PSD to PDF Converter

Turn PSD files into a PDF you can send or print, without the app they were made in. Each PSD becomes one page, in the order you set, and several PSDs make one PDF. By default each page is the image at the resolution saved in the file, so a 3,000 × 2,000 px PSD at 300 ppi becomes a 10 × 6.67 inch page, its real print size; or fit every image onto A4 or US Letter with a margin. Keep the pictures lossless, with transparency kept, or use JPG, which usually makes photos much smaller. The tool uses the image the PSD saved, or combines the visible layers when there is none, and reads 16-bit files too. CMYK and other colour modes it cannot read get a clear message instead of wrong colours. Your files are never uploaded.

100% private — everything runs in your browser. Your PSDs are read and turned into a PDF on your device; nothing is uploaded or stored.

How to convert a PSD to PDF

1. Drop one or more PSD files on the box.
2. Put them in order with the arrows; each PSD is one page.
3. Choose the page size (true size, A4 or US Letter) and lossless or JPG.
4. Check the page sizes under the list, then click Download PDF.

What you can use it for

• Send a design proof to a client as one PDF
• Print a poster or flyer at the size it was designed
• Put a set of social posts or slides into one file
• Share PSD artwork with someone who cannot open PSD files
• Make an A4 portfolio from several PSDs
• Keep a lossless PDF copy of finished artwork

Page size: true size, A4 or Letter

PSD	Page at its resolution	On A4, 10 mm margin
3,000 × 2,000 px at 300 ppi	10 × 6.67 in (254 × 169.3 mm)	297 × 210 mm, landscape, image at 275 ppi
1,080 × 1,080 px at 72 ppi	15 × 15 in (381 × 381 mm)	210 × 297 mm, image at 144 ppi
2,480 × 3,508 px at 300 ppi	8.27 × 11.69 in (210 × 297 mm)	210 × 297 mm, image at 332 ppi
1,920 × 1,080 px with no resolution saved	26.67 × 15 in (677.3 × 381 mm), 72 ppi used	297 × 210 mm, landscape, image at 176 ppi

Inches = pixels ÷ ppi, and a PDF point is 1/72 inch. On A4 or US Letter the image is scaled to fit inside the margin and centred, and the page turns to landscape for wide images.

Which PSDs work

PSD	Works?	Note
RGB, 8-bit	Yes	The usual mode for screen and web work
RGB, 16-bit	Yes, at 8 bits	Read from the image the file saved
Grayscale and Bitmap	Yes	Grey or black-and-white pages
No saved image (Maximize compatibility off)	Yes, from the layers	Layer styles are not drawn; the list says so
CMYK, 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 and at 1, 8, 16 or 32 bits per channel. The open-source reader used here opens RGB, Grayscale and Bitmap files.

Tips

Measured on	Lossless PDF	JPG PDF, quality 90
A real 889 × 600 px photo PSD	1,342,812 bytes	253,711 bytes (81% smaller)
Our own flat-colour test PSDs (6 pages on A4)	12,421 bytes	29,138 bytes (larger)

• For print, save the PSD at the resolution the printer asks for (often 300 ppi) and keep the true-size page.
• Use JPG at quality 85 to 90 for photos you will email; lossless for artwork with flat colour or transparency.
• Several PSDs of different sizes are fine: each page takes its own size, or all share A4 or Letter.

Need pictures instead of a PDF? Use PSD to PNG. Join the PDF with others in Merge PDF, or turn ordinary pictures into a PDF with PNG to PDF and JPG to PDF.

Not affiliated with Adobe.

Sources

Sources: the Photoshop file format specification (colour modes, resolution, the saved composite image); ag-psd on GitHub (MIT licence); pdf-lib on GitHub (MIT licence); ISO 32000-2, the PDF 2.0 standard (page-piece dictionaries, optional content, 1 point = 1/72 inch); ISO 216 (A-series paper sizes).

Frequently asked questions

Is this PSD to PDF converter free?

Yes. There is no sign-up, no watermark and no limit beyond 50 files at a time. Everything happens in your browser, so your PSDs never leave your device.

What page size does the PDF get?

By default the page is the image at the resolution saved in the PSD: pixels ÷ ppi gives inches. A 300 ppi file prints at its designed size. If the file names no resolution, 72 ppi is used and the tool says so. Or choose A4 or US Letter to fit every image on that paper, turned to suit the image.

Can I put several PSDs in one PDF?

Yes. Add as many as 50; each becomes one page, in the order of the list. Use the arrows to move a file up or down, or the cross to take it out.

Are the layers kept?

No. Each page is a picture of the PSD as saved, so the PDF looks right everywhere but its layers and text cannot be edited. When a PSD has no saved image, the visible layers are combined and the list says so.

Lossless or JPG?

Lossless keeps every pixel and any transparency. JPG usually makes photos much smaller and fills transparent areas with the background colour you choose. Artwork with large flat areas is often smaller lossless, so compare the sizes the tool shows under the list.

Why is my CMYK PSD refused?

The open-source PSD reader used here opens RGB, Grayscale and Bitmap files only. For CMYK, Lab, Indexed, Duotone and Multichannel files the tool names the mode and leaves that file out, rather than making a page with wrong colours. Switch the file to RGB Color and save a copy.

Does it read 16-bit PSDs?

Yes, from the image the file saved, at 8 bits per channel in the PDF. A 16-bit file saved without that image cannot be read here, and the tool says so.

Is my PSD uploaded?

No. The files are read in this browser tab with ag-psd and the PDF is written by pdf-lib on your device; nothing is sent to a server.