What is the difference between .xcf and .g3?
- Extension
- .xcf
- .g3
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Raster Image
- Fax
- Developer
- GIMP
- CCITT
- Description
- 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.
- Fax image created in the CCITT Group 3 compressed format, which is used for digital transmission of fax data and supports 1 bit per pixel; can be viewed by programs such as GIMP and IrfanView.
- MIME Type
- application/x-xcf
- image/g3fax
- Sample
- sample.xcf
- sample.g3
- Wikipedia
- .xcf on Wikipedia
- .g3 on Wikipedia