XCF is GIMP's native format
XCF (eXperimental Computing Facility) stores GIMP's full working state — layers, masks, paths and channels. It's the GIMP equivalent of Photoshop's PSD, and GIMP is what creates it.
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DWG is AutoCAD’s native format storing precise 2D/3D vector geometry for engineering and architecture.
DWG opens in AutoCAD, DraftSight, LibreCAD and BricsCAD.
XCF is GIMP’s native format preserving layers, paths and channels — the open-source equivalent of PSD.
XCF opens in GIMP; export to PNG or PSD for other apps.
Not a real one. XCF is GIMP-specific; the dependable way to get an .xcf is to open your image in GIMP (free and open-source) and save it. SharkFoto can read XCF as a source, but doesn't write it.
Convert your DWG to PSD. PSD is the layered format the widest range of editors — Photoshop, GIMP, Photopea, Affinity — can open.
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