Rendered composition
Uses the saved merged RGB/grayscale image. Layers are not recomposited; 16-bit, CMYK and PSB are not supported.
Convert PSD to PNG
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- No upload
- Private by design
What happens when you convert PSD to PNG?
HDR display encoding
HDR is rendered to SDR using exposure and Reinhard tone mapping.
Lossless sample storage
PNG compression is lossless. Palette conversion, resizing or reducing bit depth before encoding can still discard information. Animation is the APNG extension included in the third edition. PNG can store its supported image samples without lossy compression. This applies after rendering and sample conversion: it does not guarantee preservation of source precision, colour space or document structure, and cannot undo earlier losses.
PSD
Source
PSD
Adobe Photoshop Document
Compression: LosslessTransparency: YesMetadata: Image resources, ICC, XMP, Exif
A Photoshop working document carrying image channels, layers, masks and document resources.
Explore PSD format →PNG
Target
PNG
Portable Network Graphics
Compression: LosslessTransparency: YesMetadata: Exif, ICC, Text
Lossless raster images with precise edges and optional transparency. The PNG standard also defines APNG animation.
Explore PNG format →Is PSD → PNG right for you?
Good choice when
- PNG fits your delivery use: Screenshots & transparent graphics.
- You need a rendered delivery copy of the composition.
- You need HDR-capable delivery and can validate its encoding and colour signalling.
- You need a transparency-capable destination and will check its supported variant.
Probably not when
- You must keep masks, layer effects or editable text.
- You require guaranteed scene-linear values or HDR appearance.
- You assume format-level alpha support guarantees matching transparent edges.
- You expect lossless encoding to restore lost details or editing structure.
PSD to PNG conversion details
- Rendered composition
- Uses the saved merged RGB/grayscale image. Layers are not recomposited; 16-bit, CMYK and PSB are not supported.
- HDR display encoding
- HDR is rendered to SDR using exposure and Reinhard tone mapping.
- Transparency representation
- The implemented target supports alpha. Display-pixel processing can round translucent samples; archival sample equality is not promised.
- Lossless sample storage
- PNG compression is lossless. Palette conversion, resizing or reducing bit depth before encoding can still discard information. Animation is the APNG extension included in the third edition. PNG can store its supported image samples without lossy compression. This applies after rendering and sample conversion: it does not guarantee preservation of source precision, colour space or document structure, and cannot undo earlier losses.
- Sample precision & colour
- Pixel conversion only. Original EXIF, GPS, XMP and ICC profiles are not copied; processing uses 8-bit display pixels.
- Metadata & colour
- Pixel conversion only. Original EXIF, GPS, XMP and ICC profiles are not copied; processing uses 8-bit display pixels.
- Compression
- PSD: Lossless → PNG: Lossless PSD: PSD channel compression is lossless, but a document may contain previously lossy source assets. Composite rendering and layer editing are different capabilities; this page does not claim portable animation playback. PNG: PNG compression is lossless. Palette conversion, resizing or reducing bit depth before encoding can still discard information. Animation is the APNG extension included in the third edition.
- Transparency
- Transparency is replaced with white by default. Change the background in Advanced options.
- Animation
- Still image output. Animated files use only the first frame; animation is not preserved.
- Colour depth
- PSD: 8 / 16 / 32 bits/channel → PNG: 1–16 bits/sample
- HDR
- PSD: 32-bit workflows → PNG: Third-edition signalling
- Layers
- PSD: Layers & masks
- Dimensions
- Rendered image dimensions are retained within the converter limits; this tool does not offer resizing. Orientation handling depends on the source decoder.
- Metadata
- Pixel conversion only. Original EXIF, GPS, XMP and ICC profiles are not copied; processing uses 8-bit display pixels.
Common questions
Will the editable PSD layers survive?
Uses the saved merged RGB/grayscale image. Layers are not recomposited; 16-bit, CMYK and PSB are not supported.
Will HDR automatically survive in PNG?
HDR is rendered to SDR using exposure and Reinhard tone mapping.
Does lossless output mean an unchanged source?
PNG compression is lossless. Palette conversion, resizing or reducing bit depth before encoding can still discard information. Animation is the APNG extension included in the third edition. PNG can store its supported image samples without lossy compression. This applies after rendering and sample conversion: it does not guarantee preservation of source precision, colour space or document structure, and cannot undo earlier losses.
Are bit depth and colour values guaranteed to match?
Pixel conversion only. Original EXIF, GPS, XMP and ICC profiles are not copied; processing uses 8-bit display pixels.
Will metadata and colour profiles be retained?
Pixel conversion only. Original EXIF, GPS, XMP and ICC profiles are not copied; processing uses 8-bit display pixels.