PNG is lossless and keeps transparency, so it is often larger than the same image as JPG or WebP.
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What is a PSD to PNG converter?
A PSD to PNG converter turns a Photoshop document into a single flat PNG image that opens anywhere. A PSD is a working file: layers, masks, adjustment layers, text, smart objects and effects, stacked in a format that only Photoshop and a handful of other editors can open. That is fine for the designer and a dead end for everyone else. A client reviewing a mockup, a developer who needs a screen as an image, or you on a laptop without Photoshop installed all hit the same wall.
This page does not rebuild the layers. Photoshop can store a flattened copy of the whole document inside the PSD, next to the layers, and this converter reads that copy using ag-psd, an open source PSD reader, and writes it to a PNG at the full document size. Because the flattened copy is Photoshop's own render, everything that was visible at the moment of saving is in it: text in its real font, layer styles, adjustment layers and smart objects. Hidden layers are not. Transparent areas stay transparent, and documents with 16 or 32 bits per channel are brought down to 8.
The catch is that Photoshop usually writes that flattened copy only when Maximize PSD and PSB File Compatibility is on. When it is off, the PSD normally has no usable composite image. This page checks for that and tells you how to fix it instead of saving a blank or broken PNG. Files saved by other apps may or may not include a composite, depending on the app.
The work is client-side. The PSD reader is downloaded when you add the first PSD, then your browser reads the file, draws the composite and saves the PNG, so unreleased artwork never leaves your device. Layer pixels are not decoded at all, which keeps large documents manageable. EXIF data and color profiles are not copied over. PSD files over 500 MB and documents over 100 megapixels are refused with a message. Batches download one by one or as a ZIP, free, no signup, with a daily cap on conversions.
How to convert PSD to PNG
Add your PSD files
Drop .psd files on the box that reads Drop PSD images here or click to upload. Files start converting as soon as they are added, one at a time. The first file takes a moment longer, because the PSD reader downloads before it starts.
Adjust settings if you need to
There is no quality setting on this page, because PNG is lossless and the composite is written at full size. The results are already on their way in the file list.
Read the result or the message
A converted row shows a thumbnail of the PNG, a size line comparing the PSD with the PNG and a note that the flattened composite was used. Click the thumbnail to see the PNG large with its pixel size. A PSD saved without a composite stays in the list with instructions for re-saving it on its row.
Download the PNGs
Press the download icon on a row, or Download All (n images) in the list header to save every converted file as converted-png.zip.
Why convert PSD to PNG?
A PSD is where the design lives. A PNG is how you show it to someone. Most conversions happen at that handoff.
Sending a mockup for review
Clients, managers and teammates want to see the design, not install an editor to open it. A PNG attaches to an email, pastes into a chat or a ticket and previews on a phone, and it shows exactly what the document looked like when it was saved.
Handing screens and assets to developers
A web or app build often needs a reference image of each screen, or a graphic with a transparent background that can go straight into a page. PNG keeps the transparency and every pixel, which JPG would not.
Opening a PSD you were sent
Stock templates, print files from a designer and old project archives often arrive as PSD. When you only need to see or reuse the finished picture, converting it here is quicker than finding software that opens the format.
PSD vs PNG: which to use
| PSD | PNG | |
|---|---|---|
| What it stores | Layers, masks, text, adjustments, effects and an optional flattened copy. | One flat image. |
| Editable later | Yes, layer by layer. | Only as pixels. |
| Transparency | Yes. | Yes, full alpha channel. |
| Bit depth | 8, 16 or 32 bits per channel. | Up to 16-bit. This converter writes 8-bit. |
| Typical file size | Large, and grows with every layer. | Usually much smaller than the PSD. |
| Software support | Photoshop and a few other editors. | Every browser, viewer and editor. |
| Best for | Ongoing design work. | Sharing, previewing, web use and handoff. |
The composite image and Maximize Compatibility
Every PSD ends with an image data section meant to hold a flattened version of the document. Photoshop fills it with a real render only when the Maximize PSD and PSB File Compatibility preference allows it. The setting exists because the composite adds to the file size, and some people turn it off to keep huge documents smaller. With it off, the section is usually left without a usable picture, and the file records that fact.
This converter reads that record. When it says the composite is not real, you get a message on the file rather than an empty image: This PSD has no flattened composite image, followed by where to find the setting. When the composite is there, the file's row carries a note that it was used and that layers were not read one by one.
Because the composite is saved at the same moment as the layers, the PNG shows the document as it was at its last save. Layers that were hidden then are not in it, and layer comps other than the active one are not either. If you need a single layer on its own, hide the others in an editor, save, and convert the new copy.
Privacy and security
- The PSD is read and the PNG is written inside this browser tab. The PSD reader script is downloaded once, and your artwork is never uploaded.
- Layer pixel data is skipped entirely; only the flattened composite is decoded.
- The daily limit check sends the tool name and a device identifier, plus your account token if you are signed in. It includes nothing from the file.
- After a batch, the page records only how many files converted, their total bytes and the output format. File names, layer names and pixels are never sent.
- If the limit check cannot reach the server, the conversion still goes ahead.
- Converted PNGs stay in the tab's memory until you remove them, press Clear All or close the page.
Key Features
No Photoshop needed
Get a PNG of any PSD that carries a composite, on any computer with a current browser.
Looks the way Photoshop saved it
Text, layer styles, adjustment layers and smart objects appear exactly as they rendered, with no fonts or plugins needed.
Full document size, transparency kept
The PNG matches the document's width and height, and transparent areas stay transparent.
A clear message for files without a composite
Instead of a blank image, you get the name of the Photoshop setting to turn on and what to do next.
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