Free Online PSD to PNG Converter
Flatten a Photoshop file to PNG and keep the layers transparency.
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PSD to PNG: the composite, with transparency
A PSD is a stack, layers, masks, adjustment layers, blend modes, often smart objects linked elsewhere. Converting flattens that stack to the single composite image Photoshop was showing you, and the editability is gone. PNG is the honest target because it keeps the alpha channel, so a cutout on a transparent background stays a cutout.
Convert when you need the finished artwork somewhere Photoshop is not, a web page, a deck, an app asset, and the transparency matters. Always keep the PSD; the conversion is one-way.
PSD vs PNG: Side-by-side
Technical comparison of the two formats, useful for deciding which to use, or for confirming what changes during conversion.
| Property | PSD | PNG |
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Photoshop Document | Portable Network Graphics |
| Year introduced | 1990 | 1996 |
| Developer / standard body | Adobe | PNG Development Group / W3C |
| MIME type | image/vnd.adobe.photoshop | image/png |
| File extension | .psd | .png |
| Compression | Lossless (RLE) | Lossless (DEFLATE) |
| Color / data depth | Up to 32-bit per channel | 24-bit truecolor + 8-bit alpha |
| Max dimensions / size | 300,000 × 300,000 px (PSB extends this) | 2,147,483,647 × 2,147,483,647 px |
| Transparency | Yes | Yes |
| Animation | No | APNG extension only |
| Standard / specification | Adobe (proprietary) | W3C / ISO/IEC 15948 |
| Best for | Professional image editing, preserves layers, masks, smart objects, adjustment layers | Logos, screenshots, graphics with transparency or sharp edges |