# meltingice/psd.js

A Photoshop PSD file parser for NodeJS and browsers

Repository: https://github.com/meltingice/psd.js
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/psdjs
Language: CoffeeScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2024-02-01T02:54:51+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5122, "days_push": 944, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2844, forks 397 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:24.915322+00:00)

## What it is
A general purpose Photoshop PSD file parser written in CoffeeScript that works in both NodeJS and the browser. It exposes the document as a manageable tree structure with layer metadata, font data, and flattened image export to PNG.

## Use cases
- parse psd files in nodejs
- extract layer names and metadata from photoshop files
- convert psd to png in the browser
- read font and text data from psd files
- inspect photoshop document structure programmatically
- handle psd file uploads via drag and drop

## When to choose
- you need to read PSD file structure, layers, or metadata in JavaScript
- you want to render or export a flattened PSD image as PNG in Node or the browser
- you need a dependency-free parser with no native modules

## When to avoid
- you need to edit or author PSD files - this is read-only parsing
- you need full feature parity with PSD.rb such as layer comp filtering or a built-in renderer
- you need an actively developed project with frequent updates

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: maintenance
- function: parser, image-processing, file-system
- domain: files, web-development, frontend
- platform: browser, cross-platform
- tags: psd, photoshop, coffeescript, file-parsing, image-export, png, nodejs, javascript

## Member repositories
- meltingice/psd.js (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:24.915322+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T07:37:10.076517+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/meltingice/psd.js (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:24.915322+00:00, sha e251d17117d3)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.