Tip - open, edit and save a PSD in your browser

A short tip for opening a layered PSD file in your browser, hiding or changing a layer and saving a PSD again with the layers kept. Free, no installation.

Say someone sends you a layered PSD and you only want to move a title or hide a layer. You can do that in the browser, then save a PSD again. This tip shows the round trip. For what survives it in detail, see PSD import and export.

Open, change, save

  1. In the editor, choose File ▸ Open… and pick your PSD. Every layer appears in the Layers panel. This example has three: Sky, Lighthouse and Title.
A PSD opened in the editor with its three layers listed in the Layers panel
A PSD opened in the editor with its three layers listed in the Layers panel
  1. Click the eye icon next to a layer to hide it. Here the Title is hidden and the picture shows without text. Click the eye again to show it.
The same PSD with the Title layer hidden
The same PSD with the Title layer hidden
  1. Make your change: paint, move a layer, or change text.
  2. Choose File ▸ Save As… and give the file a name. The editor saves a new PSD in your downloads. We reopened the saved file and its three layers were still there.
The saved PSD reopened in the editor with its layers intact
The saved PSD reopened in the editor with its layers intact
  1. For a flat copy to share, choose File ▸ Export ▸ Export As… and pick PNG or JPEG.

Good to know

  • Keep your original PSD. Some effects from other programs may look different after a round trip. PSD import and export lists what we know.
  • Practice with our sample: teach-coast.psd, an original drawing with three layers.

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