numcal. / OLD FILES / CORELDRAW

CorelDRAW files,
without CorelDRAW.

The logo the old print shop made, the banner design, the wedding invitation — .cdr out to PDF or SVG.

Drop your file here (.cdr)
or click to browse — up to 25 MB
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Field notes

Which CorelDRAW versions?

The libcdr filter reads .cdr from version 7 (1996) through the modern zip-based releases (X4 and later), plus .cmx exchange files renamed to .cdr. Vector shapes, fills, curves and embedded bitmaps come through; text depends on fonts — see below.

Why does my text look shifted or doubled?

CDR files reference the designer’s installed fonts, which this server doesn’t have — text is re-laid-out in substitute fonts, so tight text-on-a-curve designs can drift. Shapes and colors are unaffected. If the original designer is reachable, ask for a PDF export; if not, this is usually the best free view of the artwork you’ll get.

PDF or SVG?

PDF to view and print. SVG to re-edit in Inkscape or Illustrator — handy for getting a logo back out of a dead .cdr into something a modern print shop accepts.

What happens to my file?

It’s written to a private temporary folder for the few seconds the conversion engine needs, then deleted — nothing is retained, logged or shared. No account, no email, no “files kept for 24 hours” fine print. These are often someone’s letters, family records or old business files; we treat them accordingly.