Patchy

What is Patchy?

Patchy is an image editor for macOS and other platforms built for people who work with layered graphics, pixel art, textures, and Photoshop-style projects. It helps users open, edit, and save PSD-based artwork while keeping a familiar layer-focused workflow. The app is especially useful for artists, modders, indie developers, and anyone who needs compatibility with existing Photoshop documents without using a large commercial suite. Patchy also supports legacy .8bf plugins, which can extend editing options for users who rely on older image-processing tools and effects. In addition to native desktop builds, it is offered as a cross-platform project with web and Linux availability, making it easier to move between different systems and workflows. Robinson Technologies Corporation publishes Patchy as an open-source image editor.

Key features

• Open and edit layered PSD files
• Work with a Photoshop-style layer-based editing workflow
• Use legacy .8bf plugins for compatible effects and tools
• Edit images for game assets, textures, and pixel-art projects
• Run on macOS with additional availability on Windows, Linux, and the web

Safety overview

Status: Safe

Patchy is a legitimate image-editing app. For normal use, its file access is consistent with opening, editing, and saving images you choose. If you use third-party plugins or open files from untrusted sources, treat them carefully just as you would in any graphics editor, and keep backups of important artwork before major edits or batch changes.

Recommendation: Keep Patchy if you use it for image editing, PSD compatibility, or graphics work. If you no longer need it, you can remove it like other apps, but keep any project files or custom plugins you want to preserve first.

Common paths

• /Applications/Patchy.app

Related apps

• Adobe Photoshop
• GIMP
• Krita
• Affinity Photo

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