.CDR File Extension

A CDR file is a vector drawing or document created with CorelDRAW, a vector illustration and page layout program. It contains information that makes up a document or drawing, which may include text, tables, lines, shapes, images, colors, and effects properties. CorelDRAW users create CDR files to compose documents such as letters, brochures, tabloids, envelopes, postcards, webpages, and web banners.

You can open a CDR file with the CorelDRAW application included with CorelDRAW Graphics Suite (Windows and macOS). You can edit and save CDR files with CorelDRAW, and export them, as well.

You can also open CDR files with Corel PaintShop Pro (Windows), Adobe Illustrator (multiplatform), and Inkscape (multiplatform).

Various image editors, including CorelDRAW Graphics Suite and Adobe Illustrator, can convert CDR files to other image formats.

For example, CorelDRAW can convert CDR files to many formats, including the following file types:

• .JPG - JPEG Image
• .PNG - Portable Network Graphic
• .BMP - Bitmap Image
• .GIF - Graphical Interchange Format
• .SVG - Scalable Vector Graphics File
• .PDF - Portable Document Format
• .TGA - Targa Graphic
• .TIF - Tagged Image File Format
• .WMF - Windows Metafile
• .PSD - Adobe Photoshop Document
• .AI - Adobe Illustrator Artwork
• .RTF - Rich Text Format
• .DOC - Microsoft Word Document (Legacy)
• .DWG - AutoCAD Drawing
• .DXF - Drawing Exchange Format
• .EMF - Enhanced Windows Metafile
• .EPS - Encapsulated PostScript File

Disc image created on a Macintosh computer using the built-in Disk Utility program; may contain multiple folders and files in a single disc image file that can be burned to a CD; similar to an .ISO file created on a Windows computer.

To create a CDR file with Apple Disk Utility, first, select the "Convert" option, then open an existing disc image file. Next, select "DVD/CD master" from the Image Format menu and click "Save."

NOTE: If a CDR file will not open on a Windows computer, it may be possible to open the file by changing the file extension from .cdr to .iso.

A CDR file is an audio track extracted, or "ripped," from an audio CD to a computer's hard disk. It is similar to an .AIF or .WAV file, but does not contain the same header information. Many music players can play CDR files.

Users create CDR files using CD audio extraction software, such as HH Software Virtual CD. The files typically contain standardly-formatted audio that is saved without the format's typical header information. As such, music players may not recognize the files as audio files by default. However, you can still play CDR files in many music players.

If your CDR file contains music saved in a standard format, you can open and play the file in VideoLAN VLC media player (multiplatform). You can also use programs like HH Software Virtual CD (Windows), Lightning UK ImgBurn (Windows), and Roxio Toast (Mac) to burn CDR files to CDs.

If you can play your CDR file in VideoLAN VLC media player, you can also use the program to convert your CDR file to other audio formats, including:

• .MP3 - MP3 Audio
• .OGG - Ogg Vorbis Audio
• .FLAC - Free Lossless Audio Codec
• .WAV - WAVE Audio

Contains Event Data Recorder (EDR) information from automobiles with a Crash Data Retrieval (CDR) device installed; records events generated from sensors within the car.