- Extension
- .xcf
- .pes
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Raster Image
- Embroidery
- Developer
- GIMP
- Brother
- 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.
- CAM (computer aided manufacturing) file that contains instructions for creating embroideries with a sewing machine; includes codes such as "stop," "jump," and "trim;" also includes the colors for the design from the supported Brother color palette; can be opened and viewed by various sewing programs.
- MIME Type
- application/x-xcf
- application/x-brother-pes
