Convert image files with our easy to use and free tool. Our tool lets you upload a GIF (Graphics Interchange Format) file and from this, create a new image saved in the PSD (Adobe Photoshop) format that you can then download and edit/use within image file editors or use for high definition printing applications.
Here are 2 simple steps to convert your GIF to PSD.
First click the "Upload..." button, select your GIF file to upload. Select any configuration options. When the GIF to PSD conversion has completed, you can download your PSD file straight away.
We aim to process all GIF to PSD conversions as quickly as possible, this usually takes around 5 seconds but can be more for larger more complex files so please be patient.
We aim to create the most accurate conversions with our tools. Our tools are under constant development with new features being added every week.
Yes, of course! We do not store the GIF file you submit to us. The resulting PSD file, once created is deleted 1 hour after upload and the download link will expire after this time.
Yes! Our GIF to PSD tool will run on any system with a modern web browser. No specialist software is needed to run any of our conversion tools.
Extension: GIF
Full Name: Graphics Interchange Format
Type: Image
Mime Type: image/gif
Format: Binary
Extension: PSD
Full Name: Adobe Photoshop
Type: Image
Mime Type: image/vnd.adobe.photoshop
Format: Binary
GIF files have been around since the mid-to-late 1980's and were introduced by CompuServe as a way to compress color images into small file sizes suitable for downloading which at the time most download speeds were limited. The format allows varying size color palettes up to 256-colors in total to be defined from a palette of 16 million colors.
Later on the ability to add animations to the GIF file format was added. GIF files became a popular image file format for the early internet due to the small size, large color palette and animation capabilities and is still popular today.
The PSD file format is the native raster image format used by Adobe's Photoshop image application. The format stores raster image data and is the most popular image format for computer graphics around today. Originally available on Macintosh computers Photoshop was ported to Windows in 1993.
The format has evolved over the years and compared to similar formats stores not just raster image data but additional information such as layers, masks, alpha channels, clipping paths and more. PSD files have a limit of 30,000 pixels in height and width and an overall file size limit of 2GB.