cdr

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Informazioni sui file CDR

CDR (CorelDRAW · Formato immagine)

Rilasciato 1989 Di Corel Corporation

CorelDRAW (.cdr) è un formato di file standard supportato da KaijuConverter per l’archiviazione, la condivisione e la conversione multipiattaforma.

Famiglia

Raster & Vector Images

Estensione

.cdr

Tipo MIME

application/cdr, application/x-cdr

Utilizzabile come

Input

La storia

COME CDR
È NATO.

1989

1994

2025

CDR is the native format of CorelDRAW, the vector illustration app from Corel Corporation in Ottawa. CorelDRAW 1.0 shipped in January 1989 on a single 3.5-inch floppy. It was the first app to offer full-color vector illustration on Windows at a consumer price point — and for most of the 1990s, CorelDRAW was the default vector tool in signage, large-format printing, and CAD-adjacent workflows where Adobe Illustrator was considered too expensive.

CDR has been through 24+ major versions, and the binary format has changed dramatically with each. A CDR from CorelDRAW 5 (1994) may not open in CorelDRAW 2025 without a pass through intermediate versions. The format is proprietary; Corel publishes no spec. Inkscape has reverse-engineered limited CDR import support, but fidelity is patchy. For sharing, CorelDRAW exports AI, SVG, and PDF.

CURIOSITÀ E
ANEDDOTI.

CorelDRAW 1.0 (1989) shipped on a single 3.5" floppy disk and cost $495.

The CDR file format has been rewritten about once per major version — 24+ CorelDRAW versions means 24+ subtly incompatible variants.

In sign-making, vehicle-wrap, and textile-printing shops, CDR remains more common than Adobe Illustrator's AI.

Corel is based in Ottawa, Canada — one of the few major commercial vector tools not built in California.

CorelDRAW was famously bundled with Pantone color systems earlier than Illustrator, making it the prepress favorite for spot-color work in the 1990s.

PUNTI DI FORZA E
LIMITAZIONI.

Punti di forza

Native format for CorelDRAW, an industry standard in signage and prepress.
Multi-page documents (unlike Illustrator's art boards).
Strong color management (CMYK, Pantone spot, ICC).
Large market share in Eastern Europe and niche print industries.

Limitazioni

Proprietary, unstable format — versions drift dramatically.
No Adobe Illustrator interoperability; SVG export is the compatibility path.
Third-party CDR import support (Inkscape, etc.) is partial.
File sizes balloon quickly with embedded photos.

Dimensioni e pesi tipici

Logo with a few objects

100-500 KB

Multi-page brochure

5-30 MB

Complex vehicle wrap design

50-300 MB

Specifiche tecniche

MIME type: application/x-coreldraw
Extensions: .cdr, .cdt (template), .cmx (interchange)
Container: Proprietary binary (RIFF-like)
Native app: CorelDRAW
Versions: 1 (1989) through 2024 and beyond

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Casi d'uso comuni

Vector illustration, graphic design, CorelDRAW workflows, sign making