CorelDraw - Wikipedia CorelDraw CorelDRAW CorelDraw CorelDraw X8 under Windows 10 Developer ( s ) Corel Initial release January 16, 1989 ; 29 years ago ( 1989 - 01 - 16 ) Stable release 2017 / 11 April 2017 ; 11 months ago ( 2017 - 04 - 11 ) Preview release X8 / 15 March 2016 ; 2 years ago ( 2016 - 03 - 15 ) Written in C++, C# Operating system Microsoft Windows Type Vector graphics editor License Proprietary Website www.coreldraw.com Wikimedia Commons has media related to Created with CorelDRAW. CorelDraw ( styled CorelDRAW ) is a vector graphics editor developed and marketed by Corel Corporation. It is also the name of Corel 's Graphics Suite, which bundles CorelDraw with bitmap - image editor Corel Photo - Paint as well as other graphics - related programs ( see below ). The latest version is marketed as Graphics Suite 2017 ( equivalent to version 19 ), and was released in April 2017. CorelDraw is designed to edit two - dimensional images such as logos and posters. Contents 1 History 1.1 Features by version 2 Features 2.1 Supported platforms 3 CDR file format 3.1 Structure 3.2 Use of CDR - files in other programs 3.3 Other applications supporting CDR files 4 See also 5 Notes and references 6 External links History In 1987, Corel engineers Michel Bouillon and Pat Beirne undertook to develop a vector - based illustration program to bundle with their desktop publishing systems. That program, CorelDraw, was initially released in 1989. CorelDraw 1. x and 2. x ran under Windows 2. x and 3.0. CorelDraw 3.0 came into its own with Microsoft 's release of Windows 3.1. The inclusion of TrueType in Windows 3.1 transformed CorelDraw into a serious illustration program capable of using system - installed outline fonts without requiring third - party software such as Adobe Type Manager ; paired with a photo - editing program ( Corel Photo - Paint ), a font manager and several other pieces of software, it was also part of the first all - in - one graphics suite. Features by version CorelDraw Version support Windows Compatibility New Features Release date Version Reading files Writing files Jan 1989 2.1 First version Mar 1989 1.01 2.1 Introduces backups on save, and draw rectangles from their centre Apr 1989 1.02 2.1 IBM PIF file format support Jul 1989 1.10 2.1 102 new fonts in Corel 's proprietary WFN format, with WFNBOSS file font manager Feb 1990 1.11 2.1 AutoCAD DXF import / export support Sep 1991 1, 2 1, 2 3.0 Envelope tool ( for distorting text or objects using a primary shape ), Blend ( for morphing shapes ), Extrusion ( for simulating perspective and volume in objects ) and Perspective ( to distort objects along X and Y axes ). CorelDraw for Unix also became available. 15 May 1992 1, 2, 3 2, 3 3.0, 3.1 ( preferred ) Included Corel Photo - Paint asp ( for bitmap editing ), CorelSHOW ( for creating on - screen presentations ), CorelCHART ( for graphic charts ), Mosaic and CorelTRACE ( for vectorizing bitmaps ). The inclusion of this software was the precedent for the actual graphic suites. CorelDraw for Unix also became available. The fonts bundled with CorelDraw are no longer in the proprietary Corel format WFN, but in Type 1 PostScript fonts and TTF TrueType formats. 20 May 1993 1, 2, 3, 4 3, 4 3.1 Photo - Paint ( for bitmap editing ), CorelSHOW ( for creating on - screen presentations ), CorelCHART ( for graphic charts ), CorelMOVE for animation, Mosaic and CorelTRACE ( for vectorizing bitmaps ). Multi-page capabilities, Powerlines, support for graphic tablets, Clone tool, elastic node editing, Envelope tool. 27 May 1994 5 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 3, 4, 5 3.1 This is the last version which was made for Windows 3. x. Corel Ventura was included in the suite ( and then sold as a separate program ) ; it was a desktop publishing application akin to PageMaker, Quark XPress, or InDesign. 24 Aug 1995 6 3, 4, 5, 6 5, 6 95 This is the first version which was made exclusively for 32 - bit Windows. New features were customizable interface, Polygon, Spiral, Knife and Eraser tools. Corel Memo, Corel Presents, Corel Motion 3D, Corel Depth, Corel Multimedia Manager, Corel Font Master and Corel DREAM ( for 3D modelling ) were included in the suite. 8 Oct 1996 7 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 5, 6, 7 95, NT 4 Context - sensitive Property bar, Print Preview with Zoom and Pan options, Scrapbook ( for viewing a drag - and - dropping graphic objects ), Publish to HTML option, Draft and Enhanced display options, Interactive Fill and Blend tools, Transparency tools, Natural Pen tool, Find & Replace wizard, Convert Vector to Bitmap option ( inside Draw ), Spell checker, Thesaurus and Grammar checker. The suite included Corel Scan and Corel Barista ( a Java - based document exchange format ). 27 Oct 1997 8 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 6, 7, 8 95, NT 4 Digger selection, Docker windows, Interactive Distortion, 3D, Envelope and tools, Realistic Dropshadow tool, interactive color mixing, color palette editor, guidelines as objects, custom - sized pages, duotone support. Corel Versions was included in the suite. 31 Aug 1999 9 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 95, 98, NT 4 Mesh fill tool ( for complex color filling ), Artistic Media tool, Publish to PDF features, embedded ICC color profiles, Multiple On - screen Color Palettes and Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications 6 support. The suite included Canto Cumulus LE, a piece of software for media management. 13 Nov 2000 10 10 10 98, Me, NT 4, 2000 CorelR. A.V.E. ( for vector animation ), Perfect Shapes, Web graphics tools ( for creating interactive elements such as buttons ), Page sorter, multilingual document support, navigator window. Open, save, import and export in SVG format. 1 Aug 2002 11 11 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 98, Me, NT 4, 2000, XP Symbols library, image slicing ( for web design ), pressure - sensitive vector brushes, 3 - point drawing tools. 10 Feb 2004 12 12 12 2000, XP Dynamic guides, Smart Drawing tools, Export to MS Office or Word option, Virtual Segment Delete tool, Unicode text support. 17 Jan 2006 X3 ( 13 ) X3 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, X3 2000, 2003, XP ( 32 - bit, 64 - bit ), Vista ( 32 - bit only ), 7, 8 Double click Crop tool ( the first vector software able to crop groups of vectors and bitmap images at the same time ), Smart fill tool, Chamfer / Fillet / Scallop / Emboss tool, Image Adjustment Lab. Trace became integrated inside Draw under the name PowerTrace. 22 Jan 2008 X4 ( 14 ) 7 to X4 7 to X4 XP, Vista, 7, 8 Whatthefont font identification service linked inside CorelDraw, ConceptShare, Table tool, independent page layers, live text formatting, support for RAW camera files. 23 Feb 2010 X5 ( 15 ) 7 to X5 7 to X5 XP, Vista, 7, 8 Built - in content organizer ( CorelConnect ), CD, web graphics and animation tools, multi-core performance improvement, digital content ( professional fonts, clip arts, and photos ), object hinting, pixel view, enhanced Mesh tool with transparency options, added touch support, and new supported file formats. It has developed Transformation, which makes multiple copies of a single object. For the first time, OpenType versions of Helvetica, Frutiger, Futura and Garamond # 3 font families ( 32 fonts total ) from Linotype foundry are included instead of the Bitstream counterparts. All but Garamond are in OpenType Pro format. 20 Mar 2012 X6 ( 16 ) 7 to X6 7 to X6 XP ( 32 - bit only ), Vista, 7, 8 Includes 64 - bit and multi-core processor native support, support for 64 - bit Adobe Photoshop plugins, and additional tools to import and export from Adobe Creative Suite and Publisher. Object properties, styles, and color styling have each been consolidated into their own docking toolbars. A new Unicode OpenType - based text engine modernizes text handling, including full international language support ( the legacy text mode is retained ). Dynamic alignment guides allow for easy repositioning without setting static guidelines. CorelConnect content organizer allows for in - application access to online sources such as Flickr for assets such as images and clip art. New tools permit manipulating vector images by pushing, pulling, smearing, etc. Various improvements in frame - based layout, masking, clipping and effects have been made. 27 March 2014 X7 ( 17 ) 7 to X7 7 to X7 7, 8, 10 * 15 March 2016 X8 ( 18 ) 7 to X8 7 to X8 7, 8, 10 11 April 2017 2017 ( 19 ) 7 to 19 7 to 19 7, 8, 10 From Windows 7, 32 - bit and 64 - bit supported † CorelDraw 10 to X4 can open files of version 3 and later, but certain features may not be supported. ‡ The list of file formats that CorelDraw 10 to X4 can write may not be complete in this table. * CorelDraw X7 on Windows 10 requires Update 5 Features Supported platforms CorelDraw was originally developed for Microsoft Windows 3 and currently runs on Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 10. The latest version, 2017, was released on 11 April 2017. Versions for Mac OS and Mac OS X were at one time available, but due to poor sales these were discontinued. The last port for Linux was version 9 ( released in 2000, it did not run natively ; instead, it used a modified version of Wine to run ) and the last version for OS X was version 11 ( released in 2001 ). Also, up until version 5, CorelDraw was developed for Windows 3.1 x, CTOS and OS / 2. With version 6, CorelDraw introduced the automation of tasks using a Corel proprietary scripting language, COREL Script. With version 10, support for VBA ( Visual Basic for Applications ) was introduced for scripting by what Corel calls now macros. Corel recommends to no longer use the COREL Script language but only VBA. CDR file format CorelDraw file format Hex dump of the header of a CDR file as RIFF container, written with version 3 Filename extension. cdr Latest release X8 ( i.e. 18 ) Open format ? no Structure In its first versions, the CDR file format was a completely proprietary file format primarily used for vector graphic drawings, recognizable by the first two bytes of the file being `` WL ''. Starting with CorelDraw 3, the file format changed to a Resource Interchange File Format ( RIFF ) envelope, recognizable by the first four bytes of the file being `` RIFF '', and a `` CDR * vrsn '' in bytes 9 to 15, with the asterisk `` * '' being in early versions just a blank. Beginning with CorelDraw 4 it included the version number of the writing program in hexadecimal ( `` 4 '' meaning version 4, `` D '' meaning version 14 ). The actual data chunk of the RIFF remains a Corel proprietary format. From version X4 ( 14 ) on, 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 CorelDraw X6, where the bytes 9 to 15 look slightly different -- `` CDRGfver '' in a file created with X6. `` F '' was the last valid hex digit, and the `` fver '' now indicates that the letter before does no longer stand for a hex digit. There is no publicly available CDR file format specification. Other CorelDraw file formats include CorelDraw Compressed ( CDX ), CorelDraw Template ( CDT ) and Corel Presentation Exchange ( CMX ). Use of CDR - files in other programs In December 2006 the sK1 open source project team started to reverse - engineer the CDR format. The results and the first working snapshot of the CDR importer were presented at the Libre Graphics Meeting 2007 conference taking place in May 2007 in Montreal ( Canada ). Later on the team parsed the structure of other Corel formats with the help of the open source CDR Explorer. As of 2008, the sK1 project claims to have the best import support for CorelDraw file formats among open source software programs. The sK1 project developed also the UniConvertor, a command line open source tool which supports conversion from CorelDraw ver. 7 - X4 formats ( CDR / CDT / CCX / CDRX / CMX ) to other formats. UniConvertor is also used in Inkscape and Scribus open source projects as an external tool for CorelDraw files importing. In 2007, Microsoft blocked CDR file format in Microsoft Office 2003 with the release of Service Pack 3 for Office 2003. Microsoft later apologized for inaccurately blaming the CDR file format and other formats for security problems in Microsoft Office and released some tools for solving this problem. In 2012 the joint LibreOffice / re-lab team implemented libcdr, a library for reading CDR files from v1 to the currently latest X7 version and CMX files. The library has extensive support for shapes and their properties, including support for color management and spot colors, and has a basic support for text. The library provides a built - in converter to SVG, and a converter to OpenDocument is provided by writerperfect package. The libcdr library is used in LibreOffice starting from version 3.6, and thanks to public API it can be freely used by other applications. Other applications supporting CDR files Main article : Comparison of vector graphics editors CDR file format import is partially or fully supported in following applications : Adobe Illustrator - CorelDraw 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 Corel PaintShop Photo Pro Corel WordPerfect Office Inkscape with UniConvertor installed ; partial support LibreOffice with libcdr installed - CorelDraw 1 to X7 Adobe FreeHand - CorelDraw 7, 8 Microsoft Visio 2002 - CorelDraw ! drawing file versions 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0 and 7.0 (. cdr ), Corel Clipart (. cmx ) sK1 - partial support Xara Designer Pro and Xara Photo & Graphic Designer - early versions of CorelDraw CDR and CMX 22 See also Comparison of vector graphics editors Comparison of raster to vector conversion software Notes and references Jump up ^ Link text, additional text. Jump up ^ Link text, additional text. Jump up ^ Link text, additional text. Jump up ^ Link text, additional text. ^ Jump up to : `` A Short History of CorelDraw '', at corel.com, retrieved 11 Jan 2011. ( PDF version ) ^ Jump up to : Gerard Metrailler, `` A little history of CorelDraw Graphics Suite '', Fri, Oct 26 2007 at coreldraw.com/blogs/ Jump up ^ Lisa Picarille, `` CorelDraw to be ported to Sun, Dec HP Unix, InfoWorld, 11 Mar 1991, page 27 Jump up ^ `` New Products : Unix '', Computerworld, 21 Sep 1992, page 58 Jump up ^ `` Corel Announces ' CorelDraw 3.0 ' '', May 15, 1992 / PRNewswire / via www.highbeam.com Jump up ^ Heck, Mike ( July 13, 1992 ). `` CorelDraw 3 moves faster, integrates modules ''. InfoWorld. Vol. 14 no. 28. San Mateo, CA : InfoWorld Publishing. pp. 66 -- 67. ISSN 0199 - 6649. Jump up ^ `` Index of ftp://ftp.corel.com/pub/CorelDRAW/DRAW_Unix/ '' at corel.com Jump up ^ `` New Products '', Computerworld, 30 Aug 1993, page 55. Jump up ^ `` CorelDraw 3 will remain on market as low - price option '', InfoWorld, April 19, 1993. ( Anticipated date ) Jump up ^ `` Testers praise CorelDraw 5 '', InfoWorld, April 18, 1995. Jump up ^ `` Corel Corporation Begins Shipping CorelDraw 6 Suite for Windows 95 '', August 24, 1995, at corel.com via archive.org Jump up ^ `` Corel Corporation Announces the Launch of CorelDraw 7 '', October 8, 1996, at corel.com via archive.org Jump up ^ `` Corel Corporation Launches CorelDraw 8 '', October 27, 1997, at corel.com via archive.org Jump up ^ `` Corel Launches CorelDraw 9 Premium Color Edition '', August 31, 1999, at corel.com via archive.org Jump up ^ `` CorelDraw 10 Graphics Suite Available Now '', Nov. 13, 2000, Corel Press Release via findarticles.com Jump up ^ Troidl, David ( 2007 ). `` SVG -- From CorelDraw to Your Browser ''. Graphics Unleashed. Archived from the original on 23 February 2007. Retrieved 2009 - 08 - 04. Jump up ^ `` CorelDraw Graphics Suite 11 Now Available '', Aug 1, 2002, at corel.com via archive.org Jump up ^ `` CorelDraw Graphics Suite 12 Marks a New Era of Intelligent Graphics Software '', Corel press release, via Archive.org Jump up ^ `` Corel Introduces CorelDraw Graphics Suite X3 '', Jan 17 - 06, at corel.com. Full text at hexus.net Jump up ^ `` CorelDraw Graphics Suite X4 Unveiled Today '', January 22, 2008, at Corel.com Jump up ^ Arah, Tom ( January 2008 ). `` Product Reviews : CorelDraw Graphics Suite X4 ''. PC Pro. Retrieved 2009 - 05 - 16. Jump up ^ `` CorelDraw Graphics Suite X5 Delivers More Versatility, Content and Color Tools for Graphics Professionals '', February 23, 2010 at corel.com Jump up ^ `` CorelDraw X5 Whats New : CorelDraw Graphics Suite X5 ''. Corel Corporation. February 2010. Retrieved 2010 - 02 - 27. Jump up ^ Iconic Fonts from Monotype Imaging Part of CorelDraw Graphics Suite X5 Archived 2013 - 01 - 29 at Archive.is Jump up ^ `` Corel Releases CorelDraw Graphics Suite X6 '', March 20, 2012 at corel.com Jump up ^ `` CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X6 Reviewer 's Guide - Corel Corporation '' ( PDF ). Corel Corporation. February 2012. Retrieved 2017 - 08 - 09. Jump up ^ `` CorelDRAW Graphics X7 Press release '', March 27, 2014, corel.com Jump up ^ `` CorelDRAW Graphics X8 Press release '', March 15, 2016, corel.com Jump up ^ `` CorelDRAW Graphics 2017 Press release '', April 11, 2017, corel.com Jump up ^ `` System Requirements -- CorelDraw Graphics Suite X5 ''. Archived from the original on 28 March 2010. Jump up ^ `` CorelDRAW X7 Supported file formats : CorelDraw ( CDR ) - CorelDraw ( CDR ) technical notes ''. Jump up ^ `` CorelDRAW CDR Signature Format ''. NTFS.com. Retrieved 4 August 2017. Jump up ^ Corel Corporation. `` Corel Draw file format ''. Retrieved 2010 - 12 - 01. Jump up ^ ``. CDR File Extension ''. Retrieved 2010 - 12 - 01. Jump up ^ `` CorelDRAW X7 Supported file formats : CorelDRAW Template ( CDT ) - Additional file formats ''. Jump up ^ `` Corel Presentation Exchange ( CMX ), CorelDRAW X7 Help ''. ^ Jump up to : `` sK1 illustration program - The history of sK1 ''. Archived from the original on 2010 - 11 - 29. Retrieved 2010 - 12 - 01. Jump up ^ `` Libre Graphics Meeting 2007 - Friday May 4 ''. Retrieved 2010 - 12 - 01. Jump up ^ `` CDR explorer ''. Archived from the original on 2010 - 11 - 29. Retrieved 2010 - 12 - 01. ^ Jump up to : `` Can I open / import *. cdr ( Corel Draw Vector drawing file ) files in Inkscape ? ''. Retrieved 2010 - 12 - 01. Jump up ^ `` UniConvertor at Sourceforge.net ''. Retrieved 2010 - 12 - 01. ^ Jump up to : `` sK1 - UniConvertor - universal vector graphics translator ''. Archived from the original on 2010 - 11 - 29. Retrieved 2010 - 12 - 01. Jump up ^ `` Information about certain file types that are blocked after you install Office 2003 Service Pack 3 ''. Retrieved 2010 - 12 - 01. Jump up ^ `` CorelDraw. CDR file format and Microsoft Office 2003 SP3 ''. Retrieved 2010 - 12 - 01. Jump up ^ `` Microsoft admits to ' mistakes ' in Office format fracas ''. Retrieved 2010 - 12 - 01. Jump up ^ `` Support for Corel DRAW files in free software gets another chance ''. Libre Graphics World. Retrieved July 21, 2012. Jump up ^ `` LibreOffice CorelDraw Import filter - text support hatches out ''. Fridrich Strba. Retrieved July 21, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Libcdr resurrects Waldo, gets basic spot colors support ''. Libre Graphics World. Retrieved July 21, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Supported file formats in Illustrator CS4 and CS5 ''. Retrieved 2010 - 12 - 01. Jump up ^ `` Adobe Freehand MX 11.0 - Minimum System Requirements ''. Retrieved 2010 - 12 - 01. Jump up ^ `` Visio2000 : File Formats That Can Be Imported into Visio ''. Retrieved 2010 - 12 - 01. You can import the following file formats into your Visio drawings : CorelDraw ! Drawing File versions 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0 and 7.0 (. cdr ), Corel Clipart (. cmx ) Jump up ^ `` What you wo n't find in Microsoft Office Visio 2003 ''. Retrieved 2010 - 12 - 01. The following file formats and converters are no longer supported : CorelDraw ! 3.0 - 7.0, Corel Clipart Format, CMX Jump up ^ `` UniConvertor 1.1. 5 review ''. Retrieved 2010 - 12 - 01. Jump up ^ `` Xara Designer - Import and Export ''. 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Question: what is coreldraw for what purpose we use this software
Answer: a vector graphics editor developed and marketed by Corel Corporation