3 Ways to Open .PSD Files without Installing Adobe Photoshop
.PSD extension file stands for Photoshop Document and is related to the Adobe Photoshop application. The .PSD file works only in the Adobe Photoshop as it stores many imaging options available in Photoshop.
So if you like editing the images but do not want to spend lots of bucks on the software then this tip is surely for you and also because the following tools do not occupy huge memory as compared to Adobe Photoshop.
Method 1:
Paint.NET
We have written about this image editor before and it is a really cool image editor. But by default this can not edit the .PSD files. For that you will be requiring a plug-in that will make this tool to open and edit the .PSD files.
• First download and install Paint.NET
• Now download the psdplugin, unzip and copy the PhotoShop.dll to the “FileTypes” folder in the Paint.NET directory. By default it should be in C:\Program Files\Paint.NET\FileTypes.
Now you can open PSD files.
Method 2:
IrfanView
IrfanView is a small, free and fast image viewer/converter that can open .PSD files easily.
Method 3:
GIMP
GIMP standing for GNU Image Manipulation Program is a free image retouching tool that supports .PSD files by default.
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June 27th, 2009 at 12:34 am
As usual ,you not only provide great content but also great resources.Before I burnt out 2 computers and fried the motherboard on this one [obviously replaced and upgraded ],I had all 3 of the above .These new versions are a lot easier to install.Thank you very much.Regarding Irfanview, it is always one of the first programs I install after a crash of Windows or similar occurances.
October 17th, 2009 at 8:53 am
Hey dud this trick was really cool! But do u have any shortcut for rotating the images (Horizontal or Vertical) in picasa 3. if yes then soln?????!!!!