Convert GIMP image files (XCF) online for free
The converter easily converts your XCF images to various formats - free and online. No GIMP or or other Raster Image software needed.
To convert other file formats to the "GIMP Image File" file type, you need software like GIMP or a similar tool.
The .XCF file is the native raster image format used by GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program). It acts as a project file, storing raw image data alongside layers, channels, transparency, paths, and guides. A secondary, less common use is the eXchangeable Coordinate File created by Leica Geosystems for storing survey and GIS data.
To natively open and edit the primary image format, you must install GIMP. While .XCF is excellent for active, non-destructive editing, its main disadvantage is terrible interoperability. It is a highly specific, proprietary-style project file that cannot be viewed in web browsers, native mobile image galleries, or standard document viewers. Furthermore, industry-standard graphic software like Adobe Photoshop cannot open .XCF files natively. Because these files retain all layer data and utilize basic lossless compression, they also quickly become massive in file size, exceeding 100MB for complex edits.
To share, publish, or collaborate, conversion is strictly necessary. For web publishing or quick sharing, convert to WEBP or PNG. For flat, universally readable archiving, convert to JPG. If you need to send the layered file to an Adobe user, convert it to PSD or TIFF. Drag and drop your file to analyze and convert it - free, online, and without installing software.
Use Convert.Guru to open and convert your XCF file.
Users also converted CFX, XRF, LBM, CXF, XCT, XFC, XFS, HCF, SCF, GIM, XSF, XPF and XDF files.
If you want to convert XCF file to , you can use GIMP or similar software from the "Raster Graphics Editing Project" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert RAW, PNG, AI, NEF, PSB, DNG, SVG, GIF, EPS, JPG, ARW or PDF files to XCF, try GIMP or another comparable tool in the "Raster Graphics Editing Project" category.
The history of Convert.Guru began over 25 years ago in California with Tom Simondi’s file-format database. A former contributor to Space Shuttle development and a software pioneer of the 1980s, Simondi established a trusted resource for file type analysis that was even referenced by Microsoft Windows XP. Today, we use modern technology to process and convert thousands of file formats while continually improving our XCF converter.