.psd — Photoshop Document
Image image/vnd.adobe.photoshop
What a .psd file is
Adobe Photoshop's working format, preserving layers, masks, adjustment layers, smart objects and text as editable data.
How to open it
Photoshop, or Photopea (free, in-browser), GIMP and Affinity Photo with varying fidelity.
Worth knowing
PSD files get large fast. Export a flattened PNG or JPEG for sharing and keep the PSD as the master.
Other image formats
- .heic — High Efficiency Image Container
- .webp — WebP Image
- .avif — AV1 Image File Format
- .svg — Scalable Vector Graphics
- .ai — Adobe Illustrator Artwork
- .raw — Camera Raw Image