What you can see
After you drop a .procreate file, toPSD shows:
- The full artwork, drawn from the layers with their blend modes, opacity and masks.
- The canvas size in pixels and the number of layers.
- Every layer, with a thumbnail, its name, blend mode and opacity, and an icon if it is hidden.
- Groups you can open and close, plus clipping masks and layer masks, marked in the layer list.
- A Time-lapse label when the file contains a recording.
Nothing here asks you to sign in. You only need an account to download a layered PSD or the layers as separate PNGs.
No WebGPU needed
Some free Procreate viewers in the browser, such as Silicate’s, need WebGPU, which older laptops and some browsers don’t have turned on. toPSD works in current Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Safari without it.
The time-lapse is inside the file
If time-lapse recording was on while the artwork was painted, Procreate stores the video inside the .procreate file (Procreate Handbook). toPSD can save it as an MP4 for free. Procreate stores the recording as many short clips; toPSD joins them into one video in your browser without re-encoding. See the time-lapse guide for details.
When you need more than a look
- Save the artwork as an image: Procreate to PNG, free.
- Keep the layers for editing: download a layered PSD.
- Open it in an editor: Photoshop or GIMP.
- Fix a PSD that opens wrong: Procreate PSD problems.
Opening .procreate files without Procreate
Viewing in the browser works on any computer. If you’d rather install something, free desktop viewers like Silicate (Windows, Mac and Linux) also show the artwork and export flat images. For the steps on your system, see Windows or Mac. If your iPad is gone, see how to get your Procreate files back.