Free Online PSD to PDF Converter
Flatten a layered Photoshop file into a print-ready PDF with the artwork intact.
Up to 50 MB per file. Sign up free to convert files up to 100 MB.
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Checking files and selected output formats.
PSD to PDF: pixels inside a page
This does not make the artwork vector. The flattened composite is embedded as a raster image inside a PDF page, so it is still pixels, the PDF is a wrapper that print shops and document systems accept. Page dimensions come from the canvas size and its resolution, which is why a 72 DPI PSD produces an unexpectedly large page.
Convert when the recipient wants a document rather than an image file, typically for print submission or review. Check the PSD is at print resolution first, because the PDF cannot add detail the pixels never had.
PSD vs PDF: Side-by-side
Technical comparison of the two formats, useful for deciding which to use, or for confirming what changes during conversion.
| Property | PSD | |
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Photoshop Document | Portable Document Format |
| Year introduced | 1990 | 1993 |
| Developer / standard body | Adobe | Adobe |
| MIME type | image/vnd.adobe.photoshop | application/pdf |
| File extension | .psd | |
| Compression | Lossless (RLE) | Built-in (FlateDecode, DCTDecode) |
| Color / data depth | Up to 32-bit per channel | Vector + raster |
| Max dimensions / size | 300,000 × 300,000 px (PSB extends this) | 381 km × 381 km (15,000 × 15,000 inches) |
| Transparency | Yes | Yes |
| Animation | No | No |
| Standard / specification | Adobe (proprietary) | ISO 32000 |
| Best for | Professional image editing, preserves layers, masks, smart objects, adjustment layers | Final-form documents, contracts, archives, looks identical everywhere |