Layerzip

Extract layers from a PSD

Download a ZIP of PNG files, one for each layer in your Photoshop document. The PSD is parsed in this browser tab. This is a paid feature.

Extract layers from a PSD

Download a ZIP of PNG files, one for each layer (and, optionally, each group’s contents) in your Photoshop document. The PSD is parsed in this browser tab. It is not uploaded to Layerzip.

This is a paid feature (monthly plan or a credit pack). You can still flatten a single document for free on PSD to PNG. See Pricing.

What you get in the ZIP

  • One PNG per rasterized layer that the parser can read.
  • Filenames are derived from the layer name, with a numeric prefix so order is visible (01-header.png, 02-hero.png). Invalid filename characters are replaced.
  • Hidden or empty layers can be skipped or included; you choose before export.
  • Layer groups do not become a second flattened “group PNG” in v1 unless we explicitly add that option later. v1 is per layer.

What this is not

This is not the same as Photoshop’s “Export As,” “Generate Image Assets,” or a scripted “each layer composited against transparency with all effects applied.”

Layerzip exports the bitmap already stored on that layer. It does not always re-apply:

  • Adjustment layers that affect layers below
  • Layer styles (drop shadow, stroke, gradient overlay, and so on) if they are not already baked into the layer bitmap
  • Clipping masks, as a fully correct composite
  • Smart-object filters that the parser cannot render
  • Live type as editable text, or text redrawn with fonts from your machine

If you need a visually perfect, effects-applied PNG for every layer, Photoshop (or a full editor) is still the right tool. If you need a practical pack of layer rasters for development, motion, or a handoff — and you do not want to upload the PSD — this ZIP is the intended use.

Tips for better results

  1. In Photoshop, save with Maximize Compatibility so the file also has a document composite (useful if you also want a flattened PNG).
  2. Rasterize or smart-object-rasterize critical effects if you need them in the PNG.
  3. Give layers unique, filesystem-safe names before export.
  4. Very deep documents (hundreds of layers at a large canvas size) may hit browser memory limits. Try skipping hidden layers first.

Privacy

The ZIP is built locally with a compression library in the browser. Neither the PSD nor the PNGs are sent to our servers. Payment and license checks (so we know your plan allows this feature) only exchange a key, never the artwork. Privacy Policy.