Layerzip

Export all layers from a PSD as PNG

Get one PNG per layer, packed in a ZIP, in one click. The PSD is parsed in this browser tab and never uploaded. Layer export is a paid feature ($9/month or $9 for 50 exports); viewing the layers and one flattened PNG are free.

How to export all layers of a PSD to PNG

  1. Drop the .psd on the converter above. The layer list shows a thumbnail for every layer, with hidden and empty layers marked.
  2. Choose whether to include hidden layers and whether to skip empty layers.
  3. Paste your license key if this browser does not have one yet (Pricing).
  4. Click Export layers ZIP. Each layer becomes a transparent PNG named after the layer, numbered in stack order.

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.
  • Each PNG is cropped to the layer’s own pixels and keeps its transparency.
  • Layers inside groups are included in stack order; groups do not become folders or merged images.

Who uses this

  • Developers slicing a design into icons, buttons and background images.
  • Motion designers and game artists who need each element separately for animation.
  • Marketers and resellers pulling product cut-outs or text blocks out of a template.
  • Anyone without Photoshop who was sent a layered file and needs the parts, not the whole.

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.

Questions

Are the layer PNGs transparent?

Yes. Each PNG keeps the layer’s own alpha channel, so a logo on its own layer comes out as a cut-out.

Are the PNGs full canvas size or cropped?

Cropped to each layer’s pixel bounds, which keeps the files small and is what most asset workflows want. The flattened full-canvas image is available with Download PNG.

What happens to groups?

Layers inside groups are exported like any other layer, in stack order. Groups themselves do not become folders or extra merged images.

Are blend modes, layer opacity, masks and layer styles applied?

No. Each PNG is the pixel data stored on that layer. Blend modes, layer opacity, masks, adjustment layers and live layer styles (drop shadow, stroke, overlays) are not re-applied. If you need those baked in, rasterize them in Photoshop first, or use the flattened PNG.

What about text layers and smart objects?

They export as the pixels Photoshop saved for them. Text becomes an image, not editable type. Embedded smart-object source files are not extracted.

How many credits does a layer ZIP use?

One credit per ZIP on the Creator Pack, however many layers the file has. The monthly plan has no per-export count.