How to open, or convert, a Corel Draw .CDR file made in higher version into a lower version, if you don’t have higher version installed ?
My new office has Corel Draw version x3 installed. I need to edit a file made in version x5.
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Is there any way I can open it in x3 without having to buy version x5?
It is a bad thing from Corel to force users to buy a new version!
- You'll have to save files as x3 version as mentioned in the below link -
- There's no straightforward way to do this without the later version of Corel Draw, but if you are stuck you can use Zamzar (www.zamzar.com) to convert the files to a usable bitmap file (e.g. .bmp or .jpg) and open those files. Unfortunately, you will lose the 'vectorness' of the graphics.
- maybe some macros here can do what you want
https://coreldraw.com/forums/p/15232/62999.aspx - perhaps you can convert to another file typ using the below freeware then you can import to coreldraw x3 and save as .CDR, then open again and do your work?
UniConvertor
universal vector graphics translator
http://sk1project.org/modules.php?name=Products&product=uniconvertorSublime text 3 build 3200 license key. inkscape
http://sourceforge.net/projects/inkscape/
CDR - CorelDraw File Format
Format introduction:
CorelDraw is a vector graphics editor developed and marketed by Corel Corporation of Ottawa, Canada. CorelDraw file formats include CDR, CorelDraw Compressed (CDX), CorelDraw Template (CDT) and Corel Presentation Exchange (CMX).
Technical details:
The CDR file is a ZIP-compressed directory of several files, among them XML-files and the RIFF-structured riffdata.cdr with the familiar version signature in versions X4 (CDREvrsn) and X5 (CDRFvrsn), and a root.dat with Corel Draw X6, where the bytes 9 to 15 look slightly different.
File extension | .cdr, .cdt |
MIME | application/x-cdr |
Developed by | Corel Corporation |
Type of format | Vector graphics |
Associated programs | Adobe Illustrator, Corel PaintShop Photo Pro, Corel WordPerfect Office, Inkscape, LibreOffice, Microsoft Visio. |
Sample file | sample.cdr |
Wiki | CDR on Wikipedia |
The list shows what formats can convert to CDR and what formats can be converted from CDR.
Click on a link below to start a specific conversion.
# | Conversion | Position | Type |
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1 | CDR to PDF | convert from CDR | convert image to document |
2 | CDR to PNG | convert from CDR | convert image to image |
3 | CDR to JPG | convert from CDR | convert image to image |
4 | CDR to BMP | convert from CDR | convert image to image |
5 | CDR to DDS | convert from CDR | convert image to image |
6 | CDR to DIB | convert from CDR | convert image to image |
7 | CDR to DPX | convert from CDR | convert image to image |
8 | CDR to EPS | convert from CDR | convert image to image |
9 | CDR to GIF | convert from CDR | convert image to image |
10 | CDR to JP2 | convert from CDR | convert image to image |
11 | CDR to JXR | convert from CDR | convert image to image |
12 | CDR to PS | convert from CDR | convert image to image |
13 | CDR to PSD | convert from CDR | convert image to image |
14 | CDR to SVG | convert from CDR | convert image to image |
15 | CDR to TGA | convert from CDR | convert image to image |
16 | CDR to TIFF | convert from CDR | convert image to image |
17 | CDR to WEBP | convert from CDR | convert image to image |
18 | CDR to XWD | convert from CDR | convert image to image |
List of unpopular conversions supported:
Convert from CDR: CDR to AAI, CDR to AVS, CDR to CIN, CDR to CMYK, CDR to CMYKA, CDR to DCX, CDR to EPDF, CDR to EPI, CDR to EPS2, CDR to EPS3 and 50 more conversions.
File extension | .cdr |
Category | Image File |
Description | CDR was a file format developed by the Corel Corporation and is used primarily for Vector graphic drawings. It is used as the default format from the Corel Draw application which was first developed in 1987 by Michael Bouillon and Pat Beirne who were tasked with developing a vector based illustration program that Corel could package with their desktop publishing solutions. In 2007 Microsoft took exception to the CDR format wrongly blaming it for some security vulnerabilities in it's Microsoft Office suite of products. They concluded that actually this was innacurate and developed a bunch of tools to allow users to import CDR files into MS Office 2003. |
Actions | CDR to EPS - Convert file now View other image file formats |
Technical Details | There is no publicly available CDR file format specification. It has however evolved over time from it's initial offering in January 1989 to the present day where it is a different beast to what was initially developed to include including support for color management and spot colors, and has a basic support for text. |
Associated programs | Adobe Illustrator Adobe Reader Corel PaintShop Photo Pro Corel WordPerfect Office LibreOffice |
Developed by | Corel Corporation |
MIME type | application/cdr application/x-cdr image/cdr image/x-cdr |
Useful links | More information on the Coral Draw Package Convert CDR file |