When to convert PSD to JPG
A JPG is the easiest way to share a Photoshop design with someone who doesn’t use Photoshop: clients reviewing a design, printers, social media, email, or a website. It’s also the most compact way to keep a preview of your project files. JPG suits photos, artwork, flyers and posters; anything without transparency.
How to use it
- Choose a quality.
- Choose your PSD files or drop them on the box above. The first conversion loads ImageMagick (about 15 MB).
- Download each JPG, or all of them as a ZIP.
What you get
| Setting | Result |
|---|---|
| Content | The final, flattened image |
| Size | The PSD’s full canvas |
| Colour | 8-bit RGB, also for CMYK PSDs |
| Transparency | Filled with white |
CMYK and print files
Print designs are often made in CMYK. The JPG is converted to RGB for screens, so very saturated colours, especially bright greens and blues, can look slightly different from Photoshop’s CMYK preview. For final print output, export from Photoshop with your printer’s colour profile.
Tips for sharing designs
- For logos or designs with transparent backgrounds, use PSD to PNG instead.
- For multi-page proofs, convert each PSD and combine the JPGs with JPG to PDF.
- If the JPG is too large to email, lower the quality to 80% or resize it.
Privacy
Client artwork and design files stay private: the PSD is converted in your browser, not on a server.
Large PSDs and PSB files
Professional PSDs with many layers can be very large. Files up to 250 MB convert on a computer. Photoshop’s Large Document Format (.psb), used for images over 30,000 pixels, isn’t supported here; flatten or export from Photoshop instead.
Questions
What part of the PSD becomes the JPG?
The final composite image, which is all visible layers combined as Photoshop shows them. Individual layers aren't exported.
What happens to transparent areas?
JPG has no transparency, so they're filled with white. Use PSD to PNG to keep transparency.
The JPG looks blank or wrong. Why?
Some PSDs are saved without a composite image ("Maximize PSD and PSB File Compatibility" turned off). Re-save it in Photoshop with that option on and convert again.
Which quality should I choose?
85% for sharing and web use, 92–95% for printing or client proofs.
Last reviewed 1 November 2026