File Extension/PSD
alphabetical list of extensions

File extension .PSD

File description

The PSD file format is allotted to the files that have been developed by the Adobe Photoshop software. The Adobe Photoshop is a professional level image-editing application that can be used to create different kinds of image elements such as masks and layers. When such files are developed, they are saved with the PSD file format.

Adobe Photoshop is one of the most commonly utilized image editing programs and it is extremely popular among image editors and desktop publishers. The images created using the Adobe Photoshop program acquire less space than any other image file.

Description of the problem
If you have on your computer a .PSD file that you cannot open, you are in exactly the same situation as thousands of other people who have similar problems with this or any other unknown file.

There may be several reasons why you cannot open the file with .PSD extension. Directly on this website you can find a solution of the most common problem with the .PSD file – that you do not have on your computer the appropriate program to open the file.
Solution
From the list below, select the appropriate program, install it and double click on the icon of a file that did not want to open - the problem with the .PSD file extension should be solved. However, if this does not happen, go back to the website to learn about other possible causes of the error, which have been described at the bottom of the website.
Category
Raster Image Files
Developer
Adobe Systems
Popularity
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File name: Adobe Photoshop Document
Programs that will open this file:
Windows
Windows
ACDSee ACDSee
Adobe Creative Cloud Adobe Creative Cloud
Adobe Creative Suite Adobe Creative Suite
Adobe Illustrator Adobe Illustrator
Adobe InDesign Adobe InDesign
Adobe Photoshop Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Photoshop Elements Adobe Photoshop Elements
Advanced PSD Repair Advanced PSD Repair
Canvas Canvas
Corel Painter Corel Painter
CorelDRAW CorelDRAW
DXTBmp DXTBmp
FastPictureViewer Professional FastPictureViewer Professional
GIMP GIMP
PaintShop Pro PaintShop Pro
QuickTime Player QuickTime Player
XnView XnView
Mac OS
Mac OS
Adobe Illustrator Adobe Illustrator
Adobe InDesign Adobe InDesign
Adobe Photoshop Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Photoshop Elements Adobe Photoshop Elements
Apple Preview Apple Preview
Corel Painter Corel Painter
GIMP GIMP
Preview Preview
Snap Converter Snap Converter
Linux
Linux
GIMP GIMP
Android
Android
Adobe Debut Adobe Debut
Remember!
The .PSD file extension can correspond to several not related file formats. If there is more than one file format with the .PSD extension, you will probably find most of them at this website. Remember that you need to download a program to support a particular file type. So first look through the entire contents of the website to select a program to support just the file you have.

Other possible reasons why your .PSD file does not want to open

In addition to the problem described above, i.e. the lack of the appropriate application to support the .PSD file, there may be several reasons that cause problems with opening and operation of the data format:

1. Incorrect version of the installed application

A quite common problem is the lack of application in the appropriate version. Even if you have an application, with the help of which you should open the .PSD file, you may have a problem with it because of its version. Perhaps in previous versions the application has not yet supported the .PSD file, so download the update and check again.

2. Incorrect .PSD file association with the program

If you have already installed the appropriate application, and it is the correct version, the file may not open correctly, because the operating system does not have information that this program supports the file. So you need to "show" which program the computer should use. To do this:

  • Right-click the .PSD file
  • Go to the "Open with" - then "Choose default program ..."
  • Locate the appropriate application
  • Click "OK"

3. The file is corrupt

It also happens that the file you want to open is corrupt and therefore there is no such possibility. In this situation, you should find its different version, or ask a person from whom you got, to send it again.