Corel is a Canadian software company that provides graphics processing, productivity, and digital media software. Its most popular products include CorelDRAW Graphics Suite, Corel Painter, and WordPerfect.
Founded in 1985 in Ottawa, Canada by Michael Cowpland.
Its first product was CorelDRAW, a vector graphics editor for Windows.
Acquired by venture capital firm Vector Capital in 2003.
Acquired Roxio, a digital media software company, in 2006.
Acquired Parallels, a virtualization software company, in 2018.
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A vector graphics editor for Windows that includes CorelDRAW, PHOTO-PAINT, Font Manager, PowerTRACE, and other tools.
A digital art software that allows users to create natural-looking artwork with a variety of media, including watercolors, acrylics, oils, and pastels.
A word processing software that includes features like Reveal Codes, PDF support, and built-in templates.
Corel is used for graphic design, digital art, photo editing, word processing, and other creative tasks.
No, CorelDRAW is not free. It is a commercial software that requires a license to use.
It depends on the user's preferences and needs. CorelDRAW has some unique features like the ability to edit vector and raster graphics together, while Illustrator is more widely used in the industry.
Corel can open and save files in a variety of formats, including AI, EPS, PDF, PSD, SVG, and more.
Yes, CorelDRAW is available for Mac, but some of its other products like WordPerfect and Painter are Windows-only.