- Extension
- .alias
- .xcf
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Raster Image
- Raster Image
- Developer
- Alias Software
- GIMP
- Description
- Alias image files are a type of image file that store an image in a compressed form. These files are usually created by the Alias software and are used in a variety of industries including graphic design, animation, and 3D modeling.
- The XCF file format is the native image format used by GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program), a free and open-source raster graphics editor used for image editing, free-form drawing, converting between different image formats, and more specialized tasks. XCF stands for eXperimental Computing Facility, which was the name of the lab where GIMP was originally developed. XCF files are designed to store all the information that GIMP needs to accurately render an image.
- MIME Type
- application/x-xcf
