MG-GIMP supports the following filetypes:
<dt><b>XCF</b> <dd>The native format for GIMP image files. In addition to uncompressed files with the <b>.xcf</b> extension, MG-GIMP accepts compressed versions that have one of the extensions <b>.xcfgz</b>, <b>.xcfbz2</b>, <b>.xcf.gz</b>, and <b>.xcf.bz2</b>

<dt><b>SVG</b> <dd>MG-GIMP currently provides support for scalable vector graphics files that use the <b>.svg</b> extension, though Mediagoblin is expected to support SVGs natively in the near

<dt><b>Palette</b> <dd>GIMP palette files use the <b>.gpl</b> extension and contain a color map with optional names for each of the

<dt><b>Gradient</b> <dd>GIMP gradient files use the <b>.ggr</b> extension and contain a textual description of a GIMP

<dt><b>Pattern</b> <dd>GIMP pattern files are basically image files with some additional metadata attached. They use the <b>.pat</b>

<dt><b>Curve</b> <dd>A GIMP curve file is a text file describing a spline curve used by the GIMP Curves Tool. While GIMP has never assigned a particular extension to curve files, MG-GIMP requires that they use the <b>.curve</b>

<dt><b>Parametric Brush</b> <dd>GIMP parametric brush files use the <b>.vbr</b> extension and contain a textual description of a simple grayscale brush

<dt><b>Brush</b> <dd>GIMP brush files are basically image files with some additional metadata attached and special interpretation of their colorspace and alpha channel. They use the <b>.gbr</b>

<dt><b>Image Hose</b> <dd>GIMP image hoses (AKA pipe brushes) are animated brush files that contain within them a multilayer array of of images and some associated metadata. Image hose files use the <b>.gih</b>

<dt><b>Dynamics</b> <dd>GIMP brush dynamics are plain text files that contain mappings and spline curves associating various input controls (pressure, tilt, etc) to brush parameters (opacity, size, angle, etc). GIMP brush dynamics files use the <b>.gdyn</b>

<dt><b>Tool Preset</b> <dd>GIMP tool preset files are plain text files that contain a set of tool options for a GIMP tool. GIMP tool preset files use the <b>.gtp</b>