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Design-Ready Output

PSD puts your DOCM pages into a professional design format — add layers, effects, and adjustments in Photoshop or compatible editors.

Cloud Rendering

Convertio renders the pages on remote servers. No Photoshop or Word needed on your machine for the conversion itself.

Secure Processing

Macros are stripped. Uploaded DOCM files are deleted after processing and PSD results are purged within 24 hours.

How to convert DOCM to PSD

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Select files from Computer, Google Drive, Dropbox, URL or by dragging it on the page.

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Choose psd or any other format you need as a result (more than 200 formats supported)

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Let the file convert and you can download your psd file right afterwards

About formats

DOCM is a macro-enabled document format for Microsoft Word, introduced with Office 2007 as part of the Office Open XML family. Structurally identical to DOCX — a ZIP archive containing XML parts for document content, styles, themes, and media — DOCM adds the ability to store and execute VBA (Visual Basic for Applications) macro code within the document. The separate .docm extension was a deliberate security measure: users and administrators can distinguish macro-containing files by extension alone, and group policies can restrict macro-enabled formats while allowing standard DOCX documents to open freely. DOCM files store VBA projects in a vbaProject.bin stream within the ZIP package alongside the same XML document content used by DOCX. Macros in Word documents enable automated report generation, custom form processing, document assembly from templates and data sources, and integration with external systems. One advantage is document-level automation — a DOCM file can include routines that populate content from databases, enforce formatting rules, validate fields before submission, or generate derivative documents automatically. The format preserves full compatibility with the OOXML specification, so all standard Word features — styles, tracked changes, comments, embedded media — work identically to DOCX. DOCM is supported by Microsoft Word on Windows and macOS, with macro execution limited to the desktop application.
Developer: Microsoft
Initial release: January 30, 2007
PSD (Photoshop Document) is the native file format of Adobe Photoshop, the industry-standard raster image editor first released on February 19, 1990. PSD files preserve the complete editing state of a Photoshop project: all layers (raster, text, adjustment, shape, and smart object layers) with their positions, blending modes, opacity, and layer effects; layer masks and vector masks; alpha channels; spot color channels; paths; guides; slices; and the full undo history. The format supports images up to 30,000 x 30,000 pixels (PSB, the large document format, extends this to 300,000 x 300,000) in color modes including RGB, CMYK, Lab, Grayscale, Indexed, Duotone, and Multichannel, at 1, 8, 16, or 32 bits per channel. PSD files use a combination of RLE compression for individual layer data and store composite (flattened) preview images for quick display by applications that cannot parse the full layer structure. The format has become a de facto standard for professional creative workflows far beyond Photoshop itself — photographers, graphic designers, web developers, and video post-production artists exchange PSD files as the working format that preserves creative flexibility. One advantage is the non-destructive editing model: PSD preserves every layer, mask, adjustment, and effect as independently editable elements, allowing creative decisions to be revised at any point without starting over. The format's role as the interchange standard for the creative industry provides another core strength — PSD files can be opened by Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects, Premiere Pro, as well as Affinity Photo, GIMP, Sketch, Figma, and Photopea, making it the lingua franca of visual design.
Developer: Adobe Systems
Initial release: February 19, 1990

Frequently Asked Questions

Why convert DOCM to PSD?

PSD brings your document pages into Photoshop — ideal when you need to overlay graphics, adjust colors, or integrate text into designs.

What opens PSD files?

Adobe Photoshop is the primary editor. GIMP, Affinity Photo, Photopea, and most professional image editors also support PSD format.

Does PSD preserve text as layers?

The conversion renders pages as image layers. For text editing, you would need to add new text layers in Photoshop afterward.

Are macros removed?

Yes — PSD is an image format with no macro or script support. All VBA code from the DOCM is completely stripped.

Is the conversion free?

Basic DOCM to PSD conversion is free on Convertio. Premium plans unlock larger files and higher resolution output.

Can I edit individual elements?

The page renders as a flattened image layer. You can add new layers on top for design work in your Photoshop workflow.

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