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May 13, 2022
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Photoshop: PNGs exporting as JPGs when doing Export As

  • May 13, 2022
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Export>Export As:

When doing this for PNGs, all settings are for PNG (either transparent or non-transparent, at 1x and 2x), the file is RGB (multiple artboards), and it exports, but it saves the file as a JPG (with .jpg). 

8 replies

CShubert
Community Manager
Community Manager
May 13, 2022

One thing you could try, create a new file from scratch with the basic structure as the one(s) you are seeing this issue. Does the Export As work for this? 

 

You mentioned below "artboards", is this file you are having the issue with, some work and others not? This might be the cause/issue, a new clean file should help us see.

Thank you,

Participant
July 25, 2024

Having the same problem in 2024: select an artboard, choose 'save as...' then selec JPG and Photoshop outputs PNG insted.

Participant
November 4, 2025

Hello! I was having the same problem, but I think I figured it out. I made sure my file was RGB (even though you can have it automatically switch in export), and I double checked all of the exported files to make sure they all said "jpg". Some were changed to png, though I'm not sure why, but that fixed my problem. I hope this helps!

TheDigitalDog
Inspiring
May 13, 2022

Can you zip and upload (via something like Dropbox or similar) one of the problematic documents so others can test it? 

Author “Color Management for Photographers" & "Photoshop CC Color Management/pluralsight"
Sucha MBAuthor
Participating Frequently
May 13, 2022

Thanks! My Photoshop is also up-to-date. I am beginning to wonder if it is something within this particular series of files, where there is something within it, that is making this an issue. Even did a Save As to see if that would remedy, but no go.

TheDigitalDog
Inspiring
May 13, 2022

Just tried this too, on a Mac, latest version of PS, the latest version of MacOS, works as expected; I get a PNG. 

Author “Color Management for Photographers" & "Photoshop CC Color Management/pluralsight"
Sucha MBAuthor
Participating Frequently
May 13, 2022

Ready to share with you, but how do I attach a .zip file here? (I can see link and image, but what I have is a PSD file — which I think you'll need to help solve this issue, plus the assets I exported, and a screenshot of my Export As) Just in case, here's a link to the files mentioned. What's here is I modified one of the files that was giving me problems. I deleted the recognizable graphics to cover my NDA, saved, did the Export As, and still the problem w/majority of artboards not exporting as PNG, but did so as JPGs —except one artboard did export as a PNG. Thanks for your help in helping me solve this issue!

Sucha MBAuthor
Participating Frequently
May 13, 2022

Perhaps helpful info: I can successfully Export>Artboards to Files" as a PNG. This partically solves my prob (though it takes longer) for a PNG 1x, but doesn't for my PNG 2x. If you have a workaround so I can create the PNGs 2x, awesome — at least a fix for the time being.

Sucha MBAuthor
Participating Frequently
May 13, 2022

Be happy to, but this file is confidential, so how do I share w/out violating my NDA? It's a series of files, and is consistently happening throughout. The strange thing, is 1 and sometimes 2 artboards export as PNG, but the rest as JPGs. If I cannot share ('cos of NDA) I need to make time to modify this file (no identifiable graphics), and see if it's happening there, and if it is, I could share that. 

CShubert
Community Manager
Community Manager
May 13, 2022

Hi @Sucha MB, we just tested this and are not seeing this issue here.

Could you share the file you are trying to export or screenshots of what you are seeing? 

Thank you,