JPG to PSD Converter

Convert a JPG to a PSD in your browser, with no upload and no sign-up. Photos are turned the way the camera recorded them, the resolution stored in the JPG is kept, and each picture becomes a normal layer you can edit straight away. Drop several JPGs (or PNGs) to stack them as named layers in one PSD, in the order you set, or to get one PSD per photo in a ZIP. Converting does not bring back detail lost to JPEG compression, but from here on the PSD saves your edits without adding more.

100% private — everything runs in your browser. Your pictures are decoded and the PSD is written on your device with our own code and the open-source ag-psd library; nothing is uploaded or stored.

How to convert JPG to PSD

1. Drop one or more JPG files on the box, or click to choose them.
2. Check the preview and the list: the first picture is the bottom layer. Use ↑ and ↓ to reorder.
3. With several pictures, pick one layered PSD or one PSD per picture, and the canvas size.
4. Leave Resolution on “From the picture” or choose one, and add a background layer if you want one.
5. Click Download PSD.

What you can use it for

• Start editing a photo in a PSD workflow
• Combine several photos as layers for a collage or comparison
• Send a PSD to a printer or client who asks for one
• Keep a phone photo upright and at its stored resolution
• Turn a folder of JPGs into PSDs in one go

What goes into the PSD

Part	What you get
Layers	One normal, unlocked layer per picture, named after the file. Several pictures go bottom to top in the order of the list.
Colour	RGB, 8 bits per channel
Transparency	JPG has no transparency; add a background layer if you like
Resolution	Read from the picture (EXIF or JFIF), or 72, 96, 150 or 300 ppi
Flattened copy	Saved in the PSD with a small preview thumbnail, so viewers and file browsers can show it
Size limit	30,000 px on each side (the PSD format’s limit); bigger pictures are left out with a message

Settings

Setting	What it does
Make	One PSD with every picture as a layer, or one PSD per picture in a ZIP (shown when you add two or more)
Order	The list is bottom layer first. Move pictures with ↑ and ↓, remove one with ×, or tick Reverse the order
Canvas size and placing	Fit the largest picture or use the first picture’s size; place layers centred or at the top left
Resolution	From the picture, or 72, 96, 150 or 300 ppi. It changes the print size, never the pixels
Background layer	Adds a filled layer underneath, white by default, any colour you pick

Several pictures in one PSD

Canvas setting	1,200 × 800 then 800 × 800 picture → canvas	Layer positions (x, y)	Anything trimmed?
Fit the largest picture, centred	1200 × 800	0, 0 / 200, 0	no
Fit the largest picture, top left	1200 × 800	0, 0 / 0, 0	no
Same as the first picture, centred	1200 × 800	0, 0 / 200, 0	no
Same as the first (800 × 800) picture, centred	800 × 800	0, 0 / -200, 0	yes

The canvas is the PSD’s page size. “Fit the largest picture” makes it as wide as the widest picture and as tall as the tallest, so nothing is cut off. “Same as the first picture” keeps the first picture’s size; bigger pictures are trimmed to it, and the page says how many.

Photos that come out sideways

Many phone photos are stored sideways with an orientation note in their EXIF data. Browsers and photo apps follow it; a converter that doesn’t gives you a PSD on its side. This tool decodes the photo with the orientation applied, so a picture stored as 4,032 × 3,024 with a “turn 90°” note becomes a 3,024 × 4,032 PSD, upright. The list shows which way each photo was turned.

The resolution stored with the photo is kept too: EXIF first, then the JFIF header, else 72 ppi.

Related tools

• Going the other way? PSD to PNG saves the image from a PSD.
• Check a photo’s camera details and orientation with the EXIF Viewer.
• Need a smaller photo first? Use the Image Resizer.
• Need a PNG instead? Use JPG to PNG.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I convert a JPG to PSD?

Drop the JPG on the box above. The PSD is made straight away; check the preview and click Download PSD.

Does converting JPG to PSD improve the quality?

No. Detail removed by JPEG compression is gone, and converting can’t restore it. What a PSD gives you is a file that saves every pixel exactly, so further edits and saves don’t lose more.

Will the PSD have separate layers for the parts of my picture?

No. A PNG or JPG is one flat picture, so it becomes one layer. No converter can find the original layers again. What you can do here is put several pictures into one PSD, each as its own named layer.

Why was my photo turned?

Phones and cameras often save a photo sideways with a note (the EXIF orientation) saying how to show it. The tool follows that note, so the PSD looks the way the photo looks in your gallery. The list says when a photo was turned.

Can I combine several JPGs into one PSD?

Yes. Drop them together. Each becomes a layer named after its file, the first in the list at the bottom. Reorder with the arrows, choose the canvas size and whether layers are centred or placed at the top left.

What resolution does the PSD get?

The pixels per inch stored in the JPG (EXIF first, then JFIF), else 72 ppi, which the page says. You can choose 72, 96, 150 or 300 instead. Resolution only sets the print size; the pixels stay the same.

Why is the PSD so much bigger than the JPG?

JPG throws detail away to stay small, while the PSD keeps every pixel without lossy compression and adds a flattened copy for previews. The tool shows the PSD’s real size before you download it.

Can it convert CMYK or greyscale JPGs?

Yes. The browser decodes them and the PSD is RGB, 8 bits per channel. CMYK colours can shift a little in that step; the list notes it.

Which apps open the PSD?

The file is a standard RGB, 8-bit PSD with a flattened copy saved inside, so Photoshop and other apps and viewers that read PSD open it. The tool also reads the file back after writing it to check its size and layers.

Are my pictures uploaded?

No. They are read and decoded in this browser tab and the PSD is written on your device. Nothing is sent to a server, and nothing is kept after you close the page.