31 Jul 2013
The Photoshop file format is over 23 years old, yet it remains one of the most opaque file formats out there. PSDs are very widely used, yet Adobe has never produced an easy way for developers to work with the format. Indeed, some developers have gone mad trying to parse PSDs.
PSD.rb is an open source Ruby library for reading and writing PSDs. You’ll find a robust, modern, and fast way to programmatically access Photoshop documents. It’s a real pleasure to work with. This represents the most mature and up-to-date way to access Photoshop documents, outside of using Photoshop itself.
