Opening a PDP File

The PDP file type is primarily associated with Photoshop.

PDPFile Extension PDP
File extension: PDP
File type:  photo/design project

What is a PDP file?

PDP files mostly belong to Photoshop by Adobe. A PDP file is a photo editing or graphics design project created with Photoshop photo editor. Although PSD is the default format for saving a Photoshop project, the "Save as" feature in Photoshop's "File" menu allows a user to save a project as a PDP file which is based on PostScript language and Portable Document Format (PDF). Another type of PDP file is a design document created with Print Shop Deluxe desktop publishing software. PDP is also the filename extension of a plan component created by Business Plan Pro business plan authoring software.

How to open PDP files

You need a suitable software like Photoshop to open a PDP file. Without proper software you will receive a Windows message "How do you want to open this file?" or "Windows cannot open this file" or a similar Mac/iPhone/Android alert. If you cannot open your PDP file correctly, try to right-click or long-press the file. Then click "Open with" and choose an application. You can also display a PDP file directly in the browser:. Just drag the file onto this browser window and drop it.

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Programs that open and convert PDP files:

  1. Photoshop by Adobe
    See the previous paragraphs to learn more about the main application. PDP files are often referred to as Photoshop page layouts because this type of file is primarily created or used by this software.
  2. Print Shop Deluxe (design document) by Broderbund
    Print Shop Deluxe is a Windows application with thousands of templates for creating, publishing, and print greeting cards, book covers etc. It saves a design document in a PDP file. This file format is classified as Page Layout.

PDP file format:

To find out what program is needed to open PDP files, you need to determine the file format. A file format is determined by the file extension and signature, so JPEG images have the extension .jpg and the first bytes in the file are ÿØÿ. File extension, signature and file format must match; otherwise errors will occur when the file is opened. Knowledge is power - this also applies when dealing with unknown or faulty files. Below you will find our evaluation of the PDP files:

PDP is not a commonly used file extension and is used by different programs with different formats. The following file formats are most commonly found in PDP files:

All the rest of the PDP files (50%) have different formats, the following 4 formats can be found: ZIP. Sometimes used for tenant or rand. If you want to find out which format your PDP file belongs to, just click on the button "Choose your .pdp file to analyze".

Technical Data for PDP File Extension

File classification:
Page Layout
Related files:

The following listing is compiled from the database produced by the 'Associate This!' program, selected data from the main FILExt database and file extension information submitted by users.

ProgramID: pdpfile, FileType: Plan Data Import/Export File, AppName: PAS6_App
EXEFile: PAS6_App.exe

ProgramID: Photoshop.PDFFile, AppName: Adobe Photoshop
EXEFile: Photoshop.exe

ProgramID: Photoshop.PDFFile, AppName: Adobe Photoshop
EXEFile: Photoshp.exe

ProgramID: Photoshop.PDFFile, AppName: Adobe Photoshop Elements
EXEFile: PhotoshopElements.exe

ProgramID: Photoshop.PDFFile.8, AppName: Adobe Photoshop CS
EXEFile: Photoshop.exe

ProgramID: PhotoshopElements.PDFFile, AppName: Adobe Photoshop Elements
EXEFile: photoshopelements.exe

ProgramID: Photoshop.PDFFile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Photoshop 6.0.1 CE\Photoshp.exe %1

ProgramID: Photoshop.PDFFile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Photoshop 6.0\Photoshp.exe %1

ProgramID: Photoshop.PDFFile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Photoshop 7.0\Photoshop.exe %1

ProgramID: Photoshop.PDFFile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Photoshop Elements\PhotoshopElements.exe %1

ProgramID: Photoshop.PDFFile.8
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Photoshop.exe

ProgramID: Photoshop.PDFFile.8
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Photoshop.exe %1

ProgramID: PhotoshopElements3.PDFFile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Photoshop Elements 3.0\PhotoshopElementsEditor.exe %1

ProgramID: PrintShop.Project
EXEFile: C:\The Print Shop Products\The Print Shop Pro Publisher 6.0\The Print Shop 6.0\ps6.exe %1

ProgramID: Photoshop.PDFFile.8
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\adobe\photoshop cs\photoshop.exe %1 does not exist.

ProgramID: Photoshop.PDFFile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Photoshop7\Photoshop.exe %1

ProgramID: Photoshop.PDFFile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Photoshop 7.0\Photoshop.exe \WINDOWS1

ProgramID: Photoshop.PDFFile.8
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Photoshop CS\Photoshop.exe %1

ProgramID: PrintShop.Project
EXEFile: C:\The Print Shop Products\The Print Shop Premier Edition 5.0\Pspe5.exe %1

ProgramID: pdpfile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Common Files\Palo Alto Software\7.0\PAS7_App.exe %1

ProgramID: pdpfile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Common Files\Palo Alto Software Inc\6.0\PAS6_App.exe %1

ProgramID: Photoshop.PDFFile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%r\Adobe\Photoshop 7.0\Photoshop.exe

ProgramID: PhotoshopElements.PDPFile.4
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Photoshop Elements 4.0\PhotoshopElementsEditor.exe

ProgramID: pdpfile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Common Files\Palo Alto Software\8.0\PAS8_App.exe

ProgramID: Photoshop.PDPFile.10
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CS3\Photoshop.exe

ProgramID: Photoshop.PDPFile.10
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\PhootoshopCS\Adobe Photoshop CS3\Photoshop.exe


a pdp photo/design project is a special file format by Adobe and should only be edited and saved with the appropriate software.

How to solve problems with PDP files

  • Associate the PDP file extension with the correct application.
  • Update your software that should actually open photo/design projects. Because only the current version supports the latest PDP file format. Search, therefore, e.g. on the Adobe manufacturer website after an available Photoshop update.
  • To make sure that your PDP file is not corrupted or virus-infected, get the file again and scan it with Google's virustotal.com.
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