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C++ library to parse the file format of CorelDRAW documents. Version 0.1.9 via Homebrew; verified 2026-05-26.

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macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install libcdr

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%

sudo apk add libcdr

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · libcdr · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Debian aptverified · 92%

sudo apt install libcdr-0.1-1

Debian stable package indexes · libcdr-0.1-1 · source: deb.debian.org

Fedora dnfverified · 92%

sudo dnf install libcdr

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · libcdr · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#libcdr

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/li/libcdr/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%

sudo pacman -S libcdr

Arch Linux sync databases · libcdr · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%

sudo zypper install libcdr-0_1-1

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · libcdr-0_1-1 · source: download.opensuse.org

overview

Package summary

C++ library to parse the file format of CorelDRAW documents

Project links

Commands and aliases

cdr2raw
cdr2text
cdr2xhtml
cmx2raw
cmx2text
cmx2xhtml

history

Project history and usage

libcdr is a Document Liberation Project library and tool set for reading and converting binary CorelDRAW documents. It belongs to the LibreOffice-adjacent family of import libraries that turn proprietary office and graphics formats into reusable parsers.

Project history

The libcdr README describes the project as a library and set of tools for reading and converting binary files produced by CorelDRAW, with the primary source in LibreOffice Gerrit and a mirror on freedesktop/GitHub. Its build dependencies, including librevenge, place it in the Document Liberation Project import-library pattern.

The Document Liberation Project explains the broader origin: after LibreOffice forked in 2010, contributors and file-format specialists worked on proprietary format interoperability, beginning with libvisio in Google Summer of Code 2011 and expanding to formats including CorelDraw, MS Publisher, Apple Keynote, and old Macintosh formats. In April 2014 the family became the Document Liberation Project under The Document Foundation.

Adoption history

libcdr's main adoption path is through office and graphics applications that need CorelDRAW import without embedding a private reverse-engineered parser. The Document Liberation Project lists users of its import libraries including LibreOffice, Inkscape, Scribus, Calligra, AbiWord, and CorelDRAW File Viewer.

A 2017 Document Foundation community post announced libcdr 0.1.4 alongside other DLP releases and noted OSS-Fuzz-related security hardening and build fixes. That is the kind of maintenance work that made these small parser libraries valuable to distributions: they are format-compatibility code, but also attack surface for untrusted documents.

How it is used

The package exposes conversion utilities such as cdr2raw, cdr2text, cdr2xhtml, cmx2raw, cmx2text, and cmx2xhtml. In normal desktop use, the library is more often pulled in by applications that need to import CorelDRAW or CMX documents.

Why package nerds care

libcdr is significant because it shows the Unix packaging model applied to document import filters: one reverse-engineered parser, maintained outside a single office suite, shared by multiple applications and distributions. It also represents the quiet infrastructure behind 'LibreOffice can open this old proprietary file' release notes.

Timeline

2010: LibreOffice project began, creating the community context described by the Document Liberation Project.
2011: libvisio emerged as an early LibreOffice file-format interoperability library through Google Summer of Code.
2014-04: The Document Liberation Project was founded under The Document Foundation.
2017-09-20: TDF blog announced libcdr 0.1.4 with OSS-Fuzz hardening and build fixes.

Related projects

Related projects include LibreOffice, librevenge, libvisio, libfreehand, libzmf, libwpd, libwpg, Inkscape, Scribus, Calligra, AbiWord, and other Document Liberation Project import libraries.

Sources

security posture

Risk level: green

library-like package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

library-like package without higher-risk signals

Signals

metadata:library-like

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
Installs with 3 runtime dependencies.
Build metadata lists 2 build dependencies.

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executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure
`cdr2raw`	cli	global executable
`cdr2text`	cli	global executable
`cdr2xhtml`	cli	global executable
`cmx2raw`	cli	global executable
`cmx2text`	cli	global executable
`cmx2xhtml`	cli	global executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08

manager version0.1.9

manager updated2026-05-26

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/DLP/Libraries/libcdr

infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/DLP/Libraries/libcdrnone confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:libcdr
Version	0.1.9
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/libcdr
Homepage	https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/DLP/Libraries/libcdr
Repository	https://gerrit.libreoffice.org/gitweb?p=libcdr.git%3Ba%3Dsummary
Upstream docs	https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/DLP/Libraries/libcdr
License	MPL-2.0
Source archive	https://dev-www.libreoffice.org/src/libcdr/libcdr-0.1.9.tar.xz
Last updated	2026-05-26T16:03:50Z
Pulse	updated
Dependencies	icu4c@78, librevenge, little-cms2
Build dependencies	boost, pkgconf
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	libcdr
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	stable

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Debian apt95%

libcdr-0.1-1 0.1.7-1+b3

library for reading and converting Corel DRAW files

http://freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/libcdr

sudo apt install libcdr-0.1-1

Section: libs
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: libcdr
7 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Libcdr

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libcdr-0.1-1 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Debian apt95%

libcdr-dev 0.1.7-1+b3

library for reading and converting Corel DRAW files -- development

http://freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/libcdr

sudo apt install libcdr-dev

Section: libdevel
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: libcdr
5 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Libcdr

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libcdr-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Debian apt95%

libcdr-doc 0.1.7-1

library for reading and converting Corel DRAW files -- documentation

http://freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/libcdr

sudo apt install libcdr-doc

Section: doc
Architecture: all
Source Package: libcdr
normalized package name match
Matched by: Libcdr

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libcdr-doc from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Debian apt95%

libcdr-tools 0.1.7-1+b3

library for reading and converting Corel DRAW files -- tools

http://freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/libcdr

sudo apt install libcdr-tools

Section: utils
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: libcdr
5 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Libcdr

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libcdr-tools from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Nix95%

libcdr

nix profile install nixpkgs#libcdr

normalized package name match
Matched by: Libcdr

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/li/libcdr/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

Ubuntu apt95%

libcdr-0.1-1 0.1.7-1build2

library for reading and converting Corel DRAW files

http://freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/libcdr

sudo apt install libcdr-0.1-1

Section: libs
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: libcdr
7 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Libcdr

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libcdr-0.1-1 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

Ubuntu apt95%

libcdr-dev 0.1.7-1build2

library for reading and converting Corel DRAW files -- development

http://freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/libcdr

sudo apt install libcdr-dev

Section: libdevel
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: libcdr
5 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Libcdr

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libcdr-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

Ubuntu apt95%

libcdr-doc 0.1.7-1build2

library for reading and converting Corel DRAW files -- documentation

http://freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/libcdr

sudo apt install libcdr-doc

Section: doc
Architecture: all
Source Package: libcdr
normalized package name match
Matched by: Libcdr

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libcdr-doc from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

Ubuntu apt95%

libcdr-tools 0.1.7-1build2

library for reading and converting Corel DRAW files -- tools

http://freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/libcdr

sudo apt install libcdr-tools

Section: universe/utils
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: libcdr
5 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Libcdr

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libcdr-tools from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

apk95%

libcdr 0.1.8-r3

Import filter and tools for Corel DRAW files

https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/DLP/Libraries/libcdr

sudo apk add libcdr

License: MPL-2.0
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: libcdr
1 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Libcdr

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: libcdr from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

apk95%

libcdr-dev 0.1.8-r3

Import filter and tools for Corel DRAW files (development files)

https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/DLP/Libraries/libcdr

sudo apk add libcdr-dev

License: MPL-2.0
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: libcdr
1 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Libcdr

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: libcdr-dev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

apk95%

libcdr-doc 0.1.8-r3

Import filter and tools for Corel DRAW files (documentation)

https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/DLP/Libraries/libcdr

sudo apk add libcdr-doc

License: MPL-2.0
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: libcdr
normalized package name match
Matched by: Libcdr

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: libcdr-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

apk95%

libcdr-tools 0.1.8-r3

Import filter and tools for Corel DRAW files

https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/DLP/Libraries/libcdr

sudo apk add libcdr-tools

License: MPL-2.0
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: libcdr
1 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Libcdr

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: libcdr-tools from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

dnf95%

libcdr 0.1.8-6.fc45

A library for import of CorelDRAW drawings

http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/DLP/Libraries/libcdr

sudo dnf install libcdr

License: MPL-2.0 AND LicenseRef-Fedora-Public-Domain
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: i686
Source Package: libcdr
10 dependencies
2 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Libcdr

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: libcdr from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst

dnf95%

libcdr-devel 0.1.8-6.fc45

Development files for libcdr

http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/DLP/Libraries/libcdr

sudo dnf install libcdr-devel

License: MPL-2.0 AND LicenseRef-Fedora-Public-Domain
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: i686
Source Package: libcdr
4 dependencies
2 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Libcdr

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: libcdr-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst

dnf95%

libcdr-doc 0.1.8-6.fc45

Documentation of libcdr API

http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/DLP/Libraries/libcdr

sudo dnf install libcdr-doc

License: MPL-2.0 AND LicenseRef-Fedora-Public-Domain
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: noarch
Source Package: libcdr
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Libcdr

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: libcdr-doc from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst

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