The PSD graphic file format is one of the most widespread. Moreover, you can open it not only with one single program. What software should you use?
The surest way to open a psd file
The PSD format is created using the well-known graphics editor Adobe Photoshop. Therefore, if there is such a program on board your computer, then the issue of opening PSD files can be considered resolved - this format opens and is best used in it.
Licensed versions of Adobe Photoshop in Russia cost from 28,500 rubles.
However, the licensed version of Adobe Photoshop is very expensive, and obtaining a pirated program will not be considered in this article.
Free ways to open psd file
What to do for those people who, for some reason, cannot use the Adobe Photoshop editor? Try to find analogs that can also open the coveted format. Fortunately, nowadays there are enough of them free.
There are also some paid programs that allow you to open the PSD format, but they cost about the same as Adobe Photoshop, and they do not support all the functions of the PSD format.
1. Graphic editor GIMP. The program is essentially a free analogue of Adobe Photoshop. The project is being developed by a group of enthusiastic developers and distributed completely free of charge, and even open source (this means that any person versed in programming can make some additions and new functions to the program if he considers it necessary). GIMP allows you to work with raster and partially even with vector graphics.
2. Lightweight graphics editor Paint. NET in conjunction with the plugin Paint. NET PSD Plugin. Both the program and the plugin are distributed completely free of charge. Compared to Adobe Photoshop, Paint. NET is a much less complex application, but has features that are of great interest to a number of users. Paint. NET, although it comes with closed source code (you cannot make changes to it), is an extensible graphics editor. That is, the functionality of this program can be significantly expanded, it is enough to connect special plugins to it.
3. Online service Pixlr.com. It is located on the site by its appropriate name. The site resembles the design of Adobe Photoshop, but unlike the latter, it is based on Flash technology. The service allows you to work only with raster graphics. It is possible to switch to full screen mode, there is support for the Russian language.
4. PSD viewer. A very simple editor. The program is designed mainly for viewing Adobe Potoshop documents, but there is also the possibility of easy editing: image rotation, resizing, scaling and some others. Editing is done without loss of quality.
These programs and services will help the reader to open and use files with many popular extensions. Some of them provide the ability to work with vector graphics as well. Some of the above support even very rare extensions.
