Open Procreate files in Clip Studio Paint (CSP)

How to open a Procreate file in Clip Studio Paint

Clip Studio Paint cannot open .procreate files. Its list of supported formats includes PSD and PSB, and even ibisPaint's format, but not Procreate's. Convert the .procreate file to a layered PSD with toPSD in your browser, then open the PSD in Clip Studio Paint with File > Open. Layers, groups, opacity, masks and blend modes come along.

Last updated October 12, 2026

Step by step

Convert the file to PSD

Drop the .procreate file on the toPSD converter and select Download layered PSD. The conversion happens on your computer and the file is never uploaded.

Open the PSD in Clip Studio Paint

Choose File > Open and pick the PSD. Each Procreate layer shows up in the Layer palette as a raster layer, inside its folder.

Check clipped layers and blend modes

Clip Studio Paint has its own Clip to Layer Below setting. Check that layers clipped in Procreate still behave that way, and look over any layer using Hue, Saturation, Color or Luminosity.

Save as .clip

Save your working file in Clip Studio Paint's own .clip format, which keeps the folders, masks and CSP-only layer types. Export a PSD only when you share the file.

CSP opens PSD and PSB, not .procreate

Clip Studio Paint reads a lot of formats. The system requirements page for version 5 lists BMP, JPEG, TGA, PNG, TIFF, PSD, PSB and WebP, and it even added ibisPaint’s IPV format. Procreate’s .procreate is missing, and nothing in Clip Studio Paint’s import menu accepts it.

The way in is PSD. Clip Studio Paint has read Photoshop files for years, and it maps PSD groups to layer folders, PSD clipping to its Clip to Layer Below setting, and PSD layer masks to its own masks.

Getting the PSD

With the iPad at hand, Procreate exports a PSD from Actions > Share > PSD, and the Procreate Handbook says it keeps layers, names, opacity, visibility and blend modes.

Without the iPad, drop the .procreate file on the toPSD converter. It reads the layer tiles in your browser, rebuilds each layer and writes a PSD. The preview and the flat PNG are free without an account; the first layered PSD is free with a free account, and nothing is uploaded at any point.

What the PSD contains

Every layer as a raster layer with its Procreate name, in the same order.
Groups, which Clip Studio Paint shows as folders. Hidden layers and groups stay hidden.
Opacity, and each of Procreate’s 26 blend modes mapped to the matching PSD mode. Procreate’s Add becomes Linear Dodge (Add), which Clip Studio Paint calls Add (Glow).
Clipping masks and layer masks.
The canvas’s color profile, so a Display P3 canvas keeps its wider colors.
The background color as a bottom layer named Background.

We have verified this PSD in Photoshop and GIMP. We have not opened one in Clip Studio Paint ourselves yet, so use the next section as a checklist.

What to check after opening

Clipping. Open the Layer palette and check that each layer clipped in Procreate shows the Clip to Layer Below mark and only paints over the layer beneath it.
Blend modes. Multiply, Screen, Overlay and the other common modes map cleanly. Hue, Saturation, Color and Luminosity use slightly different math in every app, so compare those layers against the free flat PNG from toPSD.
Text. Procreate text layers arrive as pixels. To edit the words you would retype them with Clip Studio Paint’s text tool.
Canvas size. Clip Studio Paint opens large canvases, but a very large Procreate file with many layers needs memory. If your computer struggles, close other apps first.

Colors looking pale after opening means the profile was dropped somewhere. The fixes on the Procreate PSD problems page apply here as well.

For comic and manga work

Many people moving from Procreate to Clip Studio Paint are doing it for comics: panels, tones and text tools that Procreate lacks. The converted PSD gives you the painted layers to build on. Keep inks and colors on their own layers in Procreate before converting, and they stay separate in Clip Studio Paint.

Other apps

The same PSD opens in other painting apps. See the guides for MediBang Paint and ibisPaint, or, if the file arrived on a PC, opening a Procreate file on Windows.

Questions

Can Clip Studio Paint open .procreate files?

No. The Clip Studio Paint system requirements page lists BMP, JPEG, PNG, TIFF, TGA, PSD, PSB, WebP and ibisPaint's IPV as readable formats, and Procreate's format is not among them. A .procreate file needs converting to PSD first, which toPSD does in the browser without an iPad.

Will my layers and folders come through?

The PSD from toPSD has every Procreate layer with its name, order, opacity and visibility, the groups, the clipping masks and the layer masks. Clip Studio Paint reads PSD groups as layer folders and PSD clipping as Clip to Layer Below, so the structure should look familiar once the file opens.

Does it work on the iPad version of Clip Studio Paint?

Yes. The PSD is a standard file. Save it to the Files app, then open it from Clip Studio Paint on the iPad, or convert on a computer and move the PSD over with iCloud Drive or a cable. toPSD itself also runs in Safari on the iPad.

Can I convert Procreate brushes to Clip Studio Paint brushes?

Not with toPSD. Procreate brushes are .brush and .brushset files and Clip Studio Paint uses .sut files; neither app reads the other's. Some sellers rebuild their brush sets for both apps and sell them separately. toPSD converts the artwork and its layers only, not brushes or palettes.