PSD to PNG
Convert a Photoshop PSD to PNG in your browser, keeping transparency. Uses the document's own flattened preview, so the result is exactly what Photoshop shows. No Photoshop, no upload.
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Worth knowing
A PSD saved without “Maximise Compatibility” has no flattened preview inside it. Those cannot be converted to an image without guessing at blend modes and masks, so they are refused rather than converted wrongly — layer extraction still works on them.
The result is a flat image at the document's own pixel size. Layers, text and smart objects are not editable afterwards — keep the PSD.
Opening a PSD without owning Photoshop
Someone sends you a .psd and you have no way to look at it. That is the situation this exists for, and the answer is simpler than it sounds: a PSD normally contains a finished, flattened copy of the whole document, which Photoshop writes precisely so that other software has something to show.
That copy is what gets converted. It is not a re-render or an approximation — it is the same pixels Photoshop displays, with every blend mode, mask and adjustment layer already applied. Which means the accuracy question has an unusually good answer: exact.
The case that gets refused, and why
Photoshop has a preference called Maximise Compatibility. With it on, every save writes that flattened copy. With it off, the file contains only the layers, and there is no finished picture inside it at all.
Building an image from those layers means reimplementing Photoshop's blend modes, clipping masks, layer effects, smart objects and adjustment layers. Get any one of them slightly wrong and the result looks plausible and is not what the designer made — a colour a shade off, a shadow in the wrong place, an overlay that should have been multiply. That is a worse outcome than an honest refusal, so those files are refused with the fix spelled out: re-save with the option on, under Preferences then File Handling.
Extracting the layers works either way, because that needs no compositing at all.
Why PNG rather than JPG
Transparency. PNG keeps it, JPG cannot, and most things people build in Photoshop — a logo, an app mock-up, a product cut-out — depend on it. Export one as JPG and every clear area becomes a white rectangle you then have to remove by hand.
PNG is also lossless, so hard edges and flat colour stay crisp instead of picking up the faint fuzz JPG leaves along every boundary. For screen work it is almost always the right choice.
What you cannot do afterwards
The result is a flat image at the document's own pixel size. Layers are gone, text is pixels, smart objects are baked in. Nothing here changes your original — but the PNG is a snapshot, not a working file, so keep the PSD.
If you need the pieces rather than the picture, the PSD Layer Extractor pulls every layer out as its own transparent PNG. If you need something to send a client, PSD to PDF opens the same everywhere.
Questions people ask
Do I need Photoshop installed?
No. The file is read in this browser tab, which is also why nothing is uploaded. You can view and convert a PSD someone sent you without owning any Adobe software.
How accurate is the result?
Exact, when the file has a flattened preview — that preview is what Photoshop itself renders, blend modes, masks and adjustment layers included. It is not an approximation; it is the same pixels.
Why was my file refused?
Because it was saved without Maximise Compatibility, so it contains no flattened preview. Rebuilding the image from layers means reimplementing Photoshop's blend modes and getting them subtly wrong, which is worse than saying so. Re-save from Photoshop with that option on, under Preferences then File Handling.
Will transparency survive?
Yes. PNG stores it, so anything transparent in the document stays transparent — which is why PNG is the right choice over JPG for mock-ups and logos.
Can I get the layers separately?
Yes, with PSD Layer Extractor. It pulls each layer out as its own transparent PNG, and it works even on files that have no flattened preview.