CorelDRAW vector or bitmap graphics
File type: Vector graphic file
Files with cdr file extension are graphics files saved in a unique, proprietary format from CorelDRAW. It is used for artworks, rich documents, or even simple logos.
Found 4 different file type records with the same cdr filename suffix.
File type category:
Vector graphic file
Date updated: June 23, 2025
File extension cdr is best known for its use for the main graphics format used in CorelDRAW, a vector graphics editor developed and sold by Corel Corporation.
A .cdr file usually contains vector images but may also be used for complex artworks or documents.
The CDR file format is proprietary and only uses Corel programs. 3rd party apps usually only support or use some previous format versions.
Older versions of CorelDRAW also used CDR format for pretty much any graphic so that some ancient cdr files can be bitmaps in some instances.
A similar widespread file format and competition graphic software for CorelDRAW is Adobe Illustrator (ai file extension).
MIME types used:
application/cdr
application/coreldraw
application/x-cdr
application/x-coreldraw
image/cdr
image/x-cdr
zz-application/zz-winassoc-cdr
Use CorelDRAW or any other suitable Corel Application to open the .cdr files. Some 3rd party applications may also be able to open the .cdr files.
CorelDRAW can save or export the .cdr files into other bitmap or vector formats (pdf, jpg, png, bmp, and ai).
With the File|Save as.. or File|Export function, you can save or export any opened .cdr file into another vector or bitmap format.
Adobe Illustrator may also be able to convert the .cdr files in the same way as CorelDRAW.
CorelDraw Graphics Suite (Microsoft Windows)
Adobe Illustrator (Microsoft Windows)
Adobe Illustrator for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
PrintLab Studio (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Canvas X (Multiplatform)
CorelDraw Graphics Suite (Microsoft Windows)
PrintLab Studio (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
CorelDraw Graphics Suite (Microsoft Windows)
CorelDraw Graphics Suite (Microsoft Windows)
IrfanView (Microsoft Windows)
CDR Viewer (Microsoft Windows)
CDRViewer for OS X (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
PrintLab Studio (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
CorelDraw Graphics Suite (Microsoft Windows)
Janome Digitizer Pro (Microsoft Windows)
UniConvertor (Microsoft Windows)
Xara Page & Layout Designer (Microsoft Windows)
Adobe Illustrator (Microsoft Windows)
Canvas (Microsoft Windows)
CDR Viewer (Microsoft Windows)
Adobe Illustrator for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
CDRViewer for OS X (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
PrintLab Studio (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Inkscape (Multiplatform)
CorelCAD (Multiplatform)
Embroidery i2 for CorelDRAW (Multiplatform)
CorelDraw Graphics Suite (Microsoft Windows)
Adobe Illustrator (Microsoft Windows)
Canvas (Microsoft Windows)
IrfanView (Microsoft Windows)
CDR Viewer (Microsoft Windows)
Adobe Illustrator for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
CDRViewer for OS X (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
PrintLab Studio (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Inkscape (Multiplatform)
File type category:
Backup file
Date updated: July 13, 2025
The cdr file extension is also used by Apple Final Cut Pro.
The cdr file contains disk image. CDR master image files can be mounted or burn on optical media by Disk Image Mounter in Mac OS X (macOS).
Primarly use Apple Final Cut Pro to handle these *.cdr files. However other disk image management programs can most likely also work with this CDR format.
Possibly can be exported to other disk image formats.
DropDMG (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Apple Disk Utility (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Mac OS X (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Apple Disk Utility (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
DropDMG (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Apple Final Cut Pro (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Apple Disk Utility (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
DiscBlaze (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Apple Disk Utility (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
DMGConverter (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
DropDMG (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
DropDMG (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
DiscBlaze (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
File type category:
Various data file
Date updated: May 24, 2017
The cdr file extension is associated with the Bosch Crash Data Retrieval, a device used to retrieve crucial crash related information from millions of vehicles.
The cdr file contains data from car sensors.
Use Bosch Crash Data Retrieval to open *.cdr files.
File type category:
Audio and sound file
Date updated: November 10, 2024
The cdr file extension is associated with the RAW audio format used to store audio data without any compression, normalizing, filters and other related data.
The cdr file can be opened in some audio editing tools, like Awave Studio etc.
Use Awave Studio to work with *.cdr files.
Awave Studio is capable of export *.cdr files to other format.
Awave Studio (Microsoft Windows)
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