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ADD YOUR XCF
Drop the XCF file into the box above or choose it from your device.
XCF → JPG / online converter
XCF to JPG Converter
Export a GIMP XCF file as a JPG for people without GIMP.
01 / how to
How to convert XCF to JPG
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CONVERT TO JPG
JPG is already selected. Press Convert and wait a few seconds.
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DOWNLOAD
Save the finished JPG file. The original is deleted from our server.
02 / what you get
What happens to your data
Kept
- All visible layers are merged into one picture, exactly as GIMP shows the image
- Saved as a JPG at quality 80, a good balance between sharpness and file size
- Opens on every device, in every app and on every website
Good to know
- Layers, paths and text are flattened, so the result cannot be edited as layers.
- Files saved by very new GIMP versions (3.x) may not open yet.
- JPG is lossy and has no transparency.
- Transparent areas become white, because the new format has no transparency.
03 / formats
XCF vs JPG
XCF
An XCF file is a GIMP project. It keeps every layer so a design stays editable, which means only GIMP opens it properly. Converting it gives you the visible layers merged into one normal image, the same as exporting from GIMP. Only 8-bit XCF files are supported.
Used in: GIMP projects · Digital art · Image editing
JPG
A JPG (or JPEG) file is the most common photo format — it compresses images by slightly reducing quality to keep file sizes small. It's what your phone camera, most cameras, and the web use by default for photos.
Used in: Photos & camera exports · Web pages & email · Social media uploads
04 / more
More conversions
From XCF
To JPG
PNG to JPGHEIC to JPGWEBP to JPGGIF to JPGSVG to JPGTIFF to JPGAVIF to JPGBMP to JPGICO to JPGPSD to JPGARW to JPGNEF to JPGCR2 to JPGDNG to JPGCR3 to JPGORF to JPGRAF to JPGRW2 to JPGCRW to JPGRAW to JPGPEF to JPGDJVU to JPGJXL to JPGDDS to JPGTGA to JPGDOCX to JPGPDF to JPGDOC to JPGWPS to JPGXPS to JPG
Have a different file? Open the main converter — it detects the format for you.