A Python library to convert Valve Texture Format (VTF) files to images.

$ pip install vtf2img

$ git clone https://github.com/julienc91/vtf2img
$ cd vtf2img
$ python setup.py install

from vtf2img import Parser


vtf_file = "materials/models/weapons/customization/paints/custom/workshop/ak47_asiimov.vtf"

parser = Parser(vtf_file)
header = parser.header

print(f"VTF version: {header.version}, Image size: {header.width}x{header.height}")
# VTF version: 7.5, Image size: 2048x2048

image = parser.get_image()

image.show()
image.save("ak47_asiimov.png")

The result of get_image is an instance of Pillow's Image class, which allows exporting in many different formats (PNG, JPG, BMP, ...).

If you installed the package as instructed in the previous section, a vtf2img command should be available.

$ vtf2img dragon_awp.wtf awp_dragon_lore.png

Otherwise, you can execute the package's __main__.py file with:

$ python -m vtf2img dragon_awp.wtf awp_dragon_lore.png

• many image formats supported by the VTF format are not (yet?) supported by this program (see the section below)
• this program only considers the hi-res image contained in the VTF file
• all the flags that might have been set by the VTF's creator are purely ignored

Works with VTF version 7.2+.

Compatibility of image formats:

Most VTF Files are using either DXT1 or DXT5.

Note: DXT1 and DXT5 decoding algorithms were adapted from Harry Jeffery's implementation on vtf2png.