A more familiar way
to edit.

RetouchDock provides tool shortcuts, command search, canvas tabs and independent undo histories. The underlying file format remains RetouchDock JSON, not PSD.

Common keyboard shortcuts

Tool shortcuts pause while you type into a field or a text layer. Tab toggles the panels when the canvas or workspace is focused; ordinary Tab navigation remains available on controls. The native editor menus still expose upstream features; some menu shortcut labels may describe the original editor. The Studio shortcuts above take priority outside input fields.

Find tools without opening every menu

Choose Search commands or press Ctrl/⌘ K. Type part of an operation, such as “resize”, “layer”, “brightness” or “export”. Use the up and down arrows, then Enter, or click the result. If a filter needs an image layer, convert the selected layer to raster first. Keep a JSON project before flattening text or vector elements.

Work with multiple canvases

New creates another canvas tab. Opening an image, PSD or JSON project also opens a separate canvas. Up to eight canvases can stay open, subject to shared image and canvas pixel budgets. Each canvas keeps its own layers, selection, zoom and undo history.

Drag a layer name from the Layers panel onto another canvas tab to copy it. Keep the pointer over a tab briefly to switch to that canvas, then drop in the desired position. Multiple selected layers keep their relative spacing. Text, raster masks and supported adjustment parameters stay editable. The source canvas stays unchanged, and one Undo removes the copied batch from the destination.

On a small screen, open Panels and choose Copy to canvas. Choose a destination and either centered placement or the original coordinates. Double-click a canvas tab to rename it. Close checks for unsaved changes and offers a JSON download. Save each canvas separately; open tabs and their undo history are not restored after reloading. Optional local recovery still keeps only one active-document checkpoint.

Layer controls and history

The Layers panel puts blend mode and opacity above the layer stack. Normal keeps standard compositing. Multiply and Screen combine the selected layer with pixels below it in different ways. Their effect depends on the actual colors and the layer order, so judge the canvas rather than choosing a mode by name alone.

Use the alignment buttons to place an unrotated layer at the left, right or center of the document. For a rotated object, review its visible bounds afterward. Double-click a layer name to rename it, use the duplicate button or Ctrl/⌘ J to make a copy, and use the existing arrow buttons to move it through the stack.

The History panel lets you return to a previous step. Future steps are shown as redo history. Making a new edit from an earlier step replaces those future steps, as in many image editors. Each canvas has its own history in the current browser session; it is not restored from an image export or recovery checkpoint.

Export a finished image and save the project

The Studio Export button opens a format selector and preview. Choose PNG, JPEG or WebP; file size is calculated from the encoded image, not guessed from the pixel count. JPEG uses a white background. A browser that cannot encode a selected format should show an error instead of silently downloading another format.

Save project downloads an editable JSON project with the editable layer structure, document name and canvas transparency. Older projects without Studio metadata remain supported. This is separate from an image export. See the export format guide and image resizing guide for more detail.

Optional local recovery

Local recovery is off by default. Open its settings in the status bar and enable checkpoints if you want one project stored in this browser after edits. A checkpoint is limited to 20 MB and canvases up to 16 megapixels. Large projects, private browsing, storage cleanup or a full disk can prevent saving or restoration.

Restore the checkpoint from the welcome screen or recovery settings. Clear checkpoint removes it and turns recovery off. Download your project regularly even when recovery is enabled. This feature never uploads the image to a server and does not create cloud backup. See how local storage is used.

What this upgrade does not claim

The Studio workspace improves access and workflow; Studio 3.0 adds editable adjustment layers and local AI background removal, plus bounded PSD exchange. It does not provide full Photoshop compatibility or professional print color management. Apply a filter, inspect its result and use Undo where needed.