DNG to PSD Converter
Convert DNG to PSD in your browser. A DNG from Adobe DNG Converter may carry only a medium 1024 px preview, and the largest preview in the file is what gets converted. No raw development happens here. You get an 8-bit RGB Photoshop document with one layer and a merged composite, RLE compressed, with transparency kept. Nothing is uploaded.
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RAW expected · other image formats also work
How to use DNG to PSD
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Add your DNG files: drop them here, choose them, or paste from the clipboard.
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There is nothing to tune: the PSD is written losslessly. Resizing and rotating are under More options if you need them.
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Click Convert. Each file is decoded and encoded in a background thread on this device.
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Download the .psd files one at a time or together as a ZIP.
Why use Aback Images for dng to psd
Where the PSD goes next
PSD opens in Photoshop, Affinity Photo, GIMP, Photopea and Krita.
PSD next to DNG
The PSD holds the camera preview's pixels with lossless compression: usually smaller than a 15 to 40 MB raw file, though far larger than a JPEG of the same photo.
No new artefacts
The preview inside the DNG is a camera JPEG; the PSD stores its decoded pixels losslessly, so this step adds no compression damage of its own.
Processed on your device
Your images are decoded, edited and encoded inside this browser tab by Web Workers. Nothing is uploaded to a server.
DNG vs PSD
What changes from DNG to PSD
Encoding: the DNG uses lossless (or lossy) JPEG-compressed sensor data, plus optional JPEG previews; PSD uses raw or RLE (PackBits) channel data, ZIP in some 16 and 32-bit files, and the download is an 8-bit RGB Photoshop document with one layer and a merged composite, RLE compressed, with transparency kept.
Bit depth: 8 to 16 bits per channel in the DNG; PSD allows 8, 16 or 32 bits per channel, and the PSD written here has 8 bits per channel. The raw data's 12 to 16 bits are not used: the embedded 8-bit preview is converted.
Colour: camera RGB plus the colour matrices that map it to XYZ (demosaiced linear RGB in a Linear DNG) in the DNG; PSD supports RGB, CMYK, Lab, greyscale, indexed or multichannel, written here as 8-bit sRGB.
Metadata: the DNG can carry EXIF, XMP and DNG tags for colour matrices, calibration and lens corrections; PSD can carry XMP, EXIF, IPTC and ICC in image resource blocks, but nothing is copied across.
About DNG
DNG is Adobe's openly documented raw format. Some cameras and phones record it directly, Adobe DNG Converter turns other brands' raw files into it, and a Linear DNG holds already-demosaiced RGB that raw editors treat like any other raw file.
DNG is built on TIFF/EP. The raw image sits in a sub-IFD marked as the main image, with tags for black and white levels, colour matrices and the colour filter pattern; a Linear DNG (PhotometricInterpretation 34892) stores demosaiced RGB instead of a mosaic. Previews are optional, and Adobe DNG Converter can write a medium (1024 px), full-size or no preview.
DNG files usually come from Leica, Pentax and Ricoh cameras, DJI drones, Google Pixel and iPhone ProRAW, and Adobe DNG Converter.
About PSD
PSD is Adobe Photoshop's layered working format. It keeps layers, masks and effects, but almost nothing outside Photoshop can display it, so finished designs are exported to PNG or JPG.
A PSD has five sections: a header ('8BPS', channel count, size, depth, colour mode), colour mode data, image resources (thumbnail, ICC, XMP, resolution), layer and mask information, and finally the merged composite image that the Maximize Compatibility option saves.
When converting DNG to PSD makes sense
PSD is the better choice for editing in Photoshop, while DNG suits raw editing and archiving raw files in an open format.
PSD strengths: Keeps every layer and edit. Drawbacks to weigh: Huge files; Cannot be viewed on the web or most phones.
Limitations
- Phone DNGs such as Apple ProRAW and Pixel raw are already computationally processed; the preview shows that processed result.
- A Linear DNG without a preview, such as one written by this site, is read from its RGB data instead.
- The Photoshop document holds the picture as a single layer: a starting point for editing, not a reconstruction of layers.
- Photoshop, Affinity Photo, GIMP and Photopea open it.
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Frequently asked questions
Does converting DNG to PSD lose quality?
PSD is written losslessly, so the pixels are stored exactly as decoded. Those pixels come from the camera's JPEG preview, so its compression stays, but nothing new is lost. The raw data's 12 to 16 bits are not used: the embedded 8-bit preview is converted.
Which apps open PSD files?
Photoshop, Affinity Photo, GIMP, Photopea and Krita. It does not open in web browsers.
Are my images uploaded anywhere?
No. Processing happens inside your browser with WebAssembly and Web Workers. The site only downloads the app code and codecs; your files never leave your device. You can confirm this with the live upload counter on the tool, or in your browser's network panel.
Can I process many files at once?
Yes. Drop a whole selection or folder. Files are processed in parallel on several worker threads, each result can be downloaded on its own, and everything can be saved as one ZIP.
Is it free? Is there a file limit or watermark?
It is free with no account, no watermark and no daily limit. The only limit is your device's memory: very large images (over roughly 100 megapixels) may be refused to keep the tab from crashing.