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Contents
CorelDraw X8 under Windows 10
1 History
Developer(s) Corel
1.1 Features by version
2 Features Initial release January 16, 1989
2.1 Supported platforms
Stable release 2017[1] [2] / 11 April 2017
3 CDR file format [3] [4]
3.1 Structure
3.2 Use of CDR-files in other Preview release X8 / 15 March 2016
programs Written in C++, C#
3.3 Other applications supporting
Operating system Microsoft Windows
CDR files
4 See also Type Vector graphics editor
5 Notes and references License Proprietary
6 External links Website www.coreldraw.com
(http://www.coreldraw.com)
History
In 1987, Corel hired software engineers Michel Bouillon and Pat Beirne 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
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2017
11 April 2017[33] 7 to 19 7 to 19 7, 8, 10
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CorelDraw 10 to X4 can open files of version 3 and later, but certain features may not be
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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 .[34] 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 3.1x, 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.
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Other CorelDraw file formats include CorelDraw Compressed (CDX), CorelDraw Template
(CDT)[39] and Corel Presentation Exchange (CMX).[40]
In December 2006 the sK1 open source project team started to reverse-engineer the CDR format.[41]
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).[42] Later on the
team parsed the structure of other Corel formats with the help of the open source CDR Explorer.[43]
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.[44][45][46]
In 2007, Microsoft blocked CDR file format in Microsoft Office 2003 with the release of Service
Pack 3 for Office 2003.[47][48] 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.[49]
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.[50] 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.[51] 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,[52] and thanks to public API it can be freely used by other applications.
See also
Comparison of vector graphics editors
Comparison of raster to vector conversion software
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20. Troidl, David (2007). "SVG From CorelDraw to Your Browser" (https://web.archive.org
/web/20070223103723/http://www.unleash.com/davidt/svg/index.asp). Graphics Unleashed.
Archived from the original (http://www.unleash.com/davidt/svg/index.asp) on 23 February
2007. Retrieved 2009-08-04.
21. "CorelDraw Graphics Suite 11 Now Available (https://web.archive.org/web/20020811033451
/http://www3.corel.com/cgi-bin/gx.cgi
/AppLogic%2BFTContentServer?pagename=Corel%2FPressRelease%2FDetails&
id=ZZZZ8DJU88H)", Aug 1, 2002, at corel.com via archive.org
22. "CorelDraw Graphics Suite 12 Marks a New Era of Intelligent Graphics Software
(https://web.archive.org/web/20050306121213/http://www.corel.com/servlet
/Satellite?pagename=Corel%2FCompany%2FPressRoom%2FPressRelease&
id=1044393442588&prid=1047022861547)", Corel press release, via Archive.org
23. "Corel Introduces CorelDraw Graphics Suite X3 (http://mc.corel.com/servlet
/Satellite?c=Content_C1&cid=1153321220497&lc=en&pagename=CorelCom%2FLayout)",
Jan 17-06, at corel.com. Full text (http://hexus.net/tech/press-releases/software/4423-corel-
introduces-coreldraw-graphics-suite-x3/) at hexus.net
24. "CorelDraw Graphics Suite X4 Unveiled Today (http://coreldraw.com/blogs/press/archive
/2008/01/22/coreldraw-174-graphics-suite-x4-unveiled-today.aspx)", January 22, 2008, at
Corel.com
25. Arah, Tom (January 2008). "Product Reviews: CorelDraw Graphics Suite X4"
(http://www.pcpro.co.uk/reviews/158352/coreldraw-graphics-suite-x4.html). PC Pro.
Retrieved 2009-05-16.
26. "CorelDraw Graphics Suite X5 Delivers More Versatility, Content and Color Tools for
Graphics Professionals (http://coreldraw.com/blogs/press/archive/2010/02/23/coreldraw-174-
graphics-suite-x5-delivers-more-versatility-content-and-color-tools-for-graphics-
professionals.aspx)", February 23, 2010 at corel.com
27. "CorelDraw X5 Whats New: CorelDraw Graphics Suite X5" (http://www.corel.com/servlet
/Satellite/us/en/Product/1206653595281#tabview=tab1). Corel Corporation. February 2010.
Retrieved 2010-02-27.
28. Iconic Fonts from Monotype Imaging Part of CorelDraw Graphics Suite X5
(http://ir.monotypeimaging.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=474841) Archived
(https://archive.is/20130129105701/http://ir.monotypeimaging.com
/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=474841) 2013-01-29 at Archive.is
29. "Corel Releases CorelDraw Graphics Suite X6 (http://www.corel.com/content/vpk/cdgsx6
/120307_cdgsx6_uk.pdf)", March 20, 2012 at corel.com
30. "CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X6 Reviewer's Guide - Corel Corporation"
(http://www.corel.com/static/product_content/cdgs/x6/CDGSX6_ReviewersGuide.pdf)
(PDF). Corel Corporation. February 2012. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
31. "CorelDRAW Graphics X7 Press release (http://www.corel.com/static/pdfs/news_releases
/CDGSX7_Press_Release_NA.pdf)", March 27, 2014, corel.com
32. "CorelDRAW Graphics X8 Press release (http://www.corel.com/static/corel
/pdfs/news_releases/CDGSX8-News-Release-15-3-16.pdf)", March 15, 2016, corel.com
33. "CorelDRAW Graphics 2017 Press release (http://www.coreldraw.com/cn/)", April 11, 2017,
corel.com
34. "System Requirements CorelDraw Graphics Suite X5" (https://web.archive.org
/web/20100328014524/http://www.corel.com/servlet/Satellite/us/en/Product
/1206653595281#tabview=tab6). Archived from the original (http://www.corel.com/servlet
/Satellite/us/en/Product/1206653595281#tabview=tab6) on 28 March 2010.
35. "CorelDRAW X7 Supported file formats : CorelDraw (CDR) - CorelDraw (CDR) technical
notes" (http://product.corel.com/help/CorelDRAW/540229932/Main/EN/Documentation
/wwhelp/wwhimpl/js/html/wwhelp.htm#href=CorelDRAW-CorelDRAW-CDR.html).
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55. "Visio2000: File Formats That Can Be Imported into Visio" (http://support.microsoft.com
/kb/303883). 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)"
56. "What you won't find in Microsoft Office Visio 2003" (http://office.microsoft.com/en-
us/visio-help/what-you-won-t-find-in-microsoft-office-visio-2003-HA001085757.aspx).
Retrieved 2010-12-01. "The following file formats and converters are no longer
supported:CorelDraw! 3.0-7.0, Corel Clipart Format, CMX"
57. "UniConvertor 1.1.5 review" (http://www.libregraphicsworld.org/articles.php?article_id=20).
Retrieved 2010-12-01.
58. "Xara Designer - Import and Export".
External links
Official website (http://www.coreldraw.com/us/product/graphic-design-software/)
Old CorelDraw 4 product announcement (http://h-net.msu.edu/cgi-bin/logbrowse.pl?trx=vx&
list=h-albion&month=9312&week=&msg=xUFQNoomhDMRwmfeNKcV%2BQ&user=&
pw=) (May 20, 1993 / Listing availability for Windows, OS/2, CTOS and Unix)
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