How to open Adobe Photoshop graphics .psd files
Have you had trouble opening the psd file on your computer? What are psd files? We explain what they are and recommend software that we know will open them.
What is psd file?
A psd file extension is traditionally associated with default graphic format of Adobe Photoshop. Adobe psd graphics file is pixel based graphics file format. However some graphic elements can be stored in vector graphics. In default psd graphics file contains layers with masks, color spaces, ICC profiles, transparency, text, alpha channels and spot colors, clipping paths, and duotone settings.
Adobe Photoshop graphics description
File extension psd is used for Photoshop Designated file - native Adobe Photoshop pixel based graphic file format that takes up less memory than uncompressed TIF files. However it can contain some graphics elements in vector based graphics.
Photoshop's PSD graphics file contains layers with masks, color spaces, ICC profiles, transparency, text, alpha channels and spot colors, clipping paths, and duotone settings.
Maximal resolution of Photoshop psd file is limited to 30 000 pixels in width and height. It is supported by other Adobe applications, such as Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Premiere Pro, and After Effects as well.
MIME types:
image/photoshop
image/x-photoshop
image/psd, application/photoshop
application/psd
zz-application/zz-winassoc-psd
Suggested software to open psd file
Adobe Photoshop
One of the best bitmap graphic editing program
Adobe Photoshop for Mac
Mac version of popular digital image editor
Adobe Creative Cloud
Latest, subscription based productivity suite from Adobe
There are other PSD filename extensions with the same .psd suffix
psd - DESIGN II for Microsoft Windows general flowsheet
A psd file extension is related to the DESIGN II for Microsoft Windows general flowsheet format.