.XCF.GZ File Extension
GIMP Image Gzip Archive
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What is an XCF.GZ file?
An XCF.GZ file is an archive created by GIMP that contains an .XCF image and is compressed with the GNU zip (gzip) compression algorithm. GIMP users save XCF images as XCF.GZ files to reduce their size, typically when backing them up or transferring them.
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GIMP users can export XCF images as archives with different types of compression. Besides gzip compression, you can export XCF images as archives compressed with bzip2 (.XCF.BZ2 and .XCFBZ2 files) and XZ (.XCF.XZ and .XCFXZ files) compression.
To export an XCF file as an XCF.GZ file, follow these steps:
- Select or
- Choose "Select File Type (By Extension)"
- Select "gzip archive" and click
NOTE: XCF.GZ files may also be saved as .XCFGZ files.
How to open an XCF.GZ file
You can open XCF.GZ files with GIMP in Windows, macOS, and Linux. To open an XCF.GZ file with GIMP, select .
Since XCF.GZ files are .GZ archives, you can use a compression utility that supports the format to extract the XCF images they store. Possible options include Corel WinZip (Windows), Apple Archive Utility (Mac), and PeaZip (multiplatform).
How to convert an XCF.GZ file
GIMP can convert XCF.GZ files to various file types, including the following formats: