File extension PSD
| File type | Adobe Photoshop Graphics Format |
| Developer | Adobe Systems |
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What is a PSD file?
File with a .PSD extension contains an image stored in Adobe Photoshop’s native file format. Data contained in PSD files concern file’s distinctive features, full image layers data, data on applied masks and fitting, remarks or key words. This file format supports many colour pallets, for instance grey scale, RGB, CMYK, mono and dichromatic colours, colour indexes and multi-channel colours. PSD files can be exported to more common file formats, like PNG, JPEG or GIF. This file format is proprietary, however, it can be read with different programs, such as Apple Preview for Mac OS or Windows Explorer, Windows Photo Viewer, Windows Media, provided proper codecs are installed.
Program(s) that can open the .PSD file
Windows
Mac OS
Linux
Android
How to open PSD files
If you cannot open the PSD file on your computer - there may be several reasons. The first and most important reason (the most common) is the lack of a suitable software that supports PSD among those that are installed on your device.
A very simple way to solve this problem is to find and download the appropriate application. The first part of the task has already been done – the software supporting the PSD file can be found in the table. Now just download and install the appropriate application.
Possible problems with the PSD format files
The inability to open and operate the PSD file does not necessarily mean that you do not have an appropriate software installed on your computer. There may be other problems that also block our ability to operate the Adobe Photoshop Graphics Format file. Below is a list of possible problems.
- Corruption of a PSD file which is being opened
- Incorrect links to the PSD file in registry entries.
- Accidental deletion of the description of the PSD from the Windows registry
- Incomplete installation of an application that supports the PSD format
- The PSD file which is being opened is infected with an undesirable malware.
- The computer does not have enough hardware resources to cope with the opening of the PSD file.
- Drivers of equipment used by the computer to open a PSD file are out of date.
If you are sure that all of these reasons do not exist in your case (or have already been eliminated), the PSD file should operate with your programs without any problem. If the problem with the PSD file has not been solved, it may be due to the fact that in this case there is also another rare problem with the PSD file. In this case, the only you can do is to ask for assistance of a professional staff.
This extension
can be converted to:
- PSD to AI
- PSD to BMP
- PSD to EMZ
- PSD to GIF
- PSD to INDD
- PSD to JPG
- PSD to PNG
- PSD to ACO
- PSD to ASL
- PSD to CDR
- PSD to CR2
- PSD to DDS
- PSD to EPF
- PSD to FFF
- PSD to GRD
- PSD to IDML
- PSD to JPF
- PSD to MPO
- PSD to NEF
- PSD to PS
- PSD to PSB
- PSD to DST
- PSD to DWG
- PSD to PSDX
- PSD to SAI
- PSD to SAI2
- PSD to PTG
- PSD to RWL
- PSD to TGA
- PSD to WEBP
- PSD to IDD
- PSD to IDRAW
- PSD to PSDT
- PSD to AVI
- PSD to EPS
- PSD to ICO
- PSD to PDF
- PSD to SVG
How to associate the file with an installed software?
If you want to associate a file with a new program (e.g. my-file.PSD) you have two ways to do it. The first and the easiest one is to right-click on the selected PSD file. From the drop-down menu select "Choose default program", then click "Browse" and find the desired program. The whole operation must be confirmed by clicking OK. The second and more difficult to do is associate the PSD file extension to the corresponding software in the Windows Registry.
Is there one way to open unknown files?
Many files contain only simple text data. It is possible that while opening unknown files (e.g. PSD) with a simple text editor like Windows Notepad will allow us to see some of the data encoded in the file. This method allows you to preview the contents of many files, but probably not in such a structure as a program dedicated to support them.