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Open Fireworks PNG files without Fireworks and convert them to layered PSD

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December 30, 2020
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Hi guys, my name is Ivan and I am developing a web app www.Photopea.com .

Recently, I added the support for Fireworks PNG files. You can open your Fireworks PNGs in it. You will see all original raster and vector layers. Text layers are editable. There are layer styles, too. You can save it as a PSD file (and work with it in Photoshop).

The conversion is not perfect. But I think it is the only way to open Fireworks PNGs without Adobe Fireworks (e.g. if you are on Linux or iOS). Also, I believe I created the first Fireworks PNG to PSD converter 🙂 you can use Photopea for free, without any sign-in.

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Adrian_LuL

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Thanks, Photopea saved me Today, no way I am starting to use Photoshop now after how Adobe ditched me and other Fireworks users...

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BijouMind

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It's a crying shame Adobe cancelled the web's best design tool, Macromedia (Adobe) Fireworks.

There isn't anything like it, Adobe XD and Figma are the closest out there.

Unfortunately, neither automatically integrate with Macromedia (Adobe) Dreamweaver.

That integration is lost now.... sigh.

Your tool is the next best thing, Ivan. Thank you SO MUCH!!!

ouaw

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Perfect, incredible job !!!
What is the limit size for a Fireworks PNG ?

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kiaranb69294129

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I am in the process if amedning 30 years worth of png files - so far the largest png file I have loaded up is 22mb (just in case that is of any help) - I have also subscribed! because what Ivan has done is something adobe couldn't !!! Its just brilliant and is literally saving my life 😉 .

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angeliat911

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Agreed! https://www.Photopea.com is amazing and is helping me convert my Fireworks files so I can edit them with Affinity Designer. Since Adobe broke my Fireworks install and I can't get it installed on my new computer, I have no choice but to move to a different platform. I have a license. I have the full creative cloud plan. But still can't get it to work anymore. I'll try again once a month, but I have files to edit so am moving on. Affinity Designer also lets you export .svg files, so that's a nice perk.

Anyway, Photopea's trick to exporting your PNGs with layers and fonts in tact:

File => Save More => PSD/PSB => click the PSB tab and save the file. it's that simple

I haven't found how to batch do this, but even without that option this is a life saver. I see there are several different options to support Photopea and will be doing that in the next week or so. Thank you again @Ivan Kuckir for taking the time to create such an amazing tool and help us Fireworks users out!

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FGM11773027

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Thanks for that tool. I had this old hi-res logo in Fireworks vector PNG that Illustrator could not open, and Fireworks no longer works curreny Windows, and it allowed us to get out vectors logo back. Congratulations.

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Catharine25391984oxjw

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What about an animated fw image. Can you do the same thing?

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Short answer : yes and no... Photopea doesn't exactly interpret states the way FW does, and converts them into layers, but the animation remains accessible and still adaptable.

Consistent answer : Why don't you try it yourself... it's free, it's open, and there's nothing to install... https://www.photopea.com/, so you can test and understand for yourself whether you're getting what you want.

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mgabe

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Ivan, I'm just repeating what a bunch of other people have already said, but THANK YOU for this app. It's a lifesaver - working with some old PNG's that I didn't think I'd be able to edit again.

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RobboNJ69

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Thank you again! This works great!

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J30081139vn44

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Thank you so much for this. Works perfectly for me. I made some Fireworks files on our school computer a long time ago. When Fireworks was discontinued I thought I'd never be able to edit these files layer by layer. Now I can!

Ivan KuckirAuthor

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Hi guys, I still update the Fireworks PNG engine in Photopea about once a month 🙂 Mainly, when someone sends me a Fireworks PNG (to support@photopea.com) which does not look as it should.

Today, I have improved the text style detection. If you tried to edit the text layer (in a converted PSD file), it looked right in 75% of cases. Now, I believe it should look right in 96% of cases 🙂

*** Note, that if your file uses commercial fonts (Arial, Impact, ...), and you want to edit a text layer, load these fonts (TTF/OTF files) into Photopea using File - Open (as we dont have a license to distribute these fonts). Or enable Local Fonts.

ryanw22509062

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Absolutely amazing, thank you for supporting this!

ryanw22509062

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Following up on this, noticed that Photopea doesn't support glow and some other effects from Fireworks PNG's. Any plans on adding this support in the future?