diff --git a/3rdParty/CMakeLists.txt b/3rdParty/CMakeLists.txt
index eb47921..d327508 100644
--- a/3rdParty/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/3rdParty/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -41,4 +41,6 @@ if(ENABLE_TEST)
     add_subdirectory(catch2)
 endif()
 
-add_subdirectory(tinyusdz)
\ No newline at end of file
+add_subdirectory(tinyusdz)
+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/3rdParty/ktx-software/CMakeLists.txt b/3rdParty/ktx-software/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6997606
--- /dev/null
+++ b/3rdParty/ktx-software/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+include(FetchContent)
+
+if(NOT DEFINED KTX_REPO)
+    set(KTX_REPO https://github.com/KhronosGroup/KTX-Software.git)
+endif ()
+
+FetchContent_Declare(
+    ktx
+    EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL
+    GIT_REPOSITORY ${KTX_REPO}
+    GIT_TAG v4.3.2
+    GIT_SHALLOW TRUE
+)
+
+set(LIB_TYPE_DEFAULT OFF CACHE BOOL "" FORCE)
+set(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS OFF CACHE BOOL "" FORCE)
+set(BASISU_SUPPORT_SSE OFF CACHE BOOL "" FORCE)
+set(KTX_FEATURE_STATIC_LIBRARY ON CACHE BOOL "" FORCE)
+
+FetchContent_MakeAvailable(ktx)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/openVulkanoCpp/CMakeLists.txt b/openVulkanoCpp/CMakeLists.txt
index 8ed12cd..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)
+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/Image.hpp b/openVulkanoCpp/Image/Image.hpp
index b440de3..22a43f0 100644
--- a/openVulkanoCpp/Image/Image.hpp
+++ b/openVulkanoCpp/Image/Image.hpp
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ namespace OpenVulkano::Image
 		JPEG,
 		PNG,
 		BMP,
+		KTX,
+		DDS,
 	};
 
 	struct Image
diff --git a/openVulkanoCpp/Image/ImageLoaderDds.cpp b/openVulkanoCpp/Image/ImageLoaderDds.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e0bee3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openVulkanoCpp/Image/ImageLoaderDds.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,175 @@
+/*
+ * 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>
+#include <fmt/format.h>
+#include <magic_enum.hpp>
+
+#include <unordered_map>
+
+namespace
+{
+	std::unordered_map<DXGI_FORMAT, OpenVulkano::DataFormat> DXGI_TO_OV_DATAFORMAT = {
+		{ DXGI_FORMAT_R32G32B32A32_FLOAT, OpenVulkano::DataFormat::Format::R32G32B32A32_SFLOAT },
+		{ DXGI_FORMAT_R32G32B32A32_UINT, OpenVulkano::DataFormat::Format::R32G32B32A32_UINT },
+		{ DXGI_FORMAT_R32G32B32A32_SINT, OpenVulkano::DataFormat::Format::R32G32B32A32_SINT },
+		{ DXGI_FORMAT_R32G32B32_FLOAT, OpenVulkano::DataFormat::Format::R32G32B32_SFLOAT },
+		{ DXGI_FORMAT_R32G32B32_UINT, OpenVulkano::DataFormat::Format::R32G32B32_UINT },
+		{ DXGI_FORMAT_R32G32B32_SINT, OpenVulkano::DataFormat::Format::R32G32B32_SINT },
+
+		{ DXGI_FORMAT_R16G16B16A16_FLOAT, OpenVulkano::DataFormat::Format::R16G16B16A16_SFLOAT },
+		{ DXGI_FORMAT_R16G16B16A16_UNORM, OpenVulkano::DataFormat::Format::R16G16B16A16_UNORM },
+		{ DXGI_FORMAT_R16G16B16A16_UINT, OpenVulkano::DataFormat::Format::R16G16B16A16_UINT },
+		{ DXGI_FORMAT_R16G16B16A16_SNORM, OpenVulkano::DataFormat::Format::R16G16B16A16_SNORM },
+		{ DXGI_FORMAT_R16G16B16A16_SINT, OpenVulkano::DataFormat::Format::R16G16B16A16_SINT },
+
+		{ DXGI_FORMAT_R32G32_FLOAT, OpenVulkano::DataFormat::Format::R32G32_SFLOAT },
+		{ DXGI_FORMAT_R32G32_UINT, OpenVulkano::DataFormat::Format::R32G32_UINT },
+		{ DXGI_FORMAT_R32G32_SINT, OpenVulkano::DataFormat::Format::R32G32_SINT },
+
+		{ DXGI_FORMAT_D32_FLOAT_S8X24_UINT, OpenVulkano::DataFormat::Format::D32_SFLOAT_S8_UINT },
+
+		{ DXGI_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_UNORM, OpenVulkano::DataFormat::Format::R8G8B8A8_UNORM },
+		{ DXGI_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_UNORM_SRGB, OpenVulkano::DataFormat::Format::R8G8B8A8_SRGB },
+		{ DXGI_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_UINT, OpenVulkano::DataFormat::Format::R8G8B8A8_UINT },
+		{ DXGI_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_SNORM, OpenVulkano::DataFormat::Format::R8G8B8A8_SNORM },
+		{ DXGI_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_SINT, OpenVulkano::DataFormat::Format::R8G8B8A8_SINT },
+
+		{ DXGI_FORMAT_R16G16_FLOAT, OpenVulkano::DataFormat::Format::R16G16_SFLOAT },
+		{ DXGI_FORMAT_R16G16_UNORM, OpenVulkano::DataFormat::Format::R16G16_UNORM },
+		{ DXGI_FORMAT_R16G16_UINT, OpenVulkano::DataFormat::Format::R16G16_UINT },
+		{ DXGI_FORMAT_R16G16_SNORM, OpenVulkano::DataFormat::Format::R16G16_SNORM },
+		{ DXGI_FORMAT_R16G16_SINT, OpenVulkano::DataFormat::Format::R16G16_SINT },
+
+		{ DXGI_FORMAT_D32_FLOAT, OpenVulkano::DataFormat::Format::D32_SFLOAT },
+
+		{ DXGI_FORMAT_R32_FLOAT, OpenVulkano::DataFormat::Format::R32_SFLOAT },
+		{ DXGI_FORMAT_R32_UINT, OpenVulkano::DataFormat::Format::R32_UINT },
+		{ DXGI_FORMAT_R32_SINT, OpenVulkano::DataFormat::Format::R32_SINT },
+
+		{ DXGI_FORMAT_D24_UNORM_S8_UINT, OpenVulkano::DataFormat::Format::D24_UNORM_S8_UINT },
+
+		{ DXGI_FORMAT_R8G8_UNORM, OpenVulkano::DataFormat::Format::R8G8_UNORM },
+		{ DXGI_FORMAT_R8G8_UINT, OpenVulkano::DataFormat::Format::R8G8_UINT },
+		{ DXGI_FORMAT_R8G8_SNORM, OpenVulkano::DataFormat::Format::R8G8_SNORM },
+		{ DXGI_FORMAT_R8G8_SINT, OpenVulkano::DataFormat::Format::R8G8_SINT },
+
+		{ DXGI_FORMAT_D16_UNORM, OpenVulkano::DataFormat::Format::D16_UNORM },
+		{ DXGI_FORMAT_R16_FLOAT, OpenVulkano::DataFormat::Format::R16_SFLOAT },
+		{ DXGI_FORMAT_R16_UNORM, OpenVulkano::DataFormat::Format::R16_UNORM },
+		{ DXGI_FORMAT_R16_UINT, OpenVulkano::DataFormat::Format::R16_UINT },
+		{ DXGI_FORMAT_R16_SNORM, OpenVulkano::DataFormat::Format::R16_SNORM },
+		{ DXGI_FORMAT_R16_SINT, OpenVulkano::DataFormat::Format::R16_SINT },
+
+		{ DXGI_FORMAT_R8_UNORM, OpenVulkano::DataFormat::Format::R8_UNORM },
+		{ DXGI_FORMAT_R8_UINT, OpenVulkano::DataFormat::Format::R8_UINT },
+		{ DXGI_FORMAT_R8_SNORM, OpenVulkano::DataFormat::Format::R8_SNORM },
+		{ DXGI_FORMAT_R8_SINT, OpenVulkano::DataFormat::Format::R8_SINT },
+
+		{ DXGI_FORMAT_BC1_UNORM, OpenVulkano::DataFormat::Format::BC1_RGBA_UNORM_BLOCK },
+		{ DXGI_FORMAT_BC1_UNORM_SRGB, OpenVulkano::DataFormat::Format::BC1_RGBA_SRGB_BLOCK },
+
+		{ DXGI_FORMAT_BC2_UNORM, OpenVulkano::DataFormat::Format::BC2_UNORM_BLOCK },
+		{ DXGI_FORMAT_BC2_UNORM_SRGB, OpenVulkano::DataFormat::Format::BC2_SRGB_BLOCK },
+
+		{ DXGI_FORMAT_BC3_UNORM, OpenVulkano::DataFormat::Format::BC3_UNORM_BLOCK },
+		{ DXGI_FORMAT_BC3_UNORM_SRGB, OpenVulkano::DataFormat::Format::BC3_SRGB_BLOCK },
+
+		{ DXGI_FORMAT_BC4_UNORM, OpenVulkano::DataFormat::Format::BC4_UNORM_BLOCK },
+		{ DXGI_FORMAT_BC4_SNORM, OpenVulkano::DataFormat::Format::BC4_SNORM_BLOCK },
+
+		{ DXGI_FORMAT_BC5_UNORM, OpenVulkano::DataFormat::Format::BC5_UNORM_BLOCK },
+		{ DXGI_FORMAT_BC5_SNORM, OpenVulkano::DataFormat::Format::BC5_SNORM_BLOCK },
+
+		{ DXGI_FORMAT_B5G6R5_UNORM, OpenVulkano::DataFormat::Format::B5G6R5_UNORM_PACK16 },
+		{ DXGI_FORMAT_B5G5R5A1_UNORM, OpenVulkano::DataFormat::Format::B5G5R5A1_UNORM_PACK16 },
+
+		{ DXGI_FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_UNORM, OpenVulkano::DataFormat::Format::B8G8R8A8_UNORM },
+		{ DXGI_FORMAT_B8G8R8X8_UNORM, OpenVulkano::DataFormat::Format::B8G8R8A8_SNORM },
+
+		{ DXGI_FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_UNORM_SRGB, OpenVulkano::DataFormat::Format::B8G8R8A8_SRGB },
+		{ DXGI_FORMAT_B8G8R8X8_UNORM_SRGB, OpenVulkano::DataFormat::Format::B8G8R8A8_SRGB },
+
+		{ DXGI_FORMAT_BC6H_UF16, OpenVulkano::DataFormat::Format::BC6H_UFLOAT_BLOCK },
+		{ DXGI_FORMAT_BC6H_SF16, OpenVulkano::DataFormat::Format::BC6H_SFLOAT_BLOCK },
+
+		{ DXGI_FORMAT_BC7_UNORM, OpenVulkano::DataFormat::Format::BC7_UNORM_BLOCK },
+		{ DXGI_FORMAT_BC7_UNORM_SRGB, OpenVulkano::DataFormat::Format::BC7_SRGB_BLOCK },
+
+		{ DXGI_FORMAT_B4G4R4A4_UNORM, OpenVulkano::DataFormat::Format::B4G4R4A4_UNORM_PACK16 },
+	};
+}
+
+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 (DXGI_TO_OV_DATAFORMAT.contains(ddsImage->format))
+		{
+			image->dataFormat = DXGI_TO_OV_DATAFORMAT[ddsImage->format];
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			throw std::runtime_error(fmt::format("Unhandled DDS texture format: {} ({})",
+			                                     magic_enum::enum_name(ddsImage->format),
+			                                     static_cast<int>(ddsImage->format)));
+		}
+		
+		if (ddsImage->mipmaps.size() == 0)
+		{
+			throw std::runtime_error("Failed to read an image from a texture with no mipmaps");
+		}
+
+		auto texture = ddsImage->mipmaps[0];
+		image->data = Array<uint8_t>(texture.size_bytes());
+		memcpy(image->data.Data(), texture.data(), texture.size_bytes());
+
+		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);
+	};
+}
diff --git a/openVulkanoCpp/Image/ImageLoaderKtx.cpp b/openVulkanoCpp/Image/ImageLoaderKtx.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..afef434
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openVulkanoCpp/Image/ImageLoaderKtx.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+/*
+ * 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 "ImageLoaderKtx.hpp"
+
+#include <ktx.h>
+
+#include <memory>
+#include <vector>
+#include <iostream>
+#include <stdexcept>
+
+namespace
+{
+	void KtxDestroy(ktxTexture* tex)
+	{
+		ktxTexture_Destroy(tex);
+	}
+}
+
+namespace OpenVulkano::Image
+{
+	std::unique_ptr<Image> ImageLoaderKtx::loadFromFile(const std::string& filePath)
+	{
+		ktxTexture* tmp = nullptr;
+		KTX_error_code error_code =
+		ktxTexture_CreateFromNamedFile(filePath.c_str(), KTX_TEXTURE_CREATE_LOAD_IMAGE_DATA_BIT, &tmp);
+		std::unique_ptr<ktxTexture, decltype(&KtxDestroy)> texture(tmp, &KtxDestroy);
+
+		if (error_code != KTX_SUCCESS)
+		{
+			throw std::runtime_error("Failed to load KTX texture: " + std::string(ktxErrorString(error_code)));
+		}
+
+		auto result = ExtractImage(texture.get());
+		return result;
+	}
+
+	std::unique_ptr<Image> ImageLoaderKtx::loadFromMemory(const std::vector<uint8_t>& buffer)
+	{
+		ktxTexture* tmp = nullptr;
+		KTX_error_code error_code =
+		ktxTexture_CreateFromMemory(buffer.data(), buffer.size(), KTX_TEXTURE_CREATE_LOAD_IMAGE_DATA_BIT, &tmp);
+		std::unique_ptr<ktxTexture, decltype(&KtxDestroy)> texture(tmp, &KtxDestroy);
+
+		if (error_code != KTX_SUCCESS)
+		{
+			throw std::runtime_error("Failed to load KTX texture from memory: " + std::string(ktxErrorString(error_code)));
+		}
+
+		auto result = ExtractImage(texture.get());
+		return result;
+	}
+
+	Math::Vector2i ImageLoaderKtx::GetImageDimensions(const std::string& filename)
+	{
+		ktxTexture* tmp = nullptr;
+		KTX_error_code result =
+		ktxTexture_CreateFromNamedFile(filename.c_str(), KTX_TEXTURE_CREATE_LOAD_IMAGE_DATA_BIT, &tmp);
+		std::unique_ptr<ktxTexture, decltype(&KtxDestroy)> texture(tmp, &KtxDestroy);
+
+		if (result != KTX_SUCCESS)
+		{
+			throw std::runtime_error("Failed to load KTX texture for dimensions: "
+			                         + std::string(ktxErrorString(result)));
+		}
+
+		Math::Vector2i dimensions(texture->baseWidth, texture->baseHeight);
+		return dimensions;
+	}
+
+	std::unique_ptr<Image> ImageLoaderKtx::ExtractImage(ktxTexture* texture)
+	{
+		if (!texture->pData)
+		{
+			throw std::runtime_error("No image data found in KTX texture.");
+		}
+
+		auto width = static_cast<int>(texture->baseWidth);
+		auto height = static_cast<int>(texture->baseHeight);
+
+		auto image = std::make_unique<Image>();
+		image->resolution.x = width;
+		image->resolution.y = height;
+		image->resolution.z = 1;
+
+		if (texture->classId == ktxTexture1_c)
+		{
+			ktxTexture1* tx = reinterpret_cast<ktxTexture1*>(texture);
+			DataFormat format = DataFormat::Format::UNDEFINED;
+			switch (tx->glInternalformat)
+			{
+				case 0x8051: /* GL_RGB8_EXT */     format = DataFormat::Format::R8G8B8_UNORM; break;
+				case 0x8054: /* GL_RGB16_EXT */    format = DataFormat::Format::R16G16B16_UNORM; break;
+				case 0x8057: /* GL_RGB5_A1_EXT */  format = DataFormat::Format::R5G5B5A1_UNORM_PACK16; break;
+				case 0x8058: /* GL_RGBA8_EXT */    format = DataFormat::Format::R8G8B8A8_UNORM; break;
+				case 0x8059: /* GL_RGB10_A2_EXT */ format = DataFormat::Format::A2R10G10B10_UNORM_PACK32; break;
+				case 0x805B: /* GL_RGBA16_EXT */   format = DataFormat::Format::R16G16B16A16_UNORM; break;
+				default: throw std::runtime_error("Unhandled texture1 format: " + tx->glInternalformat);
+			}
+			image->dataFormat = format;
+		}
+		else if (texture->classId == ktxTexture2_c)
+		{
+			ktxTexture2* tx = reinterpret_cast<ktxTexture2*>(texture);
+			image->dataFormat = reinterpret_cast<DataFormat::Format&>(tx->vkFormat);
+		}
+		else [[unlikely]]
+		{
+			throw std::runtime_error("ktxTexture has unhandled classId!");
+		}
+
+		image->data = Array<uint8_t>(texture->dataSize);
+		memcpy(image->data.Data(), texture->pData, image->data.Size());
+
+		return image;
+	}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/openVulkanoCpp/Image/ImageLoaderKtx.hpp b/openVulkanoCpp/Image/ImageLoaderKtx.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c9f9db9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openVulkanoCpp/Image/ImageLoaderKtx.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+/*
+ * 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"
+
+struct ktxTexture;
+
+namespace OpenVulkano::Image
+{
+	class ImageLoaderKtx : 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(ktxTexture* texture);
+	};
+}