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Gimp: file type when Exporting to determine

  • Oct 17, 2025
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With the free image editing Software Gimp, you can save photos in virtually any file Format. How to determine the file type, and when you Export set, we will explain in this article.

File Format to choose when Saving in Gimp

  1. If you have opened the image in Gimp, click top left on "file" and then click "Export...".
  2. Now a new window, in which you can Save settings of your image can make opens. Click on "file type: by extension".
  3. Now a drop-down menu with file types supported by Gimp opens. You just click on the Format of your choice, we adapted the file name at the top of the window.
  4. Alternatively, you can also change independently in the Name field, the file extension and the file type determine.
  5. With a Click on "Export" the image is stored in the selected file Format.
File Format select in Gimp
This manual applies to Gimp 2.8.6 on Windows 8.1. With Gimp you can also add different pictures together. How to do this, you will learn in this practical tip.

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