Images conversion
Convert PSD to HEIC
Updated Jul 2026
A PSD is a layered Photoshop file, and HEIC is the compressed image format iPhones default to. To convert PSD to HEIC, the layers get flattened into a single image, which is then exported as HEIC. Doing this on your own computer means the design file never has to leave your machine to be flattened.
- Extension
- .psd
- Type
- Images
- Typically
- Photoshop files
- Transparency
- Supported
- Metadata
- Carries EXIF
- Extension
- .heic
- Type
- Images
- Typically
- Default iPhone photo format
- Compression
- Lossy
- Transparency
- None
- Metadata
- Carries EXIF
Convert PSD to HEIC on your own computer. Nothing uploads.
How to convert PSD to HEIC
- Open Morphjet and drag in the PSD file, or a whole folder of them.
- Choose HEIC as the output format.
- Convert. Morphjet flattens the layers and writes the HEIC file next to your original, all on your own machine.
PSD vs HEIC: what actually changes
| PSD | HEIC | |
|---|---|---|
| File size | Large, often hundreds of MB with all layers | Small, a single compressed image |
| Editability | Yes, layers and text stay editable | No, flattened into one final image |
| Quality | Lossless, exact pixels preserved | Lossy, a small compression loss on export |
| Transparency | Yes, layers and alpha channels | No, transparent areas get flattened onto a background |
| Opens everywhere | Needs Photoshop or compatible software | Opens on iPhone and Mac by default, still patchy on older Windows or Android |
| Metadata | Keeps layer names, color profiles, and any embedded EXIF | Keeps basic metadata like date, layer data is gone |
When to convert, and when not to
Convert PSD to HEIC when you've finished editing a design and just need the final flattened image for viewing, sharing, or keeping on a phone, without any of the layers or editing history.
Keep the PSD if you might need to edit the text, layers, or effects again later, because once it's flattened to HEIC, that editable structure is gone for good.
Why not just use an online converter?
PSD files can carry embedded color profiles, layer names, and sometimes the original camera's EXIF data if the design started from a photo. Sending that file to an online converter means a design you may not want made public sits on someone else's server while it's processed. Converting with Morphjet flattens and exports the HEIC entirely on your own computer, so the working file never leaves your machine.
Questions
Does converting PSD to HEIC lose the layers?
Yes. HEIC only stores a single flattened image, so once you convert, the individual layers, text, and effects in the PSD are gone unless you keep the original PSD.
Will the HEIC look different from the PSD?
The pixels stay the same since flattening doesn't blur or resize anything, but HEIC's compression adds a small, one-time quality loss you likely won't notice at normal viewing sizes.
Can I open a HEIC file back in Photoshop?
Many versions can open HEIC directly or with a plugin, but you'd be working with a flattened photo, not the editable layers from your original PSD.
Does the HEIC keep the PSD's metadata?
Basic metadata like the date usually carries over, but layer names, comments, and other Photoshop-specific data don't survive since HEIC has no place to store them.
Can I convert PSD to HEIC without uploading the file anywhere?
Yes. Morphjet runs the conversion locally on your computer, so the PSD and the HEIC it produces never touch the internet.
Morphjet converts PSD, HEIC, and 1,800+ other formats, all on your machine. Launching this July.