Editing XCF (file format) (section)

== Software support ==

A partial list of image viewers and [[data conversion|conversion]] software.

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Selected software with some support for XCF
! application !! XCF-capable? !! notes
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| [[GIMP]] || {{yes|default format}} || program for which the format was developed
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| [[Seashore (software)|Seashore]] || {{yes|default format}}<ref name="seashore" /> || lightweight native [[Mac OS X]] [[image editing]] program based on the GIMP
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| [[CinePaint]] || {{partial|default format, but nonstandard}} || fork of GIMP with support for 16-bit and 32-bit floating point channels, and 16-bit integer channels; the XCF file format used in CinePaint has diverged from the GIMP's native format, so XCF files created in GIMP cannot be opened in CinePaint, and vice versa
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| [[DBGallery]] || {{partial|does not support colour indexing}} || displays multi-layer non-indexed images and allows indexing, searching and other photo database operation
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| [[ImageMagick]] || {{partial|does not support colour indexing or multiple layers}} || has an XCF reader module that can read single-layer non-indexed images
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| [[Project Dogwaffle]] || {{partial|see ImageMagick row}} || (including PD Pro, PD Particles and PD Artist) imports XCF files using the ImageMagick library
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| [[Krita]] || {{partial|import only}} || imports XCF files using the [[GraphicsMagick]] library
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| [[Kolourpaint]] || {{yes}} || can read XCF files using KDE's image I/O library plugin, like any other [[KDE]] program
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| [[Gwenview]] || {{partial|does not support colour indexing}} || can display multi-layer non-indexed images
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| [[Digikam]] || {{partial|does not support colour indexing}} || can display multi-layer non-indexed images
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| Imagine || {{partial|does not support colour indexing or multiple layers}} || can display single-layer non-indexed images
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| [[XnView]] || {{partial|does not support colour indexing or multiple layers}} || can display single-layer non-indexed images
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| [[Inkscape]] || {{partial|export only}}<ref name="inkscape" /> || added support for XCF export in the 0.44 release
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| [[IrfanView]] || {{yes|requires plugin}}<ref name="irfanview" /> || can display multi-layer images (composite image and individual layers) with a plugin
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| [[Paint.NET]] || {{yes|requires plugin}} || can load and save multi-layer .xcf/.xcfgz/.xcfbz2 images (via ImXCF.FileType plugin)
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| [[PhotoLine]] || {{partial|import only}} || loads multi-layer images with layer masks and blend modes
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| [[Chasys Draw IES]] || {{yes}} || can load and save multi-layer .xcf/.xcfgz/.xcfbz2 images (from version 3.71.02)
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| [[MediaWiki]] and thus [[Wikimedia Commons]] || {{partial|does not support colour indexing or later versions}}<ref name="mediawiki" /> || supports XCF files that are compatible with GIMP 2.6 or 2.8, and when the color mode is RGB or grayscale
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| [[Corel Photo-Paint]] || {{partial|does not support layer mask or paths}} || can load multi-layer images, support some layer modes
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| [[Photopea]] || {{yes}} || online image editor which can open XCF files and convert to other formats including Photoshop's [[Adobe Photoshop#File format|PSD]]
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| [[Simple DirectMedia Layer|SDL2_image]] || {{yes}}<ref name="sdl" /> || development library
|}