How to edit PSD files in your browser
By EditItAll · Updated
Open the PSD straight in the EditItAll photo editor: it reads Photoshop files with their layers, groups, masks, blend modes, adjustment layers, layer styles and editable text. Edit as usual, then use Save As PSD to keep the layers or export a PNG or JPG. It all runs in your browser, so nothing is uploaded.
Do it now — free, in your browser
Open your PSD in the photo editorWhat the editor keeps when it opens a PSD
A .psd is Photoshop's native format: a container of layers, groups, masks, text, adjustment layers and layer styles stored side by side. The EditItAll photo editor reads that structure rather than just the flattened preview, so each layer arrives in the Layers panel with its blend mode, opacity, fill, mask and clipping. Adjustment layers stay adjustable, layer styles stay editable, and horizontal type stays live text: it looks exactly as Photoshop drew it until you change it, and is then redrawn with the fonts installed on your computer.
Large PSB documents open too, within what your browser's memory can hold.
Open, edit and save a PSD in four steps
Everything below runs on your device:
- Open the photo editor and choose File ▸ Open, or drop your
.psdonto the window. - If anything had to be simplified, a notice lists it right after the file opens, such as smart objects kept as pixels.
- Edit as you would in Photoshop: move and mask layers, change text, tweak adjustment layers and styles, retouch, select and filter.
- Choose File ▸ Save As PSD to keep the layers, or export a PNG, JPG, WebP or PDF for a finished copy.
Because reading and writing both happen in your browser, a confidential design never leaves your machine, and the editor keeps working offline once the page has loaded.
What changes on the way in and out
A few Photoshop features have no equivalent in the editor, and it is better to know them up front. Smart objects, shape layers and rotated or vertical text open as pixels that look right but are no longer editable as such. CMYK, Lab and 16- or 32-bit documents are converted to 8-bit RGB, and options such as Blend If and knockout are left out. The notice names each of these when the file opens.
Save As PSD writes your layers, groups, masks, blend modes, adjustment layers and layer styles back into a layered PSD, with text and shapes saved as pixels. If the source file depends on smart objects or print color, keep the original as your master; our Photoshop alternative page covers where a browser editor fits and where it doesn't.
When a flat copy is all you need
Sometimes you only need the finished picture: a social banner, a client preview, a flyer to share. The PSD to PNG converter turns the file's flattened composite into a PNG (or a smaller JPG) in one step, without opening the editor. Like the editor, it runs in your browser and uploads nothing.
For anything you will keep changing, like moving a layer, rewording a headline or adjusting a mask, open the PSD in the photo editor instead and save it back as a PSD.
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Frequently asked questions
Can the photo editor open a .psd file directly?+
Yes. Choose File ▸ Open or drop the file on the editor. Layers, groups, masks, blend modes, adjustment layers, layer styles and horizontal text come in editable; smart objects and shape layers open as pixels.
Can I save my changes back to PSD?+
Yes. File ▸ Save As PSD writes a layered PSD with your layers, groups, masks, blend modes, adjustment layers and layer styles. Text and shapes are saved as pixels, and very large documents are written as PSB.
Is my PSD uploaded to a server?+
No. The photo editor reads and writes PSD files entirely in your browser, so the file stays on your device. You can go offline after the page loads and it still works.
What doesn't come across from Photoshop?+
Smart objects, shape layers and rotated or vertical text become pixels, CMYK and 16- or 32-bit documents are converted to 8-bit RGB, and options such as Blend If are left out. The editor lists everything it simplified when the file opens.
Can I convert the PSD to PNG or JPG instead?+
Yes. The PSD to PNG and PSD to JPG converters save the flattened image in one step, or you can export PNG, JPG, WebP or PDF from the photo editor after editing.