> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://devdocs.xbox.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# XBOX Texture Compressor (XBTC) tool reference

> Reference for XBTC, the XBOX Texture Compressor that produces textures for the XBOX Series X|S hardware decompression unit, plus JSON batch configuration.

Explore xbtc topics for XBOX game development.

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  <Card title="XBOX texture compressor" icon="palette" href="/build/core-features/graphics/newfeatures/xbtc/xbox-texture-compressor">
    The XBOX Series X|S console family features a hardware decompression unit that's capable of decompressing data directly from NVMe storage…
  </Card>

  <Card title="XBOX texture compressor (xbtc) archive" icon="palette" href="/build/core-features/graphics/newfeatures/xbtc/xbtc-archive-format">
    The archive file format is defined in XBTC.h but is explained in detail in this topic.
  </Card>

  <Card title="JSON batch configuration" icon="sliders" href="/build/core-features/graphics/newfeatures/xbtc/xbtc-json-batch-configuration">
    A series of textures can be compressed to a single archive by using a JSON configuration file.
  </Card>

  <Card title="XBOX texture compressor tool (xbtc.exe)" icon="palette" href="/build/core-features/graphics/newfeatures/xbtc/xbtc">
    XBTC.exe is a tool for compressing textures for use on XBOX Series X|S consoles.
  </Card>
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## See also

* [Ms](/build/core-features/graphics/newfeatures/ms/index)
* [Raytracing](/build/core-features/graphics/newfeatures/raytracing/index)
* [Sfs](/build/core-features/graphics/newfeatures/sfs/index)
* [Vrs](/build/core-features/graphics/newfeatures/vrs/index)


## Related topics

- [Command-line tools for console development](/tools/tools-console/commandlinetools/commandlinetools.md)
- [NDA topic directory - live Microsoft Learn links](/nda/nda-topic-directory.md)
- [NDA topics index for XBOX GDK console development](/nda/nda-overview.md)
- [SHAPE_EQCOMP_COMPRESSOR_MODE](/reference/audio/shapeeqcompcontext/enums/shape_eqcomp_compressor_mode.md)
- [PIX extensibility APIs (HLSL and mesh viewer)](/tools/tools-console/pix/extensibility/index.md)