Changelog

Each element layer in the PSD you download from IntoLayers is a smart object that holds the layer at the size it came back; on the canvas it sits in its box, so the stack lines up with the original.

Double-click a layer in Photopea and it opens at full size. GIMP has no smart objects and opens each layer at its box size. The accuracy report shows how the sizes compare.

How many layers should you split an image into? runs one flattened flyer at every layer count.

See what came apart at each count, the credits at 1K, and what went wrong at 9, so you can pick a count before you spend credits.

ImageToLayers alternatives compares four options, with prices checked on 28 September 2026.

IntoLayers charges per layer and publishes a 15-run accuracy test; the page helps you choose by how many layers you usually need.

• For designers: a client sent a flat JPG and wants the price or date changed — what you get back, what you still do by hand, and when rebuilding is faster.
• For AI creators: an AI image got one word wrong — split it into layers, retype the word and keep everything else.
• For animators: split concept art or a finished illustration into a layered PSD for After Effects, motion graphics and parallax.

How accurate is image to layers? publishes our 15-run test at 1K, with the method.

Every text layer came back character-for-character correct in 15 of 15 runs, and element layers came back enlarged a median 2.17×. The report also shows what gets guessed rather than recovered.

Separate an image into layers for Cricut: upload a PNG or JPG and download a color-separated SVG that Cricut Design Space cuts as layers.

The SVG is traced in your browser, it's free, and it doesn't need Cricut Access.

IntoLayers splits a flat PNG or JPEG into a rebuilt background plus a separate transparent layer for each element — text, subjects and graphics — named and in place.

Download the result as one layered PSD, or every layer as a transparent PNG.