Newer version has support for older version and not other direction. Coral draw is good software for Graphic and Web design.
The last few versions of CorelDRAW will not open vintage CDR files older than version 6. And they can save CDR files down only so many versions. The current version (2021) will save CDR files no earlier than version X5.Compare this with Adobe Illustrator. The current version of Adobe Illustrator will open ANY version of Illustrator file, going all the way back to the late 1980's. And the current version of Illustrator can save AI files in many "legacy" formats clear down to version 3 (circa 1990 -when the first version of CorelDRAW was making its debut).If I happen to need to open and edit a really old CDR file I have only two options. One is opening the CDR file in Inkscape, one of very few rival applications that has any file open/import support for CDR files. Results on that approach are very hit and miss. The other option is opening the CDR file in a vintage copy of CorelDRAW running either on an old but still operational PC or in a virtual machine running an old version of Window. Either approach is pretty ridiculous. CorelDRAW just needs to have better built-in support for old archive files. It's an insult to long time users not having the capability present.
Bobby Henderson said:The last few versions of CorelDRAW will not open vintage CDR files older than version 6. And they can save CDR files down only so many versions.
Are you sure? X7 only save and read up to version 11.0, so "last few versions" doesn't read older files.
Bobby Henderson said:The current version (2021) will save CDR files no earlier than version X5.
Yes, and it's quite logica. The X4 color management is very different and incomplete. Maintain compatibility with Windows 95/98/XP is a waste of time and effort. It also did not support OpenType, Type1 or Variable Fonts.Many of the common problems that users later complain about are due to trying to keep each item compatible with older versions, including those that were not. Honestly, I prefer that you focus your efforts on making the current version work well, and not waste time with versions of the last century, which very few use anymore. What would be useful would be a free converter, which allows you to convert an old file to a more modern version.
Ariel said: What would be useful would be a free converter, which allows you to convert an old file to a more modern version
Is there a free converter available?
I did manage to open Corel Draw 4 on my XP.