[Release] IwI Universal Tool 1.3.0 — IWI/DDS converter, IWD/IPAK & Explorer thumbnails
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What is it?
A Windows utility for Call of Duty textures: preview, conversion, packing/unpacking
IWD and IPAK archives, and Explorer thumbnails for .iwi/.vtf.Features
- Preview IWI, DDS, PNG, TGA, VTF (zoom, alpha, format/mip info)
- Convert PNG/TGA/DDS
IWI and DDS (DXT1/3/5, BC5, R8) - Work with IWD (ZIP) and IPAK (Black Ops 2)
- Replace textures inside archives
- Explorer thumbnails for .iwi and .vtf
- Hotkeys, including mouse buttons
- IWD recompression that never grows the archive
Supported games / IWI versions
- CoD2 — v5
- CoD4 / WaW / MW2 — v6
- MW2 / MW3 — v8
- Black Ops 1 — v13
- Black Ops 2 — v27 (IPAK, BC5, R8, mipmaps)
Download
https://github.com/Rastishka225/IwIUniversalTool/releases/latestSource (MIT)
https://github.com/Rastishka225/IwIUniversalToolRequirements
- Windows 10/11 x64
- .NET 10 Desktop Runtime for Explorer thumbnails
(the app offers the download link)
Screenshot

Notes
- No game assets are included — use your own game files.
- The EXE is unsigned, so SmartScreen may warn.
- VirusTotal (0/70): https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/81f3203a827042508796503a75efe8a6568185d664bf46d2026eb7b780e55bf9/detection
- SHA-256: 81F3203A827042508796503A75EFE8A6568185D664BF46D2026EB7B780E55BF9
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does this also work for linux?
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does this also work for linux?
FaZe Flick No, bro, only Windows 10 / 11.
Maybe I’ll bring a CLI for Linux.
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