Supported features when you open Photoshop files in XD

A complete list of features that are supported when you open a Photoshop file in XD.

XD brings in Photoshop elements and effects that can be mapped to XD’s functionality, the rest are either rasterized or not transferred yet to the XD file.

The XD team is working to improve this feature. Let us know your feedback on UserVoice.

Here is a complete list of supported and unsupported features when you open a Photoshop file in XD.

Features	Supported in XD?	What's missing?
Shapes and paths	Partial support	Density and feather not imported Rotated shapes are always brought in as paths regardless of their original type (rectangle, ellipse, and so on.)
Images	Full support
Filters	Partial support	Only Gaussian blur is supported
Fills and shadows	Partial support	The following fills are not supported: Pattern fills Multiple shadows Inner shadows Fill opacity Angle, reflected, or diamond gradient fills The following drop shadow properties are not supported: Blend mode Spread Contour Noise Knockout Anti-alias Transparency stops and middle points for gradient fills are not supported.
Borders	Partial support	Gradients and patterns are not supported.
Gradients	Partial support	The following gradients are not supported: Angle gradients Reflected gradients Diamond gradients Transparency stops and middle points converted in regular stops are not supported
Opacity	Full support
Stroke effects	Full support
Image effects	Partial support	The following effects are rasterized when transferred to XD: Inner shadow Bevel Emboss Glow Satin Color overlay Gradient overlay Pattern overlay Drop shadow
Masks	Partial support	The following are not supported: Density and feather Effects on clipping layers Layer masks are imported as masking rectangles in XD.
Overlays	Partial support	Effects on vector shapes override the shape’s original fill. Each overlay effect is converted into a Boolean group when transferred to XD.
Groups	Full support
Boolean Groups	Partial support	First composition operation other than “add” is not imported.
Layers	Partial support	Artboard visibility is ignored. Partial locks are treated as full locks.
Artboards	Partial support	Artboard presets, artboard grids, and guides are not transferred to the XD file.
Text	Partial support	The following text features are not supported: Text along a path Typographic features: kerning, scaling, small caps, superscript, subscript, strikethrough. Paragraph styles: multiple styles per layer, paragraph indent, and space before/after justification. Antialiasing and language options Vertical text is imported as horizontal Text warp
Smart objects	Full support	Smart objects are converted into layers with high fidelity and editability.
Blend modes	No support
Layer comps	No support
Adjustment layers	Partial support	Adjustment layers are flattened and the effects are carried over.
Character styles	No support

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Supported features when you open Photoshop files in XD

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