PSD to JPG Converter
Convert a PSD to a JPG in your browser, with no upload and no sign-up. Drop one Photoshop file or several, set the JPG quality and watch the real file size change, choose the colour that fills transparent areas (JPG can’t store transparency), and pick the original size, half, a quarter or a long edge such as 1,920 px. Download one JPG, all of them in a ZIP, or every layer as its own JPG or PNG. CMYK and other modes the reader can’t open get a clear message and the fix, never a wrong-coloured picture.
100% private — everything runs in your browser. Your PSD is read and converted on your device with our own code and the open-source ag-psd reader; nothing is uploaded or stored.
JPG settings
Layers
Reads the PSD in your browser with the open-source ag-psd reader and saves a JPG made on your device. Best results come from files saved with “Maximize compatibility” on, because the image Photoshop saved is used. CMYK, Lab, Indexed, Duotone and Multichannel PSDs can’t be read here; the tool says so instead of guessing. Not affiliated with Adobe.
How to convert a PSD to JPG
- Drop one or more .psd or .psb files, or click to choose them.
- Check the preview: it is the JPG itself, so you see the real quality and file size.
- Set Quality, the background colour for transparent areas and the Size.
- Click Download JPG, or Download all as JPG (ZIP) when you added several files.
- To get the layers too, pick JPG or PNG and the layer size, then click Download every layer (ZIP).
What you can use it for
- Send a design to a client or colleague who doesn’t have the app
- Post mock-ups and artwork on the web or social media
- Make light JPGs for email from heavy design files
- Pull a set of layers out as separate pictures
- Convert a folder of PSDs in one go
JPG settings
| Setting | What it does |
|---|---|
| Quality (1–100) | How hard the JPG is compressed. The preview and the size readout use the JPG the browser has just made. |
| Background | Fills transparent and see-through areas, because JPG has no transparency. White, black and light grey are one click; any colour works. |
| Size | Original, 50%, 25%, a long edge from 1,080 to 3,840 px, or a width you type. Images are never made bigger than the PSD. |
| Image to use | The image Photoshop saved in the file, or a rebuild from the visible layers (shown when the file has both). |
| Layers | Every layer as a JPG on the background colour or a transparent PNG, trimmed to the layer or placed on a full-size canvas, in one ZIP. |
Size presets
| Preset | A 6,000 × 4,000 PSD becomes | A 1,080 × 1,920 PSD becomes |
|---|---|---|
| Original size | 6000 × 4000 | 1080 × 1920 |
| 50% | 3000 × 2000 | 540 × 960 |
| 25% | 1500 × 1000 | 270 × 480 |
| Long edge 3,840 px (4K) | 3840 × 2560 | 1080 × 1920 (kept) |
| Long edge 2,048 px | 2048 × 1365 | 1080 × 1920 (kept) |
| Long edge 1,920 px | 1920 × 1280 | 1080 × 1920 |
| Long edge 1,280 px | 1280 × 853 | 720 × 1280 |
| Long edge 1,080 px | 1080 × 720 | 608 × 1080 |
“Kept” means the preset is larger than the PSD, so the JPG stays at the PSD’s own size: upscaling would only make the file bigger without adding detail.
Which PSD files it can read
| File | Opens? | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| RGB, 8-bit | Yes | The usual mode for screen and web work |
| RGB, 16-bit | Yes, saved at 8 bits | Read from the file’s saved image; layers are listed but not shown one by one |
| RGB, 32-bit (HDR) | Yes, tone-mapped | Converted with a simple gamma curve, so tones can differ |
| Grayscale | Yes | Saved as a grey JPG or PNG |
| Bitmap (1-bit) | Yes | Black and white pixels |
| CMYK | No: the tool says so | Image › Mode › RGB Color in Photoshop, then save a copy |
| Lab, Indexed, Duotone, Multichannel | No: the tool says so | Switch to RGB Color, then save a copy |
PSD files can be saved in eight colour modes: Bitmap, Grayscale, Indexed, RGB, CMYK, Multichannel, Duotone and Lab, at 1, 8, 16 or 32 bits per channel (Adobe’s Photoshop file format specification). The open-source reader used here opens RGB, Grayscale and Bitmap files. For the other five modes the tool tells you which mode the file is in and how to switch it to RGB, rather than making a wrong-coloured image.
When the JPG and Photoshop differ
Adobe’s file format specification says that when “maximize compatibility” is unchecked, the merged image is not created, so the final picture has to be rebuilt from the layers. This tool does that and says so above the preview.
- Normal, multiply, screen, overlay and most other blend modes are drawn with the browser’s matching blend modes.
- Some blend modes have no exact browser match (dissolve, linear burn, darker color, lighter color, soft light, vivid light, linear light, pin light, hard mix, subtract, divide) and are drawn approximately.
- Layer masks, clipping masks, group opacity and hidden layers are respected.
- Layer styles (drop shadows, strokes, glows) and adjustment layers are not drawn.
Related tools
- Need transparency kept? Use PSD to PNG.
- Already have PNG files? Use PNG to JPG.
- Need a smaller file still? Run the JPG through the Image Compressor.
- Need an exact pixel size or crop? Use the Image Resizer.
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How do I convert a PSD to JPG?
Drop the PSD on the box above. The JPG preview appears straight away; set the quality and size if you like, then click Download JPG.
Does converting PSD to JPG flatten the layers?
Yes. A JPG is a single flat image, so all visible layers end up merged into one picture. The layers stay in your PSD, and you can also save each layer separately as JPG or PNG in a ZIP.
What JPG quality should I use?
Quality 80 to 90 suits most web and email use. The tool shows the exact file size of the JPG it has made, so lower the quality until the size is right and the preview still looks clean. 100 gives the biggest file and is rarely needed.
What happens to transparent areas?
JPG can’t store transparency, so transparent and see-through parts are filled with the background colour you choose, white by default. The tool tells you how much of the image is transparent. If you need transparency, use PNG instead.
Why does my JPG look different from Photoshop?
The tool uses the image Photoshop saved inside the PSD, so normally it matches. If the PSD was saved with “Maximize compatibility” off, there is no saved image and the layers are combined here instead: layer styles such as shadows are not drawn, and a few blend modes are approximate. The page says when that happens.
Can it convert CMYK PSD files?
No. The reader used here opens RGB, Grayscale and Bitmap PSDs only. For a CMYK file it says so and shows how to switch it to RGB (Image › Mode › RGB Color in Photoshop) instead of guessing the colours.
Does it work with 16-bit PSDs?
Yes. 16-bit files are read from the image saved in the file and saved at 8 bits per channel, because a JPG holds 8 bits per channel.
Can I convert several PSDs at once?
Yes. Drop them together, check each one by clicking its name, then click Download all as JPG (ZIP). Every file gets the same quality, background and size.
Is there a file size limit?
Only your device’s memory. A PSD can be up to 30,000 px on a side and a PSB up to 300,000, so very large files work best on a computer.
Is my PSD uploaded?
No. The file is read in this browser tab and the image is made on your device. Nothing is sent to a server, and nothing is kept after you close the page.