CorelDRAW versions table
The number CorelDRAW writes inside every .cdr, the four-letter code at the start of the drawing, and how likely a downgrade to that version is to open cleanly.
CorelDRAW checks the version number declared inside the file before it draws anything. If the number is higher than its own, it refuses to open. The table below is what those numbers mean.
| Version | Year | Internal number | File code | Downgrade to it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CorelDRAW 2025 | 2025 | 2700 | CDRU / — | high chance Opens cleanly in almost every case |
| CorelDRAW 2024 | 2024 | 2600 | CDRT / — | high chance Opens cleanly in almost every case |
| CorelDRAW 2023 | 2023 | 2500 | CDRR / CDTV | high chance Opens cleanly in almost every case |
| CorelDRAW 2022 | 2022 | 2400 | CDRP / CDTT | high chance Opens cleanly in almost every case |
| CorelDRAW 2021 | 2021 | 2300 | CDRO / CDTS | high chance Opens cleanly in almost every case |
| CorelDRAW 2020 | 2020 | 2200 | CDRN / CDTR | medium chance Opens; very recent effects may fail |
| CorelDRAW 2019 | 2019 | 2100 | CDRM / CDTQ | medium chance Opens; very recent effects may fail |
| CorelDRAW 2018 | 2018 | 2000 | CDRL / CDTP | medium chance Opens; very recent effects may fail |
| CorelDRAW 2017 | 2017 | 1900 | CDRK / CDTO | medium chance Opens; very recent effects may fail |
| CorelDRAW X8 | 2016 | 1800 | CDRJ / CDTN | low chance Opens; expect complaints about new effects |
| CorelDRAW X7 | 2014 | 1700 | CDRH / CDTL | low chance Opens; expect complaints about new effects |
| CorelDRAW X6 | 2012 | 1600 | CDRG / CDTJ | low chance Opens; expect complaints about new effects |
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Before X4: pure RIFF
Files from CorelDRAW X3 and earlier are not ZIP packages; they are a single RIFF stream whose code is CDR followed by a version letter (CDR9 for version 9, CDRC for X2, CDRD for X3). Modern CorelDRAW opens them directly, so they never need a downgrade.
| File code | Version |
|---|---|
| CDR1 | CorelDRAW 1 |
| CDR2 | CorelDRAW 2 |
| CDR3 | CorelDRAW 3 |
| CDR4 | CorelDRAW 4 |
| CDR5 | CorelDRAW 5 |
| CDR6 | CorelDRAW 6 |
| CDR7 | CorelDRAW 7 |
| CDR8 | CorelDRAW 8 |
| CDR9 | CorelDRAW 9 |
| CDRA | CorelDRAW 10 |
| CDRB | CorelDRAW 11 |
| CDRC | CorelDRAW 12 |
| CDRD | CorelDRAW X3 |