Corel Designer
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Corel Designer is a engineering and graphic design application which belongs to the Corel Draw Technical Suite. Originally Micrografx Draw, Corel purchased in 2001.
File Identification
Corel Designer 9 was Micrografx last release, Designer 10-12 was based on the RIFF format, while X4-onward is based on ZIP/XML format with X4-X5 wrapped around a .CDR. PRONOM binary signatures needed.
| Format / Version | Ext. | RIFF type | PRONOM | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Designer 9.0 | .dsf | n/a | x-fmt/151 | 2002 |
| Designer 10.0 | .des | DESA |
2003 | |
| Designer 10.5 | .des | DESB |
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| Designer 12.0 | .des | DESC |
2006 | |
| Designer X4 | .des | DESE |
2008 | |
| Designer X5 | .des | DESF |
2010 | |
| Designer 16 | .des | DESG |
2013 | |
| Designer 17 | .des | DESH |
2014 | |
| Designer 19 | .des | DESI |
2017 | |
| Designer 20 | .des | DESJ |
2018 | |
| Designer 21 | .des | DESK |
2019 |
