Open by Extension Help Page
When you choose "Open" from either the image or toolbox File menus, you can select how Gimp open files in "Determine File Type". You can either select a specifc format so Gimp will open all files regardless of their name, in that format. Alternatively, you can select "Automatic" which opens the file in whatever format corresponds to the extension. The extensions supported by Gimp are: .avi - An AVI file; .bmp - A bitmap file; .bz2 - A bzip2 compressed file; .cel - A CEL file; .fit - A FITS file; .fli - An FLI file; .g3 - A Fax G3 file; .gbr - A Gimp brush file; .gif - A GIF file; .gicon - A Gicon file; .gz - A gzip compressed file; .hrz - An HRZ file; .jpg - A JPEG file; .miff - A MIFF file; .mpg - An MPEG file; .pat - A Gimp pattern; .pcx - A PCX file; .pix - A PIX file; .png - A PNG file; .pnm - A PNM file; .psd - A Photoshop file; .psp - A Paint Shop Pro file; .ps - A PostScript file; .rgb - An SGI file; .im1 - A Sunras file; .tga - A TGA file; .tif - A TIFF file; .url - A URL file; .wmf - A Windows Meta File; .xbm - A XBM file; .xcf - An XCF file (Gimp's Native Format); .xwd - An XWD file; .xpm - An XPM file. For more information on these formats, click on the file extension. Although this is a list of formats supported as standard by Gimp, others formats may be supported by adding additional plug-ins. These can be obtained at The Gimp Plug-in Registry. Index