Python script to open XCF and export to PNG in GIMP 3

Trojan · **Joined:** Aug 21, 2025 **Posts:** 2

Hi,
I need help creating a Python command that I can use in my script. The command should open a specified .xcf file in GIMP and export it to .png.

Can someone guide me on how to do this properly in GIMP 3.0?
My system: Windows 11

Thanks!

gasMask · **Posted:** Thu Aug 21, 2025 5:04 pm **(#2)**

Hi,
You could check out Batcher. It's a Gimp 3 plug-in that opens and saves image files.

quietreader · **Joined:** Apr 11, 2024 **Posts:** 298

@Trojan: Stumbled upon this one the other day. Sounds like what you want to do:
https://github.com/CharonM72/gimp3-pyth ... /tree/main

Trojan · **Joined:** Aug 21, 2025 **Posts:** 2

Thank you for sending the solution

I also wanted to ask how it is possible to launch GIMP using Python on Windows, load an XCF file, and then run the scronch.py plugin?

quietreader · **Joined:** Apr 11, 2024 **Posts:** 298

When you look here:
https://github.com/CharonM72/gimp3-pyth ... /tree/main
it tells you where to put the file:
C:\Users[yourname]\AppData\Roaming\GIMP\3.0\plug-ins\scronch

After restarting GIMP you should find it under filters at the bottom.
If it doesn't show, you probably have the GIMP 3 version that came without python.
If so ... you must update your GIMP installation.

Then you open your image .... and export it using the scronch plug-in.

That should be it.