ScreenToLayers
ScreenToLayers is a Mac screenshot utility that captures on-screen elements into an editable layered PSD for design, documentation, and mockup work.
What is ScreenToLayers?
ScreenToLayers is a native macOS graphics and design app for creating layered screenshots. Instead of saving a single flat image, it captures visible screen elements and exports them into a PSD file with separate layers, which is useful for designers, developers, technical writers, and anyone preparing polished visuals or product documentation. This makes it easier to hide interface elements, rearrange parts of a capture, or refine a screenshot later in Photoshop or another editor that supports PSD files. The app is commonly used for interface presentations, tutorials, marketing images, and workflow documentation where editable screen captures save time. It runs from the Mac menu bar and supports quick capture as well as delayed capture for setting up the screen before export.
Key features
- Capture the current screen into a layered PSD file
- Separate visible screen elements into individual editable layers
- Use immediate or delayed capture from the menu bar
- Edit exported screenshots later in Photoshop or other PSD-compatible apps
- Prepare interface mockups, tutorials, and documentation more efficiently
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Safety overview
Status: Mostly safe
ScreenToLayers is a screenshot tool, so screen capture permission is normal for its core job. Anything visible on your screen at capture time can be included in the exported file, so avoid capturing sensitive messages, account details, or private documents when you do not want them saved. If you remove the app, you may also want to delete any exported PSD files you no longer need.
Recommendation: Keep ScreenToLayers if you regularly create editable screenshots for design, documentation, or presentations. If you no longer use layered PSD captures, you can remove it without affecting macOS, though any saved exports you want to keep should be left in place.
Common paths
/Applications/ScreenToLayers.app~/Pictures/ScreenToLayers
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