CDR 🎨

CorelDRAW CDR

Open Beta
.cdr · application/x-cdr

CDR — a ready CorelDRAW file: download it and open it with a double click, no import step and no intermediate formats. Layers arrive as separate named groups in the map's language, colours are device CMYK with no ICC profile (black and greys on the K plate alone), labels stay editable text, gradients and raster underlays are preserved. Characters the format's encoding cannot hold — Kazakh “қ” and “ә”, Czech “ě” and “ř”, Greek, CJK — are written in Latin script, so the name stays readable. Street and feature names arrive on a layer of their own, “Feature names”, and are read in the Objects docker — clicking a building itself will not show its name. Guide: /formats/cdr/instructions/.

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Key Features

A ready .cdr file — opens with a double click
Named layers in the map's language, device CMYK colours
Feature names on a layer of their own, read in the Objects docker
Editable labels, gradients, raster underlays
Step-by-step at /formats/cdr/instructions/
Example CDR export (central Moscow, 1x0.5 km)
Example: central Moscow, ~1×0.5 km, medium detail

About CDR Format

CDR is the working format of CorelDRAW. The export delivers a ready .cdr file: download it and open it with a double click — no import step, no converters, no intermediate formats. Layers arrive as separate named groups in the map's language, labels stay editable text, gradients and raster underlays are preserved.

The file's colours are device CMYK with no ICC profile — print colours out of the box: black and greys sit on the K plate alone, so labels and hair lines print in one pass with no registration trouble; the remaining colours are converted directly, and total ink coverage stays under 300 %. Your print shop's profile is unknown to the service — reseparate the file under it right in CorelDRAW (Tools → Color Management): a routine prepress step in the print industry.

Street and feature names arrive on an invisible layer of their own, “Feature names”, and are read in the Objects docker — clicking a building itself will not show its name. Characters the format's single-byte encoding cannot hold — Kazakh “қ” and “ә”, Greek, CJK — are written in Latin script so the name stays readable. When a ready .cdr cannot be built, the service ships a rare fallback ZIP: the map in SVG plus a step-by-step import guide.

What Program Opens CDR Files

The following programs and applications can open, edit, and work with CorelDRAW CDR (.cdr) files exported from OSM2CDR:

🎨CorelDRAW Inkscape 📄LibreOffice Draw

Format specifications

Who Uses CDR Maps

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A map in CorelDRAW right after download
A ready .cdr file opens with a double click — no import step, no converters, no intermediate formats.
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Print-shop jobs: device CMYK out of the box
Colours are already device CMYK: black and greys on the K plate alone, total ink under 300 %; reseparate under your print shop's profile right in Corel.
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Architectural plans
A vector base for plans and schemes that you can trace over and style your own way.
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Design projects for print
Layouts for print: posters, booklets, souvenir products with a city map.
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Editable vector map
Free editing of the map — colors, line weights and labels change just as in any vector graphics.

How to Export CDR

1
Select area
Draw a rectangle or polygon on the interactive map at osm2cdr
2
Choose CDR
Select CorelDRAW CDR from the list of 127 available export formats
3
Export
Click Export and receive your .cdr file in 1-5 minutes
4
Download
Download the ready CDR file and open it in CorelDRAW

How to Open After Export

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this a real .cdr file?
Are the colours really CMYK? What do I do before printing?
How do I open the map in CorelDRAW?
Where do I see street and feature names in CorelDRAW?
Why might I receive a ZIP instead of .cdr?
Will the file open in my version of CorelDRAW?
Why are some letters in the names written in Latin script?
What do I do with the colours before printing at a print shop?

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