Product poster
The pet clipper, its accessories, the pedestal and the shadows each came out on a layer, with the pattern and feature icons on layers of their own.
Magic Layers alternative
Magic Layers Alternative That Exports Layered PSD Files
This Magic Layers alternative splits any image into layers you can move, then hands them over as a layered PSD, PNG layers or a ZIP for the editor you already use.
Photos and graphicsLayered PSD, PNG and ZIP8 credits per layer
Mode
Upload Image
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JPG, PNG, or WebP up to 24MB.
Sexual or explicit content isn't allowed. Images and results that contain it are blocked automatically.
Auto
Up to 10 layersChoose how many editable visual groups AI should create first. Auto stays within 10 layers, and more layers take longer to separate. You can split mixed layers again after reviewing the result.
Sample:
Builds a layered PSD and includes the layer ZIP when available.
8 credits per layer.
Video thumbnail · 8 layers
Real result: title, label, arrow, plate, cookies and presenter on separate layers, ready to restyle for the next video.
What Each Magic Layers Run Gives You
The layers, the files and the price, so you know what you get before you start.
- Up to 10
- Named layers per image, from the subject down to the smallest accent
- PSD + ZIP
- A layered PSD, or every layer as a transparent PNG
- 8 credits
- Per layer, and failed runs never use credits
Credit packs from $3.99, no subscription. See pricing
Magic Layers Examples from Real Images
Six images our users split with this Magic Layers alternative and agreed to share, each shown with the original beside the layers it became. Open one to see every layer.
Scientific infographic
Ten layers: the extraction steps, the antioxidant panel, the DOP sample, each title bar and the arrows, so a panel moves without redrawing the chart.
Chibi character
Hair, face, coat, hands, monocle and book on separate layers, ready for new expressions, small fixes or a simple animation.
Nursery product photo
The crib, the basket, the toys and each gift box were lifted out of a real photo as separate layers, ready for new layouts.
City illustration
Sky, mountains, skyline, waterfront, the red runway and four characters split into ten layers, ready to rearrange or animate.
Wide event banner
The city, the running track, the runners, the doves and the decorations came apart, so the banner adapts to other sizes.
How to Use This Magic Layers Alternative
Three steps from a flat picture to magic layers you can open outside Canva.
JPGPNGWebPup to 24 MB
What This Magic Layers Alternative Adds
Where Image2Layer goes past splitting an image inside one editor.
Layers · 10Named by AI
- Central DOP powder sample
- Connection arrows and dividers
- Gut and mouse experiment diagrams
- Health benefit description entries
- Health benefits title bar
- Probiotic experiment diagrams
- Probiotic protection title bar
- Antioxidant activity panel
- Dendrobium extraction process group
- Gradient background layer
Every Element on a Named Layer
Each run finds the objects, text blocks, decorations and background, puts each on its own layer and names it. Watch it walk through this infographic, or point at a layer to see where it sits. Check every layer for free in the PSD Viewer before you edit.
Split an image into layers
Magic Layers for Photos as Well as Graphics
Canva notes that photo realistic images may not separate as cleanly. Image2Layer splits photos too: drag the slider to pull this nursery shot apart into its 10 layers, from the room to each gift box. For a single PSD from a photo, try Image to PSD.
Split a photo into layers
Drag the mugA Rebuilt Background Behind Every Layer
When a layer is lifted out, the area behind it is painted back in. Drag the mug anywhere: the wall and the stone surface continue where it stood, so moving or deleting a layer never leaves a hole. Background Splitter does the same for one subject.
Try it on your imageCanva Magic Layers vs Image2Layer
Both tools turn a flat image into separate layers. This is how they differ, with the Canva details taken from Canva’s own help pages.
- Layered PSD downloadImage2Layer:Yes, plus PNG layers and a ZIPCanva Magic Layers:PSD is not among Canva’s download formats
- Where you edit the layersImage2Layer:Any app that opens PSD or PNG filesCanva Magic Layers:Inside the Canva editor
- Best suited toImage2Layer:Photos, posters, characters and logosCanva Magic Layers:Graphic designs, illustrations and stylized visuals
- Text in the imageImage2Layer:Comes out as its own pixel layerCanva Magic Layers:Becomes text you can edit inside Canva
- InputImage2Layer:JPG, PNG or WebP up to 24 MBCanva Magic Layers:PNG or JPG, one page, longest edge up to 5,000 px
- How you payImage2Layer:Credits, with packs that need no subscriptionCanva Magic Layers:Shared AI allowance: up to 20 uses on Canva Free, 200 on Pro
- StatusImage2Layer:Available nowCanva Magic Layers:Beta
Image2Layer is an independent tool and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Canva. Canva and Magic Layers are names that belong to Canva.
Magic Layers FAQ
Answers about Canva Magic Layers, PSD export, photos, text and price.
Magic Layers is a Canva AI feature, currently in beta, that turns a flat PNG or JPG into separate elements you can move and edit inside the Canva editor. Canva says it works best on graphic designs and stylized visuals.
Split Your Image into Layers You Can Take Anywhere
Upload a picture, let this Magic Layers alternative separate it and download a layered PSD that opens in the editor you already use.
Split an image into layers