ImageBinary

`image/x-xcf`

GIMP Image

Reference for image/x-xcf, the MIME type for GIMP's native XCF image format with full layer and channel support.

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Expected extensions: .xcf

HTTP Content-Type Header

HTTP Header

Content-Type: image/x-xcf

Associated File Extensions

.xcf

Quick Facts

MIME Type	image/x-xcf
Category	Image
Type	Binary
Extensions	.xcf

Common Usage

XCF is GIMP's native format, preserving layers, channels, paths, and all editing information. It serves the same role as PSD for Photoshop — a working format that maintains full editability.

XCF files are converted to PNG, JPEG, or WebP for final distribution.

Code Examples

HTML

<!-- Link or embed with explicit type -->
<link rel="stylesheet" href="file.xcf" type="image/x-xcf">

<!-- Or for script/media elements -->
<script type="image/x-xcf" src="file.xcf"></script>

Node.js

// Express.js
app.get('/file', (req, res) => {
  res.type('image/x-xcf');
  res.send(data);
});

// Node.js http
res.writeHead(200, { 'Content-Type': 'image/x-xcf' });

nginx

# nginx.conf — add to types block or use default
types {
    image/x-xcf  xcf;
}

# Or set for a specific location
location /api/ {
    default_type image/x-xcf;
}