View XCF files in your browser
GIMP's own format, with every layer, mask and text kept for more editing. Open one right here, on a phone or a computer without GIMP. Nothing leaves your device.
Or drop it anywhere on this page
What you'll see
Your file opens as its app saved it, fitted to your window, with its layers beside it.
- Every layer and group • Hide one or show it alone
- Drag to pan • Pinch or scroll to zoom
- A checkerboard, white or black behind it
- Export • Save the picture, a layer or every layer
About XCF
XCF, named after the eXperimental Computing Facility at Berkeley where GIMP began, is how GIMP saves work in progress: every layer with its place, opacity and mode, layer groups, masks, channels, paths and text layers, as tiles that can be compressed.
Unlike Photoshop, GIMP keeps no flattened copy of the image in the file, so another app has to mix the layers itself to show it. Since GIMP 2.10, layers can be 16 or 32 bit and are mixed in linear light.
Filepeek mixes the layers the way GIMP does, with GIMP's own blend modes, so most pictures match GIMP's own export. Hide a layer or show it alone, and save the picture, a layer or every layer as PNG.
GIMP Image
.xcf
Format
- MIME type
- image/x-xcf
- Made by
- The GIMP team
Inside the file
- Layers
- Pixels, groups, masks and text
- Color modes
- RGB, gray or indexed
- Bit depth
- 8 to 64 bit, integer or float
- Compression
- None, RLE or zlib
Opens in every browser
Browsers can't show XCF files, and download them instead. Filepeek mixes their layers in Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Safari.
- YouChromeOpens through Filepeek
- YouEdgeOpens through Filepeek
- YouFirefoxOpens through Filepeek
- YouSafariOpens through Filepeek
Questions
How do I open an XCF file without GIMP?
Drop it on this page or choose Peek an XCF. Its layers are mixed in your browser and shown at once, with nothing to install.
Can I save it as PNG or JPEG?
Yes. Choose Export, then Save as PNG or Save as JPEG. Save this layer and Save every layer save layers as PNG.
Why doesn't it look exactly like in GIMP?
A few of GIMP 2.10's blend modes, such as the LCH ones, are mixed a little differently, and so are layers whose values go past white. Most pictures match GIMP's export.
Is my file uploaded?
No. The file opens inside your browser and never leaves your device.