Open a Procreate file in MediBang Paint, with layers

How to open a Procreate file in MediBang Paint

MediBang Paint cannot open .procreate files. It opens its own .mdp files plus PNG, JPG, PSD and a few others. To get Procreate artwork into MediBang with its layers, convert the .procreate file to a layered PSD with toPSD in your browser, then open the PSD in MediBang Paint. This works on Windows, Mac, Android and iPad.

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. Nothing is uploaded; the conversion runs on your device.

Open the PSD in MediBang Paint

On a computer, choose File > Open and pick the PSD. On a phone or tablet, use the import option in the gallery and pick the PSD from Files or Google Drive.

Check the layers

Each Procreate layer should appear with its name and opacity, inside its folder. Look at clipped layers and at any layer using Hue, Saturation, Color or Luminosity.

Save as .mdp

Save your working copy in MediBang's own .mdp format so MediBang-only features are kept. Export a PSD or PNG when you need to share.

MediBang opens PSD, not .procreate

MediBang Paint is a free painting app for Windows, Mac, iPad, iPhone and Android, popular for comics. Its own format is .mdp, and its import help lists MDP, PNG, JPG, BMP, GIF, PSD, TIF and WebP as the files it brings in. Procreate’s .procreate is not on the list, and renaming the file won’t help: inside, the layers are compressed tiles in Procreate’s own layout.

PSD is the common ground. Procreate can export one from the iPad, and toPSD can write one from the file when there is no iPad.

Getting the PSD without an iPad

Drop the .procreate file on the toPSD converter. Your browser reads it, shows the artwork and every layer, and writes a layered PSD on your own computer. Nothing is uploaded, so there is no file size cap from a server. The preview and the flat PNG are free with no account, and the first layered PSD is free with a free account.

If the artist still has the iPad, Procreate’s own Actions > Share > PSD does the same job and keeps layers, names, opacity, visibility and blend modes, according to the Procreate Handbook.

What the PSD contains

Every Procreate layer as a pixel layer, with its name and in the same order.
Groups, which MediBang shows as folders. Hidden layers stay hidden.
Opacity and blend mode on each layer. Procreate’s 26 blend modes are mapped to the PSD modes.
Clipping masks and layer masks.
The canvas’s color profile, including Display P3.
The background color as a bottom layer named Background.

We have verified these PSDs in Photoshop and GIMP. We have not opened one in MediBang Paint ourselves, so the next section is a checklist, not a test report.

What to check after opening

Clipping. MediBang has a Clipping toggle on each layer. Check that layers clipped in Procreate still only show over the layer below.
Blend modes. The common ones (Multiply, Screen, Overlay, Add) map directly. Hue, Saturation, Color and Luminosity are calculated differently in every app, so compare those layers against the free flat PNG from toPSD.
Color. If MediBang ignores the embedded profile, a Display P3 painting can look slightly less saturated than on the iPad. That is the app’s color handling, not a broken file.
Text. Procreate text layers arrive as pixels.
Layer count. MediBang’s mobile versions handle big files less well than the desktop version. If a large PSD fails to open on a phone, try it on a computer first.

Phone, tablet or computer?

MediBang Paint runs on all of them, and so does toPSD, because it only needs a browser. The practical advice is to convert on the device with the most memory. A large Procreate canvas with dozens of layers can need more memory than a phone browser has. Convert on a computer, save the PSD to Google Drive or iCloud Drive, and open it in MediBang on the phone from there. The Android guide covers the phone side in more detail.

Other apps

The same PSD opens in Clip Studio Paint and ibisPaint, two apps that many MediBang users also run.

Questions

Can MediBang Paint open .procreate files?

No. MediBang's own help lists MDP, PNG, JPG, BMP, GIF, PSD, TIF and WebP as the formats it imports, and Procreate's format isn't among them. The route that works is converting the .procreate file to a PSD, which toPSD does in the browser, with or without an iPad.

Will the layers be kept?

The PSD from toPSD has every Procreate layer with its name, order, opacity, visibility and blend mode, plus groups, clipping masks and layer masks. MediBang reads layered PSDs, so the layers should arrive as separate layers. We have not tested MediBang ourselves, so check the file after opening.

Does this work on a phone?

Yes, with a caveat. toPSD runs in mobile browsers and MediBang Paint has Android and iOS versions that import PSD. Phones have far less memory than computers, though, so a large canvas with many layers is safer to convert on a computer and then copy over.

Can I just use the PNG instead?

If you only need the picture, yes. The full-size flat PNG from toPSD is free with no account, and MediBang opens PNG files directly. You lose the separate layers, so use the PSD if you plan to keep painting on the original layers.