Have you ever wondered about converting Canva templates into PSD files to use in Photoshop?

Well I recently hired a graphic designer that only works inside of Photoshop. We only work inside of Canva so I was in a bit of a tight spot.

Convert Canva to PSD Photoshop Files

You’re going to download your Canva images as PDF standard files.

Then you’re going to upload them into a website called Photopea.

Open the PDF file into Photopea and then go through each layer of the design and click the eye button to toggle them on and off to be sure they work.

Once you know they all work you go to file > save as psd file.

Open your file in Photoshop & you’re set with a fully-editable design with all the layers.

Notes:

1. Some people are telling in the YouTube video comments that this doesn’t work for them. You need to be sure to use a Chrome browser that is completely up to date.
2. You have to choose save as PSD not export in the menu.
3. I had someone reach out to me asking if they could export their designs as 1 file in PDF format if it would speed things up.
4. I’m not sure it’s going to speed anything up but in this tutorial I will show you how to separate them in Photopea into individual PSD designs. Watch this to learn how:
   1. https://www.instagram.com/tv/CTFWbotnFKG/?utm_medium=copy_link
5. Your layers will not be perfect when they are converted. They will need cleaned up and re-positioned.
6. Your fonts unless they are on your computer will not be in Photoshop. Be sure you are legally able to use those fonts and download them to your device to use in Photoshop.
7. You will need to add your color palette to your Photoshop dashboard.

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Heather went to school for accounting and worked for years in banking and finance. After finding all of that entirely too boring she started her first blog in her basement in August of 2016. She has started 3 blogs in the marketing, motherhood and travel niches and used Pinterest to grow them all. She quickly became the go-to Pinterest strategist in her peer circles and has been implementing strategies, driving traffic and sales through organic and paid tactics for her clients. On this blog and her YouTube channel she educates the public about clear and transparent marketing strategies to help them to grow on Pinterest and in other places online.