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Academic Publishing

FIG files are widely used in scientific papers — your PSD designs become publication-ready figures for research documents.

Vector Drawing

FIG stores vector data editable in Xfig — modify paths, labels, and layout for precise scientific illustrations.

Cloud Processing

No Xfig needed for conversion — Convertio handles PSD to FIG on cloud servers.

How to convert PSD to FIG

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

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Choose fig 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 fig file right afterwards

About formats

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
FIG is the native file format of Xfig, a free vector graphics editor for the X Window System, originally written by Supoj Sutanthavibul at the University of Texas at Austin in 1985. The format uses a plain-text structure where each graphic object is described on one or more lines with numeric parameters specifying object type, coordinates, line properties, fill attributes, and depth ordering. FIG supports compound objects (groups), polylines, polygons, splines, arcs, ellipses, text strings, and imported bitmaps, each with configurable colors, line styles, arrow heads, and area fills. Files begin with a header line declaring the format version (currently 3.2), followed by a resolution specification and the object definitions. One advantage is exceptional simplicity — the entirely text-based format is trivially parsed, generated, and manipulated by scripts, making FIG popular as an intermediate format in automated diagram generation pipelines. The rich ecosystem of conversion tools is another strength: fig2dev exports FIG files to dozens of output formats including EPS, PDF, SVG, LaTeX picture environments, PSTricks, and TikZ. This made Xfig and FIG especially popular in academic and scientific communities, where authors generate publication-quality figures that integrate seamlessly with LaTeX documents. While graphical tools have evolved since the 1980s, FIG remains in use among researchers who value its scriptability, LaTeX integration, and well-documented format stability.
Initial release: 1985

Frequently Asked Questions

Why convert PSD to FIG?

FIG is the native format of Xfig — a drawing tool for scientific figures. Converting PSD creates content usable in academic illustration workflows.

What opens FIG files?

Xfig on Unix/Linux, Inkscape via import, and various scientific drawing tools that support the FIG specification.

Is FIG a vector format?

Yes — FIG stores vector drawing data. Your PSD artwork is traced or embedded for compatibility with vector editors.

Is Xfig used in research?

Widely — Xfig is popular in academic publishing for creating figures, diagrams, and technical illustrations.

Is PSD to FIG conversion free?

Standard conversions are free with Convertio.

PSD to FIG Quality Rating

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