- Extension
- .iimg
- .xcf
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Raster Image
- Raster Image
- Developer
- Interleaf, Inc.
- GIMP
- Description
- The iimg file format is associated with Interleaf, a document processing system that was popular for technical publishing in the late 1980s and 1990s. Interleaf files, including those with the iimg extension, were used for creating and managing complex documents that contained text, images, and graphics. These files were part of a sophisticated desktop publishing system that supported advanced layout and formatting options, making it a preferred choice for professional documentation. However, with the decline of Interleaf and the rise of other publishing software, the iimg file type has become less common.
- 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
- image/vnd.interleaf
- application/x-xcf
