Images conversion
Convert PSD to BMP
Updated Jul 2026
PSD is Photoshop's layered working file, and BMP is a flattened, uncompressed image format that older Windows software can read. To convert PSD to BMP, open the file in a converter and export a single flattened image. Doing this on your own computer means the design file, and whatever's in it, never gets sent to anyone else's server.
- Extension
- .psd
- Type
- Images
- Typically
- Photoshop files
- Transparency
- Supported
- Metadata
- Carries EXIF
- Extension
- .bmp
- Type
- Images
- Typically
- Legacy Windows images
- Transparency
- None
Convert PSD to BMP on your own computer. Nothing uploads.
How to convert PSD to BMP
- Open Morphjet and drag in the PSD file, or a whole folder of them at once.
- Choose BMP as the output format. If the PSD has multiple layers, they'll be flattened into one image.
- Convert. The BMP is written next to your original, and nothing leaves your machine.
PSD vs BMP: what actually changes
| PSD | BMP | |
|---|---|---|
| Editable layers | Yes, keeps layers, text, and adjustments | No, flattened into one image |
| File size | Large, grows with each layer added | Large, uncompressed pixel data |
| Quality | Lossless | Lossless |
| Transparency | Yes, via layers and alpha channels | No, transparent areas fill with a background color |
| Opens everywhere | No, needs Photoshop or compatible software | Yes, readable by nearly any Windows program, even very old ones |
| Keeps metadata | Yes | No, most metadata is dropped on export |
When to convert, and when not to
Convert PSD to BMP when you need a single flattened image for an older Windows application, a legacy printing or embedding pipeline, or any tool that specifically asks for a bitmap file.
Keep the PSD if you'll need to edit layers, text, or adjustments later, since flattening to BMP throws that editability away for good.
Why not just use an online converter?
A PSD can carry more than just pixels: embedded metadata, author information, and sometimes EXIF data from photos placed inside the design. Sending that file to an online converter means all of it lands on someone else's server, whether you meant to share it or not. Converting on your own computer keeps the file, and everything inside it, on your machine the whole time.
Questions
Does converting PSD to BMP lose quality?
No. BMP stores pixels without lossy compression, so the visible image quality doesn't degrade. What you do lose is everything that made it a PSD: separate layers, text, and adjustments get flattened into one fixed image.
Will the BMP keep my layers?
No. BMP has no concept of layers, so converting flattens the whole design into a single image. If you need to keep editing later, hold onto the original PSD.
Does BMP support transparency like PSD does?
No. PSD can hold transparent areas through layers and alpha channels, but standard BMP doesn't preserve that. Transparent regions typically get filled with a solid background color instead.
Does the BMP keep the PSD's metadata?
Mostly no. BMP is a simple pixel format, so author info and other metadata embedded in the PSD generally don't carry over.
Can I convert PSD to BMP without uploading the file?
Yes. A desktop app like Morphjet converts it right on your computer, so the design file never travels over the internet. It works the same with your wifi off.
Morphjet converts PSD, BMP, and 1,800+ other formats, all on your machine. Launching this July.