It seems that latest versions of GIMP graphics editors (uses .xcf files) support import of OpenEXR pictures (.exr) just fine, so the most convenient way to achieve this conversion would be to simply download the latest version of GIMP, it's free and available for all major desktop platforms.
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Conversion of exr file format to xcf file format beta
Search for exr to xcf converter or software able to handle these file types.
Convert OpenEXR Image Format to GIMP XCF bitmap image.
We have found 7 software records in our database eligible for .exr to .xcf file format conversion.
Microsoft Windows software 
- convert exr to xcf on Windows
GIMP
GIMP is a free graphic and photo editor used to photo retouching, image composition and image authoring. GIMP is able to expand its features with plug-ins and extensions.
File extension | Convert | Open | Save | Edit | Create | Import | Export | Extract |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Convert from exr file | No | Yes | Yes | exr editor | No | No | No | No |
to xcf file | No | Yes | Yes | xcf editor | Yes | No | No | No |
The tables with software actions are a good pointer for what a certain program does with various file types and often may give users a good hint how to perform certain file conversion, for example the above-mentioned exr to xcf. However, it is not perfect and sometimes can show results which are not really usable because of how certain programs work with files and the possible conversion is thus actually not possible at all.
Blender
Blender is a free and open-source 3D computer graphics software product used for creating animated films, visual effects, interactive 3D applications or video games. Blender's features include 3D modeling, UV unwrapping, texturing, rigging and skinning, fluid and smoke simulation, particle simulation, animating, rendering, video editing and compositing.
It is available in versions for Windows, Mac OS X, Linux and FreeBSD.
Apple macOS / Mac OS X software 
- convert exr to xcf on OS X
GIMP for Mac
GIMP for Mac is a free graphic and photo editor that allows users to retouch photos, compose images etc. GIMP is able to expand its features with plug-ins and extensions.
Blender for Mac
Blender for Mac is popular free 3D modeling application. It can be used for modeling, UV unwrapping, texturing, rigging, water and smoke simulations, skinning, animating, rendering, particle and other simulations, non-linear editing, compositing, and creating interactive 3D applications, including video games, animated film, or visual effects.
Linux/Unix software 
- convert exr to xcf on Linux
GIMP for Linux
GIMP is the GNU Image Manipulation Program. It is a freely distributed piece of software for such tasks as photo retouching, image composition and image authoring. It works on many operating systems, in many languages.
Blender for Linux
Blender for Linux is free easy-to-use 3D modeling utility. It is used for 3D modeling, texturing, water and smoke simulations, animating, rendering, compositing, and creating interactive 3D applications.
Multiplatform software 
- convert exr to xcf on any platform
ImageMagick
ImageMagick is a software suite and libraries to dynamically create, edit, and compose bitmap images.
It can read, convert and write images in a variety of formats (over 100) including DPX, EXR, GIF, JPEG, JPEG-2000, PDF,PhotoCD, PNG, Postscript, SVG, and TIFF. Use ImageMagick to translate, flip, mirror, rotate, scale, shear and transform images, adjust image colors, apply various special effects, or draw text, lines, polygons, ellipses and Bézier curves.
ImageMagick releases are available for Unix, Mac OS X, iOS, Windows
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