Image to PSD: Convert a JPG or PNG to a Layered PSD
Most converters wrap your picture in a PSD with one flat layer. LayerSplit builds a real layered file: every element on its own named layer, over a filled-in background. The first split is free: sign in with Google, no card needed.
Your image
Every sample here is a real split. Take one apart and download it.
Smartwatch product bannerSample split · free to explore and download
Drag a layer or hide it with the eye.
7 layers1 with hidden parts restored
White SmartwatchObject
Shop Now ButtonGraphic
Price Badge $199Graphic
Subtitle Text All-day health trackingText
Headline Text Time to MoveText
PULSE LogoGraphic
Cylinder Display PedestalObject · part restored
Background (filled)Filled in behind every layer
Text it could read becomes Photoshop type. The rest stays pixels.
Sample files are reduced for the page; your own splits come at up to 2,560 px.
Image to PSD
From one flat JPG to a Photoshop file with named layers
A format converter can only wrap your picture in a PSD: you open it and find a single layer called Background. LayerSplit first separates the image, then writes each element to its own PSD layer, in the right order and in the exact place it had in the picture. Open the file in Photoshop, Photopea or Affinity Photo and the layers panel reads like a real source file.
Layer names describe the content, not Layer 1 to Layer 9
A filled background layer, so moving things leaves no hole
Same canvas size as your image
Layerssmartwatch-product-banner.psd
White Smartwatch
Shop Now Button
Price Badge $199
Subtitle Text All-day health tracking
Headline Text Time to Move
PULSE Logo
Cylinder Display Pedestal
Background (filled)
How to convert an image to a layered PSD
Upload a JPG, PNG or WebP
A banner, a poster, a product shot or an AI image, up to 20 MB.
AI separates the elements
Text blocks, objects and graphics are found, named and ordered front to back.
Check the layers
Hide or drag any layer in the browser before you download.
Download the PSD
One file with every named layer and the filled background.
Real PSD files made from flat images
Open any example and download its PSD to see what you get before you upload anything.
JPG compression leaves small blocks around sharp edges. Layers are cut along the true edge of each element, so the blocks stay in the background layer, where the fill smooths them out.
From a PNG
A PNG that is already transparent keeps its transparency: the empty area stays empty and only the visible elements become layers.
From an AI image
Images from ChatGPT, Midjourney or Gemini are flat by nature. The PSD gives you the pieces to move or replace without generating again.
From a screenshot
Interface screenshots split into text blocks, icons and panels. Small text is best kept as part of its panel: choose Main parts.
Who it is for
Anyone who needs to keep working in Photoshop: retouchers, print shops, marketplace sellers and designers who received a flat export instead of the source file.
What the PSD does not contain
In the standard PSD, text layers are pixels. Choose PSD with editable text (beta) for Photoshop type layers; logos, curved and outlined lettering stay pixels.
No smart objects, layer effects, masks or vector shapes. Each layer is a plain pixel layer.
RGB, 8 bits per channel. Convert to CMYK in Photoshop if you need it for print.
At most 15 element layers per image.
Images where objects overlap take longer: 5 to 10 minutes instead of about 2.
Pay per layer. Your first split is free.
A layer costs 10 credits and the filled background is free. Subscribe for the lowest price per layer, or buy a pack once and use it whenever you like.
Free
$0
One full split
150 credits, up to 15 layers
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Every layer downloadable
Basic
$12.00/ month
About 140 layers a month
$0.086 per layer
1,400 credits every month
Cancel anytime
Lowest price per layer
Pro
$36.00/ month
About 450 layers a month
$0.08 per layer
4,500 credits every month
Cancel anytime
Or pay once
No subscription. Pack credits do not expire while your account is active.
$9.90Starter pack
90 layers$0.11 per layer
$24.90Plus pack
240 layers$0.10 per layer
$59.00Studio pack
620 layers$0.095 per layer
Every plan and pack: PNG, ZIP and layered PSD export
A failed split costs nothing
Secure checkout by Stripe
Secure checkout through Stripe. A pack or a subscription only adds credits to your account. USD prices. Review the final amount and any applicable tax at checkout before paying. Packs never renew; a subscription renews each period until you cancel it in your account. Unused credits can be refunded within 7 days of the payment that added them. The credit cost shows before each layer; finished results need no second payment to view or download.
Image to PSD: questions and answers
Is there a free trial?
Yes. Sign in with Google and get 150 credits, enough for one full split of up to 15 layers. No card is needed. The sample splits can be explored and downloaded without an account.
What does the free split include?
Every layer as a transparent PNG, a ZIP of all layers and the layered PSD, with no watermark.
Which files can I upload?
PNG, JPG or WebP, up to 20 MB.
How large is the output?
Up to 2,560 px on the long side. A larger upload is scaled down to that before it is split.
How many layers do I get?
Usually 5 to 10 and at most 15, plus a filled background that is never charged. Related items are grouped, so a set of ice cubes or a line of text is one layer. Choose Every element to split finer.
Is the part hidden behind an object restored?
Yes. An object partly covered by another comes back whole. Only the hidden part is drawn by AI; everything you can see is cut from your own pixels.
Is the text editable?
Partly, in beta. In the PSD with editable text, the words it can read become Photoshop type layers that you can retype and set in another font. Logos, curved, outlined or multicolour lettering and text it cannot read stay pixel layers, and so does all text in the PNG files, the ZIP and the standard PSD. You can always hide a text layer and type new words over the filled background.
What happens when I edit the text?
A type layer looks exactly like the original until you edit it. Then Photoshop sets the words in the closest of four common fonts (Arial, Times New Roman, Impact or Courier New) at the size and colour measured from your image, so the lettering can look different. The PSD holds only the font's name, so a machine without it is asked to substitute one.
What does a layer cost?
10 credits a layer. The background is free, and a layer that fails is not charged.
How long does a split take?
About 2 minutes when the elements do not overlap. When objects cover each other, every level of overlap adds a pass and the split can take 5 to 10 minutes. You can leave the page; the result is saved in My splits.
What happens to my images?
Uploads and results are private to your account and are deleted after 30 days. Download anything you want to keep.
Can a JPG be converted to a PSD with layers?
Not by changing the file format alone, because a JPG stores one flat picture. The layers have to be rebuilt by separating the elements, which is what LayerSplit does before it writes the PSD.
Does the PSD open in Photoshop?
Yes. It is a standard PSD with named pixel layers. It also opens in Photopea, Affinity Photo and GIMP.
How much does one PSD cost?
You pay per layer: 10 credits each, with the background free. A banner with 7 layers costs 70 credits, between $0.39 and $0.77 depending on your plan. Your first split is free.
Convert your first image to PSD free
Sign in with Google and get 150 credits: one full split of up to 15 layers.
White Smartwatch
Shop Now Button
Price Badge $199
Subtitle Text All-day health tracking
Headline Text Time to Move
PULSE Logo
Cylinder Display Pedestal
Background (filled)
