Free PSD Viewer Online
This PSD viewer opens PSD and PSB files in your browser, free. See every layer, zoom in, hide layers and save PNG or JPG. Your file is processed on your device, never uploaded.
No PSD at hand? Open a sample:
- Free, no sign-up
- Never uploaded
- Opens PSD and PSB
- Show or hide layers
How to Open a PSD File in Your Browser
No Photoshop, no account.
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Open your file
Drop a PSD or PSB onto the PSD viewer, or choose a file or a sample.
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Explore the layers
Zoom up to 1600%, drag to pan, and click an eye to hide a layer.
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Save what you need
Save the view as PNG or JPG, one layer as PNG, or all layers as a ZIP.
What the PSD Viewer Can and Cannot Show
If Photoshop saved a finished picture in the file, you see exactly that picture.
Shows reliably
- Files saved with Maximize Compatibility: the picture Photoshop stored, unchanged.
- RGB, grayscale, indexed and bitmap at 8, 16 or 32 bits, PSD or PSB.
- Rebuilt pictures: layer order, opacity, masks, clipping, groups and all 27 blend modes (Dissolve's speckle aside).
- Type layers: read and copy the text, and see the fonts used.
Limits
- Without a saved picture, layer styles, adjustment layers, smart filters and feathered masks may differ.
- CMYK colors are approximate, converted by formula. Not for print proofing.
- Lab, Duotone and Multichannel files do not open yet; convert to RGB first.
- No editing: text cannot be changed, and nothing saves back to PSD.
Tip: a PSD that looks blank in other apps can open here, rebuilt from its layers.
Why Use This Free PSD Viewer
A PSD file viewer that keeps files private. Free, no sign-up, no watermark, no limit.
Never uploaded
The PSD viewer reads your file on your device, with no upload wait. Most files open in a few seconds.
Layers like in Photoshop
Top to bottom, with thumbnails, folding groups and marks for type, smart objects, styles, masks and clipping.
Hide a layer, see the change
Click an eye and the picture is rebuilt from the visible layers at once.
Opens files that look blank elsewhere
A PSD saved without Maximize Compatibility holds no finished picture. We rebuild it from the layers, checked against Photoshop's own pictures in nearly 200 test files.
File and layer details
Size, DPI, color mode, bit depth and fonts; per layer, blend mode, opacity, fill, position and size.
PNG, JPG or a layer ZIP
Save a transparent PNG or a JPG on white, one layer as a trimmed PNG, or every layer in a ZIP.
PSD Viewer Guide: Open, Check and Export
Five tips to open PSD files without Photoshop.
Open a PSD file without Photoshop
Windows has no built-in PSD support, and Preview on a Mac shows only the flattened picture, without layers. A browser works on any system: open this PSD viewer on Windows, Mac, a Chromebook or a phone and drop the file in. Nothing to install, no account, and the file never leaves your device. Other apps and phones are covered in our guide on how to open a PSD file.
Why a PSD can look blank
Photoshop saves a finished picture in a PSD only with Maximize Compatibility on. Without it, previews and many converters show a blank image, while this PSD viewer rebuilds the picture from the layers. To fix the file, set Preferences > File Handling > Maximize PSD and PSB File Compatibility to Always and save again.
Check text, fonts and layer settings
A PSD does not embed its fonts, so other apps may swap them. This PSD viewer shows the text pixels rendered in the file, so the type looks as designed. Open Info to list the fonts, copy the text of a type layer, and check each layer's blend mode, opacity and position.
Export PNG, JPG or every layer
PNG keeps transparency; JPG has none, so the background is filled with white. Both keep the file's DPI. The layer ZIP holds one canvas-sized PNG per layer, so the layers line up again when stacked, sorted into folders by group. Hidden layers are left out. For many files at once, use PSD to PNG.
Large files, PSB and phones
PSB is Photoshop's Large Document Format, made for files past the 2 GB limit of PSD. This PSD viewer opens PSD and PSB files up to 500 MB, and on a phone it warns you first when a file is over 100 MB. On a touch screen, pinch to zoom and drag to pan.
Who Uses a PSD File Viewer
For anyone with a PSD file and no Photoshop.
Clients and reviewers
Check every layer of a design you were sent, no Photoshop needed.
Developers
Read text, fonts and positions, and export layers as PNG.
Template buyers
Check a PSD template's layers and fonts before using it.
On the go
Open a PSD on a phone, tablet or shared computer.
PSD Viewer FAQ
Opening PSD files for free, privacy, blank files, PSB and export.
View Your PSD File Now
Drop a PSD or PSB into the free PSD viewer to see every layer. No upload.