXGI_FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_UNORM:
+				image->dataFormat = DataFormat::Format::B8G8R8A8_UNORM;
+				break;
+			case DXGI_FORMAT_B8G8R8X8_UNORM:
+				image->dataFormat = DataFormat::Format::B8G8R8A8_SNORM;
+				break;
+
+			case DXGI_FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_UNORM_SRGB:
+				image->dataFormat = DataFormat::Format::B8G8R8A8_SRGB;
+				break;
+			case DXGI_FORMAT_B8G8R8X8_UNORM_SRGB:
+				image->dataFormat = DataFormat::Format::B8G8R8A8_SRGB;
+				break;
+
+			case DXGI_FORMAT_BC6H_UF16:
+				image->dataFormat = DataFormat::Format::BC6H_UFLOAT_BLOCK;
+				break;
+			case DXGI_FORMAT_BC6H_SF16:
+				image->dataFormat = DataFormat::Format::BC6H_SFLOAT_BLOCK;
+				break;
+
+			case DXGI_FORMAT_BC7_UNORM:
+				image->dataFormat = DataFormat::Format::BC7_UNORM_BLOCK;
+				break;
+			case DXGI_FORMAT_BC7_UNORM_SRGB:
+				image->dataFormat = DataFormat::Format::BC7_SRGB_BLOCK;
+				break;
+
+			case DXGI_FORMAT_B4G4R4A4_UNORM:
+				image->dataFormat = DataFormat::Format::B4G4R4A4_UNORM_PACK16;
+				break;
+
+			default:
+				throw std::runtime_error("Unhandled DDS texture format: "
+				                         + std::to_string(*reinterpret_cast<int*>(&ddsImage->format)));
+		}
+
+		return image;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/openVulkanoCpp/Image/ImageLoaderDds.hpp b/openVulkanoCpp/Image/ImageLoaderDds.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..05717c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openVulkanoCpp/Image/ImageLoaderDds.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+/*
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at https://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include "ImageLoader.hpp"
+
+namespace dds
+{
+	struct Image;
+}
+
+namespace OpenVulkano::Image
+{
+	class ImageLoaderDds : public IImageLoader
+	{
+	public:
+		std::unique_ptr<Image> loadFromFile(const std::string& filePath) override;
+		std::unique_ptr<Image> loadFromMemory(const std::vector<uint8_t>& buffer) override;
+		Math::Vector2i GetImageDimensions(const std::string& filename) override;
+
+	protected:
+		std::unique_ptr<Image> ExtractImage(dds::Image* ddsImage);
+	};
+}