alphabetical list of extensions

File extension .CDR

File description

CDR file format is used by CorelDraw. CorelDraw is image editing software. This software uses CDR file format to store the actual image and the details of features and effects that are added to that image.

Originally this file format was recognizable by first two bytes when its hex dump is viewed. The first two bytes were WL. Later the format of CDR was changed to RIFF and it was visible in first four bytes of the hex dump. This file format stores all the data related to the applied effects and layering done on the image and is only used by CorelDraw application.

Description of the problem

If you have on your computer a .CDR file that you cannot open, you are in exactly the same situation as thousands of other people who have similar problems with this or any other unknown file.

There may be several reasons why you cannot open the file with .CDR extension. Directly on this website you can find a solution of the most common problem with the .CDR file – that you do not have on your computer the appropriate program to open the file.

Solution

From the list below, select the appropriate program, install it and double click on the icon of a file that did not want to open - the problem with the .CDR file extension should be solved. However, if this does not happen, go back to the website to learn about other possible causes of the error, which have been described at the bottom of the website.

Category

Vector Image Files

Developer

Corel

Popularity

Last updated

July 16, 2014

File name: CorelDRAW Image File

Programs that will open this file:

Windows

Canvas

CDR Viewer

CorelDRAW

Inkscape

Janome Digitalizer Pro

PaintShop Pro

Mac OS

Adobe Illustrator

Inkscape

Linux

Inkscape

sK1

UniConvertor

Category

Audio Files

Developer

N/A

Popularity

File name: Raw Audio CD Data

Programs that will open this file:

Windows

ImgBurn

iTunes

Music player

Virtual CD

Mac OS

iTunes

Music player

Toast 11

Category

Disk Image Files

Developer

N/A

Popularity

File name: Macintosh DVD/CD Master

Programs that will open this file:

Windows

HFSExplorer

Mac OS

Apple Disk Utility

DiskImageMounter

HFSExplorer

Linux

HFSExplorer

Category

Data Files

Developer

Bosch

Popularity

File name: Crash Data Retrieval Data File

Programs that will open this file:

Windows

Bosch Crash Data Retrieval System Software

Remember!

The .CDR file extension can correspond to several not related file formats. If there is more than one file format with the .CDR extension, you will probably find most of them at this website. Remember that you need to download a program to support a particular file type. So first look through the entire contents of the website to select a program to support just the file you have.

Other possible reasons why your .CDR file does not want to open

In addition to the problem described above, i.e. the lack of the appropriate application to support the .CDR file, there may be several reasons that cause problems with opening and operation of the data format:

1. Incorrect version of the installed application

A quite common problem is the lack of application in the appropriate version. Even if you have an application, with the help of which you should open the .CDR file, you may have a problem with it because of its version. Perhaps in previous versions the application has not yet supported the .CDR file, so download the update and check again.

2. Incorrect .CDR file association with the program

If you have already installed the appropriate application, and it is the correct version, the file may not open correctly, because the operating system does not have information that this program supports the file. So you need to "show" which program the computer should use. To do this:

Right-click the .CDR file
Go to the "Open with" - then "Choose default program ..."
Locate the appropriate application
Click "OK"

3. The file is corrupt

It also happens that the file you want to open is corrupt and therefore there is no such possibility. In this situation, you should find its different version, or ask a person from whom you got, to send it again.