PSDPlugin

If you are using Paint.NET 2.5.0 to do your graphics work, and sometimes you want to edit .PSD files (created by Photoshop) with Paint.NET, you need to install PSDPlugin for Paint. .NET

When finished installing PSDPlugin and running Paint.NET, then open the .PSD files. From here you can work with layers, load masks, and open a variety of color modes . and save it to a PSD format for later use in Photoshop. PSDPlugin is completely free and requires you to use Paint.NET 3.0 or higher.

Instructions for installing PSDPlugin

1. Make sure you have the latest version of Paint.NET installed (check the version in Help-About).
2. Close Paint.NET.
3. Download and open the ZIP file.
4. Copy and paste PhotoShop.dll into C: Program Filespaint.netFileTypes. The Windows Store version of Paint.NET uses different plugin categories. Take a look at the Paint.NET document, in the yellow box that says "In the Windows Store version of paint.net": https://www.getpaint.net/doc/latest/InstallPlugins.html
5. Restart Paint.NET will automatically detect the plugin file type PSD file type.

The main feature of PSDPlugin

PSDPlugin can download and save Photoshop features (.PSD files) without reducing its sharpness.

• RGB photos.
• 8-bit color depth / channel.
• Raster images do not use vector features.
• Layer, using common blending modes.
• Optional RLE compression.

You can use this PSDPlugin to exchange work between Paint.NET and other programs. This feature is especially important, helping you keep the layers for the default .PND format - other formats will be flattened when saving. The .PSD file format provides the best protection for layers when editing images in many graphic programs.

The .PSD file format is standard in the graphics industry. In addition to Adobe Creative Suite, many other non-Adobe programs can also read PSD formats such as Autodesk Sketchbook, 3ds Max, GIMP, Microsoft Expression Design .