---
name: "Image::ExifTool::GIMP"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "perl-image-exiftool"
version: "13.55-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Image::ExifTool::GIMP"
---

# Image::ExifTool::GIMP(3pm)

Read meta information from GIMP XCF images

## NAME

Image::ExifTool::GIMP - Read meta information from GIMP XCF images

## SYNOPSIS

This module is used by Image::ExifTool

## DESCRIPTION

This module contains definitions required by Image::ExifTool to read meta information from GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program) XCF (eXperimental Computing Facility) images.  This is the native image format used by the GIMP software.

## AUTHOR

Copyright 2003-2026, Phil Harvey (philharvey66 at gmail.com)

This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.

## REFERENCES

- \<https://developer.gimp.org/core/setup/git/\>

  - \<http://svn.gnome.org/viewvc/gimp/trunk/devel-docs/xcf.txt?view=markup\>

  ## SEE ALSO

"GIMP Tags" in Image::ExifTool::TagNames, [**Image::ExifTool**(3pm)](/Image::ExifTool/3pm.md)