Poster to Layers: Make a Flat Poster Editable Again
Turn an exported poster or social post back into layers: headline, product, decorations and background, each one separate, so you can change the words or reuse the art. The first split is free: sign in with Google, no card needed.
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Every sample here is a real split. Take one apart and download it.
Open air cinema posterSample split · free to explore and download
Drag a layer or hide it with the eye.
5 layersplus the filled background
Footer Text Riverside Park • Bring a blanketText
Popcorn BucketObject
Free Entry BadgeGraphic
Vintage Film ProjectorObject
Headline Text OPEN AIR CINEMA + Subtitle Text Every Saturday • SunsetText
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.
Poster to layers
Change the words without rebuilding the poster
The usual problem with a finished poster: the date changed, the offer changed, or it needs to run in another language, and the source file is gone. Split it and the headline becomes its own layer over a clean background. Retype the headline where the PSD with editable text (beta) has it as Photoshop type, or hide the old headline and type the new one over the clean background, then export. The product, the decorations and the layout do not move.
Text is an image layer by default. The PSD with editable text (beta) makes the text it can read Photoshop type; logos, curved, outlined and multicolour lettering stay images.
Marketers, event organisers and small shops who need to update a poster they only have as a JPG or PNG.
When not to use it
Text is an image layer by default. The PSD with editable text (beta) makes the text it can read Photoshop type; logos, curved, outlined and multicolour lettering stay images.
Images where objects overlap take longer: 5 to 10 minutes instead of about 2.
Text that follows a curve or sits on a busy texture is kept as one image layer.
Very small print, such as legal lines, is grouped with the block it belongs to.
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.
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$0.086 per layer
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$0.08 per layer
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Every plan and pack: PNG, ZIP and layered PSD export
A failed split costs nothing
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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.
Poster to layers: 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 I make a flat poster editable?
Yes. The poster is separated into its headline, text blocks, pictures, decorations and background, each on its own layer.
Can I convert a poster to PSD?
Yes. Download the result as a layered PSD and open it in Photoshop or Photopea.
Does it work on a photographed poster?
It works best on the digital file. A photo of a printed poster has perspective and lighting that make clean layers harder.
How many layers will a poster give?
Usually 6 to 10: the headline, one or two text blocks, the main picture, a few decorations and the filled background.
Split your first poster free
Sign in with Google and get 150 credits: one full split of up to 15 layers.
