CR3

Canon digital RAW format (3.0)
File type: Digital camera RAW file
Files with cr3 extension can be found as the latest versions of digital RAW photographs from Canon cameras.
Found 2 different file type records with the same cr3 filename suffix.
What is cr3 file?
File type category:
Digital camera RAW file
Date updated: November 28, 2023
File extension cr3 is used for the latest version of digital RAW format used in Canon cameras, first introduced in 2018.
It works like the previously used CR2 and CRW formats. The key difference being is that while CR2 is based on lossless TIFF, CR3 is closer to the original CIFF, further optimizing the compression ratio.
How to open cr3 file?
Except for the Digital Photo Professional tool provided by Canon, numerous other photo editors support CR3 format.
How to convert cr3 file?
Can be exported like any other digital RAW format.
Suggested software to open cr3 file:
Associated software actions with the cr3 file
Software applications that can open cr3 files:
Digital Photo Professional (Microsoft Windows)
Software applications that can edit cr3 files:
Digital Photo Professional (Microsoft Windows)
Software capable of saving cr3 files:
Digital Photo Professional (Microsoft Windows)
Software apps that create cr3 files:
Digital Photo Professional (Microsoft Windows)
Casio WK-1800 Keyboard registration data
File type category:
Various data file
Date updated: February 27, 2024
The cr3 file extension is mainly related to an registration format recorded using the Casio WK-1800 Keyboard.
It was a type of 76-key portable keyboard with Floppy Disk Drive for song play and storage released around 2003.
These cr3 files contain registration data, 20 setups (5 setups x 4 banks)
How to convert cr3 file?
There is no way how to transform *.cr3 files to other file formats.