Layered image project file formats

The working files of image editors. Alongside the picture they keep everything needed to carry on editing: layers, masks, blend modes, text, guides and the editor’s own settings.

Formats

.AFPHOTO

Affinity Photo document

Affinity Photo’s working file, with layers, adjustments and masks.

.KRA

Krita document

Krita’s working file: a zip of XML, tiled layer data and a flattened PNG.

.ORA

OpenRaster

An open layered image format: PNG layers and an XML stack in a zip.

.PDN

Paint.NET image

Paint.NET’s layered working file, with a PDN3 signature and XML header.

.PROCREATE

Procreate document

The iPad painting app’s working file: a zip with layer tiles and a preview.

.PSD

Adobe Photoshop Document

Photoshop’s working file, with layers, masks and a flattened composite.

.XCF

GIMP image

GIMP’s working file, with layers, channels and paths in tiles.