Tool Comparison
ImageLayerSeparator vs Canva Magic Layers
Both split an image into editable parts, but with different goals: Canva keeps layers inside Canva — we deliver them as PSD and PNG files.
Canva Magic Layers
Ideal if you already live in Canva: lift elements on the canvas and keep designing. But the result stays inside your Canva design — there is no standalone PSD to download, and no path into a Photoshop workflow.
ImageLayerSeparator
Built for file handoff: transparent PNG layer packs, layered PSD, or PPTX output that opens in Photoshop, Photopea, Figma, or After Effects. The layers are your files, not state inside someone else’s canvas.
How to choose
Deliverable is a Canva design: stay in Canva
If the final artifact is a Canva poster, splitting layers in place is the shortest path.
Deliverable is a PSD or goes elsewhere: use ImageLayerSeparator
A client asks for a PSD, the team works in Photoshop, assets go to AE or Figma — you need files, not canvas state.
Need control over layer count and regions: use ImageLayerSeparator
Canva decides what to lift. Here you choose 2–8 layers so subject, shadow, text, and props come apart deliberately.
Get real files
Layers should travel with you, not stay on a platform
Upload an image and walk away with a PNG ZIP, a layered PSD, or a PPTX — ready for Photoshop, Figma, or After Effects.
Open Image to Layers