EditableImage
PNG or PSD

Convert a flat image into editable PSD layers.

Built for generated artwork: the subject, the objects, and the writing each come off onto their own transparent layer over a rebuilt background.

Original remains untouchedReview before export
Drop, paste, or choose an imagePNG, JPG, or WebP · up to 20 MB · Ctrl/⌘ V works anywhere on this page
No image ready?Loads the example above into this editor.
Best withGenerated artwork, product posters, illustrations, and visual compositionsProcessing timeUsually 1–5 minutesProcessingImages are sent to third-party AI services. Privacy details

New accounts get 10 free credits — no card.

One run costs 4–24 credits, depending on returned layers, so that covers a first separation. Signing in is free and takes one click — the tools need an account to run.

Every new run is charged, including the same image uploaded again. Extra steps you ask for — another edit round, a further split — cost extra; a failed run refunds. See credit packs and pricing.

Image to LayersPNG or PSD

  1. Upload the artwork.
  2. Each element is separated onto its own transparent layer, over a rebuilt background.
  3. Move, hide, or retype a layer — export a flat PNG or a layered PSD.

Image to layered PSD at a glance

Image to Layers by EditableImage: Separate a PNG, JPG, or AI-generated design into movable subject, object, text, and background layers. Rearrange them and export a layered PSD.

Input
PNG, JPG, or WebP, up to 20 MB
Output
PNG or PSD
Best with
Generated artwork, product posters, illustrations, and visual compositions
Processing time
Usually 1–5 minutes
Cost
4–24 credits per run (two per returned layer); new accounts get 10 free credits, no card
Your upload
Never published; the server copy is deleted after 24 hours
Last updated
21 October 2026

Compare the flat image with the separated layers

Original imageOriginal input: A halftone poster of a butterfly under the title Quiet Flight
Editable result
A halftone poster of a butterfly under the title Quiet Flight, separated into layers, with the butterfly moved
8 layers from one runButterflyCutout · movedQuiet FlightText4 small labelsText · 07.25 hiddenCrosshair marksCutoutBackgroundRebuilt
PNG or PSDA real run: 8 layers in about five minutes. Each layer is redrawn, so compare fine detail with the original

How image layer separation works

  1. 01Upload the artwork.
  2. 02Each element is separated onto its own transparent layer, over a rebuilt background.
  3. 03Move, hide, or retype a layer — export a flat PNG or a layered PSD.

When to split an image into layers

  • AI-generated art you want to recompose instead of re-prompting.
  • A poster where the headline has to move off the subject.
  • Artwork you need to hand to a designer as a layered file.

Image to PSD and layers questions

What is in the PSD?

One Photoshop layer per separated element, positioned where you left it, over the rebuilt background.

How is layer separation different from removing the background?

Background removal usually cuts out one subject. This workflow attempts to separate several elements and rebuild the areas hidden beneath them, so you can move individual pieces.

Can I change the text on a layer?

Yes. A layer's lettering can be redrawn through the image text editor, which by default replaces only the lines you mark and keeps the rest of the picture as your pixels. A redraw round is its own 4-credit step; review the result before export.

What does a separation cost?

Two credits a layer, so it depends on how many come back — a separation needs 10 credits in the account to start. Separating the same image again while it is open returns the layers already made, at no charge.

Is the writing in the PSD a live text layer?

No. Separation produces pixel layers you can move, hide, and rearrange, not Photoshop text layers. Changing the lettering goes through a redraw, which is a separate workflow — see the question above.

Start free — signing in gives you 10 credits

No card required. Enough for a first separation, settled by the layers it returns, before you decide whether any of this is worth paying for.

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