- Extension
- .oil
- .xcf
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Raster Image
- Raster Image
- Developer
- Denton Woods
- GIMP
- Description
- The OIL (Open Image Library Format) file type is associated with a digital image format used for storing bitmap images. It is designed to be used in conjunction with the Open Image Library, a software library developed for the efficient handling, manipulation, and storage of images in various applications. The OIL format supports various color depths and can include metadata such as authorship and copyright information. Due to its flexibility and compatibility with the Open Image Library's features, it is suitable for both simple and complex image processing tasks.
- 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
