# phpman > man > Image::ExifTool::GIMP(3pm)

## NAME
    [Image::ExifTool::GIMP](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Image%3A%3AExifTool%3A%3AGIMP/markdown) - Read meta information from GIMP XCF images

## SYNOPSIS
    This module is used by [Image::ExifTool](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Image%3A%3AExifTool/markdown)

## DESCRIPTION
    This module contains definitions required by [Image::ExifTool](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Image%3A%3AExifTool/markdown) 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 2003-2022, 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
    "GIMP source code"
    <<http://svn.gnome.org/viewvc/gimp/trunk/devel-docs/xcf.txt?view=markup>>

## SEE ALSO
    "GIMP Tags" in [Image::ExifTool::TagNames](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Image%3A%3AExifTool%3A%3ATagNames/markdown), Image::[ExifTool(3pm)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/ExifTool/3pm/markdown)