Guides
Open and convert Procreate files
25 guides on opening a .procreate file without an iPad: on any computer or phone, in any app that reads PSD files, and as PNG, JPG or PDF. Each one leads to the converter, which runs in your browser and never uploads your file.
Convert a Procreate file
Turn a .procreate file into a format other apps read. The preview, the flat PNG and the time-lapse are free; the layered PSD is free the first time.
- How to convert a Procreate file without an iPadEvery way to get art out of a .procreate file without an iPad, compared: free viewers, online converters, the .zip trick and a layered PSD in the browser.
- Convert a Procreate file to PNGFree toolTurn a .procreate file into a full-resolution PNG in your browser, free and without signing in. Keeps transparency and the color profile. No upload.
- Convert a Procreate file to JPGTurn a .procreate file into a JPG without an iPad: get the full-size image in your browser, then save it as JPEG in any image editor. Nothing is uploaded.
- Convert a Procreate file to PDFMake a PDF from a .procreate file with or without the iPad. Procreate exports PDF; without it, get a full-size PNG in your browser and save it as PDF.
- How to export Procreate layers separatelyHow to export every Procreate layer as its own PNG or keep them in a PSD, why hidden layers go missing, and how to do it from the file without the iPad.
- How to export a Procreate time-lapseExport a Procreate time-lapse from the iPad, fix exports that fail or come out huge, and pull the recording out of a .procreate file in your browser.
- View a Procreate file online, layers includedFree toolView a .procreate file in your browser without Procreate. See the artwork, every layer and the time-lapse. No WebGPU, no upload, no sign-in.
Open it on your computer or phone
Procreate only runs on iPad and iPhone. These guides open the file everywhere else, with nothing to install.
- How to open a Procreate file on WindowsProcreate doesn't run on Windows, but your .procreate file can still open. View it and save it as PSD or PNG in your browser, no install.
- How to open a Procreate file on a MacMacs can't open .procreate files out of the box. View yours in Safari or Chrome and save it as a full-size PNG or a layered PSD. Nothing to install.
- How to open a Procreate file on a ChromebookProcreate doesn't run on Chromebooks, but a .procreate file still opens in Chrome. See the layers and save a PNG or layered PSD, with nothing to install.
- How to open a Procreate file on AndroidNo Procreate for Android, but you can still open a .procreate file on a phone or tablet. See the layers and save a PNG or layered PSD in the browser.
Open it in another app
None of these apps read .procreate files, but all of them read the layered PSD. One guide per app, with what to check after opening.
- Procreate to Photoshop: a layered PSD, with or without the iPadExport a PSD from Procreate with Actions > Share > PSD, or convert the .procreate file without the iPad. Then fix dull colors and dark edges in Photoshop.
- How to open a Procreate file in GIMPGIMP doesn't open .procreate files, but it opens layered PSDs. Convert in your browser, then open in GIMP with layers. Free to try, nothing uploaded.
- How to open a Procreate file in KritaKrita can't open .procreate files, but it opens layered PSDs. Convert the file in your browser, then open it in Krita with layers, groups and masks.
- How to open a Procreate file in AffinityAffinity doesn't open .procreate files, but it opens PSDs. Convert in your browser, then open the layered PSD in Affinity Photo, Designer or the free app.
- How to open a Procreate file in Clip Studio PaintClip Studio Paint can't open .procreate files, but it opens layered PSDs. Convert in your browser and open the PSD in CSP with layers and clipping kept.
- How to open a Procreate file in PhotopeaPhotopea can't open .procreate files, but it opens layered PSDs in the browser. Convert with toPSD, then open the PSD in Photopea, with nothing installed.
- How to open a Procreate file in MediBang PaintMediBang Paint can't open .procreate files, but it opens PSDs. Convert to a layered PSD in the browser, then open it in MediBang on a computer or phone.
- How to open a Procreate file in ibisPaintibisPaint can't open .procreate files, but it imports PSDs. Convert your Procreate file to a layered PSD in the browser, then import it on Android or iOS.
Fix a problem
Files that will not open, PSDs that open wrong, and canvases that are too big for something.
- Procreate PSD not opening right in Photoshop? FixesProcreate PSD opening flattened, with pale colors, dark edges or a not compatible error? What causes each problem and how to fix it.
- Procreate file won't open? Causes and fixesA .procreate file that won't open is usually the wrong file type, an unfinished download or a version mismatch, not damage. How to tell, and what to do.
- Procreate file too large? Limits and what to doWhy a Procreate file or canvas is too large, the real limits in Procreate, PSD and your browser, and how to open and convert big .procreate files anyway.
Backups, recovery and the format
Where Procreate art lives, how to keep copies, how to get them back, and what is inside the file.
- How to back up Procreate filesProcreate doesn't sync to the cloud. How to export .procreate files to iCloud Drive, Google Drive, Dropbox or a computer, and how to open them later.
- How to get your Procreate art back without an iPadLost or broken iPad? If your .procreate files were saved to iCloud Drive, Google Drive or Dropbox, you can open them on any computer. Where to look.
- What is a .procreate file?A .procreate file is a ZIP of layer tiles, a settings file, a preview and the time-lapse. What is inside, how it differs from PSD, and how to open it.
Have a .procreate file to open?
Drop it on the converter to see the artwork and every layer. The flat PNG is free, and your first layered PSD is free with an account.