Short answer: PSDmate is an app for Etsy sellers who sell posters and wall art. It puts your artwork into your own PSD frame mockups in bulk, checks which print sizes each file supports, writes the title, tags and description, and creates the listings in your Etsy shop over the official Etsy API. It then keeps working after the listing is live, with bulk edits, listing videos, A/B tests, order tracking and profit reports.
The poster shop workflow, step by step
- Mock up every poster in your own frames, in bulk. Upload the PSD frame mockups you already own, or add ready-made framed-poster mockups from the included library. Point PSDmate at a folder of artwork and it renders every design against every frame in one job, at the PSD’s own resolution. Wall art mockup generator · Canvas mockup generator · Bulk mockup generator
- Check sizes and print files before you promise them. A poster listing offers many sizes across several shapes. Work out the pixels each size needs, see which sizes your artwork fits as it is, check the file itself, and preview colours that ink cannot reproduce. These four tools are free and run in your browser. Poster size pixel calculator · Print size fit checker · Print file checker · Print colour preview
- Write titles, tags and descriptions. In the app, the title, description and 13 tags are written from the rendered mockup, within Etsy’s limits on length and tag size. The free title and tag generators show the same approach without an account. Etsy SEO generator · Free Etsy title generator · Free Etsy tag generator
- Publish the listings to Etsy. A bulk run creates the listings in your shop over the official Etsy API, with images, copy, price and size variations attached. An interrupted run can be resumed without duplicating what was already published. Etsy listing automation
- Edit listings in bulk once they are live. Add or replace tags across a selection, change prices, push new photos or video to live listings, and switch auto-renew on or off. Etsy bulk editor
- Add a listing video. Turn the mockups you already rendered into a listing video and attach it to the listing over the API. Etsy video maker
- Test which version sells. Run two versions of a listing for a fixed fourteen-day window. Views, favourites and sales are recorded daily, and the winner is settled automatically when the window closes. Etsy listing A/B testing
- Track orders. Live Etsy orders are pulled in, PrintShrimp orders and costs are synced, and tracking numbers are pushed back to the Etsy order so the buyer is notified. Etsy order tracking
- Know what each poster actually makes. Etsy fees are imported from your payment ledger and categorised, print costs and your own expenses sit alongside them, and the monthly profit and loss is reported. The profit calculator is free and needs no account. Etsy accounting · Free Etsy profit calculator
- Audit the shop you already have. The free shop checker reads your shop link or the listings CSV Etsy lets you download, flags titles, tags and descriptions that need fixing, and shows which holidays you have nothing listed for. There is no Etsy login. Free Etsy shop checker
Who it is for
Sellers of framed and unframed posters, art prints and canvas who list in volume and own, or are happy to buy, PSD frame mockups. If your listings already exist and the job is mostly editing them across several channels, read the honest comparison first: PSDmate vs Vela.
Pricing
Plans start at £20 a month ($25). There is no free tier and no free trial: Starter, Pro and Studio are all paid from the first day. Cancel any time from Settings. Compare plans.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best app for selling posters on Etsy?
It depends on where the work is. If your artwork is not listed yet and you own PSD frame mockups, PSDmate covers the whole job: bulk mockups in your own frames, print size checks, titles and tags, and publishing to Etsy over the official API. If you already have thousands of live listings and mainly need to edit them, a bulk editor such as Vela is the closer fit.
How do I list 100 posters on Etsy at once?
In PSDmate, upload your frame mockups once, point a bulk run at the folder of artwork, and it renders each poster in every frame, writes the title, description and 13 tags, and creates the listings in your shop with price and size variations. If the run is interrupted it resumes without creating duplicates.
Can I use my own poster frame mockups?
Yes. That is the core of PSDmate. Upload the PSD mockups you bought or made yourself; PSDmate reads the Smart Object layer in each one and places your artwork through the template’s own transform. Files can also be imported from a Google Drive link. If you have none, a library of ready-made framed-poster mockups is included on every plan.
Does it work for digital download prints?
Partly. PSDmate makes the preview mockups a printable listing needs, checks that your artwork has the resolution for each size you offer, and can write the description for a digital download. Its Etsy publisher creates physical listings, so for a digital listing you set the type and attach the files in Etsy, which handles delivery to the buyer.
Is there an alternative to Vela for poster shops?
PSDmate is the alternative when the job is making new listings rather than changing old ones. Vela is better at editing a large existing catalogue, offers scheduling, and works across more than one sales channel. PSDmate renders your own PSD frame mockups, writes the copy and publishes new poster listings to Etsy, and it is Etsy-only. A shop that does both may use both.
How much does PSDmate cost?
Plans start at £20 a month ($25). There is no free tier and no free trial: Starter, Pro and Studio are all paid from the first day. Cancel any time from Settings.
Does PSDmate use other sellers’ Etsy data?
No analytics are run on other sellers’ listings. The order, sales, A/B test and profit figures in PSDmate come from your own shop, connected over the official Etsy API.
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Written by Mat, founder of PSDmate and a working Etsy seller — about the author.