# layervault/psd.rb

Parse Photoshop files in Ruby with ease

Repository: https://github.com/layervault/psd.rb
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/psdrb
Language: Ruby
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: ruby, photoshop, psd, parser, renderer, document, file-format
Last push: 2021-01-08T15:32:24+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": 4865, "days_push": 2063, "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 3116, forks 197 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:44.154257+00:00)

## What it is
PSD.rb is a Ruby library for parsing Adobe Photoshop (PSD) files. It exposes the document as a manageable tree structure with access to layers, metadata, fonts, masks, and image data.

## Use cases
- parse photoshop psd files in ruby
- extract layer names and positions from a psd
- read font and text data from photoshop documents
- render a flattened image from a psd file
- traverse psd layer structure as a tree
- get layer visibility and opacity from a photoshop file

## When to choose
- you work in Ruby and need programmatic access to PSD file contents
- you need to extract layer metadata, text, or structure from design files
- you want to convert or inspect PSD files in a backend pipeline

## When to avoid
- you need to edit or author PSD files, not just parse them
- your project is not in Ruby
- you need actively maintained support for the latest Photoshop features

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: maintenance
- function: parser, image-processing, file-system
- domain: files, graphics, developer-tools
- platform: ruby, cross-platform
- tags: psd, photoshop, file-format, renderer, design-assets

## Member repositories
- layervault/psd.rb (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:44.154257+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 2026-08-30T07:26:39.278997+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/layervault/psd.rb (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:44.154257+00:00, sha 3d552e4ef4c2)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.