A real layer stack
Reorder layers, put them in groups, duplicate them and control visibility. Text and shapes remain editable, so a headline can be rewritten and a button resized long after it was placed. The document model stores the stack as data rather than a merged bitmap.
- Image, text, shape and adjustment layers
- Groups, clipping and layer masks
- Multiply and other blend modes
- Independent opacity and visibility
Masks and non-destructive adjustments
A mask hides part of a layer without deleting pixels. Adjustment layers apply colour and tone changes above the layers below, so the original photo remains intact. Combine both to retouch a subject while keeping every decision reversible.
PSD in, PSD out
Import a layered PSD to continue work from another editor, and export a layered PSD when someone else needs the file. Pixopea reports content it cannot carry over instead of silently flattening it, and its own .ais package keeps the full document and assets for a round trip.