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Ivan Kuckir
Ivan Kuckir
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December 30, 2020
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Open Fireworks PNG files without Fireworks and convert them to layered PSD

  • 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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      リシャール5FB1
      Participant
      October 20, 2021

      WOWOW thank you so much Ivan, it works like a charm!
      Adobe should hire you.
      I cannot wrap my mind around why they would just stop supporting Fireworks and dont give us ANY way to open layer files, that is such a let down...

      Anyway, thank the coding gods you are here to cover !!

        williamh28333347
        williamh28333347
        Participating Frequently
        September 25, 2021

        Beautiful! This worked beautifully for an 8 year old fw.png that I HAD to get the layers from. Anyone using this, make sure you try the Save As PSD/PSB option if the PSD by itself doesn't work. This just saved me hours and hours! Good lord! Adobe owes you some serious favors, my friend.

         

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          default84vbt242u7f2
          Participant
          September 14, 2021

          Works pretty good! Thanks!

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            RobboNJ69
            Participant
            August 24, 2021

            I hope everyone using this pops open that wallet and buys a license.  I've seen really good software go under because not enough people paid for the premium version... the same people who complained later when it was gone.

             

            Ivan - thank you for keeping this going!

            Ivan Kuckir
            Ivan KuckirAuthor
            Known Participant
            August 25, 2021

            Thanks, I will do my best 🙂

            Trexya Srl
            Trexya Srl
            Participant
            August 24, 2021

            It work. Tested with 3 old fireworks files. Converted in psd with layers.

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              Paul-M
              Legend
              August 24, 2021

              Great ... If you still have access to Fireworks you can you can also use these commands to do batch conversion of Fireworks PNGs to PSD

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                sandrop35835876
                Participant
                November 17, 2024

                Hey Paul..  was trying to get my jfs to work.  no success to make the psd export work. YOUR FILE is not longer available. Could you please RESHARE it?

                Thank you

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                RobboNJ69
                Participant
                July 4, 2021

                Thank you for developing this.  I see this post is 7 months old, are you planning to continue supporting the software?  

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                Paul-M
                Legend
                July 4, 2021

                You can see progress here .... It still looks like it is being actively developed...

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                  Mega Pixel
                  Participant
                  June 9, 2021

                  This is awesome news! I loved using fireworks! it was amazing to organize working files back before more sofisticated prototypeing software was around, when you needed to go through EVERY SATATE! But now I have all these working files I never thought to saveout individually.

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                  davidh82
                  Participant
                  May 30, 2021

                  This is great - thank you so much. Every now and again I need to get at an old Fireworks PNG and have no tools to open it ... Adobe XD, Affinity Designer ... whatever I use, those PNG layers are gone. Found this tool today and it did exactly what I needed - thank you so much.

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                    Anonymous
                    March 3, 2021

                    Very cool. Much appreciated. It allows me to make updates at work instead of running home!

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                    Paul-M
                    Legend
                    January 2, 2021

                    Nice work, it seems to open a few Fireworks PNGs I tested ... Makes me wonder why Adobe left Fireworks users high and dry with no way of opening layered PNGs in illustrator or Photoshop with all the resources they have.

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                      Ivan Kuckir
                      Ivan KuckirAuthor
                      Known Participant
                      January 3, 2021

                      The problem is, that a Fireworks document may contain features, which have no analogy in Photoshop or Illustrator.

                      E.g. Fireworks has an Elliptical gradient, which does not exist in Photoshop (PS has only a Radial gradient).

                      Also, Fireworks supports several blend modes, which do not exist in Photoshop or Illustrator now.

                      So you can never fully convert a Fireworks PNG into a Photoshop or Illustrator file. The partial conversion would be very unpredictable, and it would confuse many people.

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                      Paul-M
                      Legend
                      January 4, 2021

                      That is where the developers earn their onions,... interpolation between applications/formats is rarely 100% perfect and there are usualy a few concessions/workarounds required, that is not an excuse in my opinion for Adobe selling loyal Fireworks users down the river.

                      Already we see here an example of a web app created by a private developer with a tiny fraction of the resouces of Adobe and yet he is already supporting layered PNGs and a lot of its properties.

                       

                      I personally think the excuse you are making for a powerhouse like Adobe is lame....

                      Paul-M - Community Expert
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