How to Convert an Image to Photoshop (PSD) Format using Java

If you use Photoshop regularly, it’s likely that you’re very familiar with PSD format. After all, it’s the native format used for editing images within PhotoShop (although some other formats such as TIFF are also compatible).

Converting image formats into PSD is a bit of a niche & challenging operation to perform at scale — and that’s why our Image to PSD Conversion API can make a big difference in your app. This API will convert images from dozens of common formats (see a full list of possible formats here) into PSD format, saving you the trouble of making manual, point-and-click file conversions in the future. To use this API for free, all you need to do is register a free account on our website (free accounts come with a limit of 800 API calls per month & zero additional commitments!) and copy from the code examples provided below (in Java) to structure your API call.

Before we structure our API call, our first step is to install the API client with Maven. We can do so by first adding a reference to the repository in pom.xml:

<repositories>
    <repository>
        <id>jitpack.io</id>
        <url>https://jitpack.io</url>
    </repository>
</repositories>

After that, adding the following reference to the dependency in pom.xml will automatically compile the library:

<dependencies>
<dependency>
    <groupId>com.github.Cloudmersive</groupId>
    <artifactId>Cloudmersive.APIClient.Java</artifactId>
    <version>v4.25</version>
</dependency>
</dependencies>

Now we can add our imports & call the function. All you need to do is include your API key and file path in their respective fields, and you’re good to go:

// Import classes:
//import com.cloudmersive.client.invoker.ApiClient;
//import com.cloudmersive.client.invoker.ApiException;
//import com.cloudmersive.client.invoker.Configuration;
//import com.cloudmersive.client.invoker.auth.*;
//import com.cloudmersive.client.ConvertApi;
ApiClient defaultClient = Configuration.getDefaultApiClient();
// Configure API key authorization: Apikey
ApiKeyAuth Apikey = (ApiKeyAuth) defaultClient.getAuthentication("Apikey");
Apikey.setApiKey("YOUR API KEY");
// Uncomment the following line to set a prefix for the API key, e.g. "Token" (defaults to null)
//Apikey.setApiKeyPrefix("Token");
ConvertApi apiInstance = new ConvertApi();
File imageFile = new File("/path/to/inputfile"); // File | Image file to perform the operation on.  Common file formats such as PNG, JPEG are supported.
try {
    byte[] result = apiInstance.convertToPhotoshop(imageFile);
    System.out.println(result);
} catch (ApiException e) {
    System.err.println("Exception when calling ConvertApi#convertToPhotoshop");
    e.printStackTrace();
}