Extract text from CIL files
To convert your CIL file to another format, you need CorelDRAW or other Vector Image software.
To convert other file formats to the "Clipart Collection" file type, you need software like CorelDRAW or a similar tool.
The .CIL extension represents a distinct fork in the road for users: you are likely dealing with either a legacy graphics library or a modern security policy. Most commonly (approx. 31%), a .CIL file is a Corel Clipart Library, a proprietary container used by older versions of CorelDRAW to organize and store vector clip art. The primary friction here is accessibility; these files are effectively digital time capsules. Without a specific, often outdated, version of Corel software, the vector assets inside - which could be valuable for high-resolution print or design - are locked away. Users typically need to extract these graphics into standard formats like SVG for web use, AI for Adobe Illustrator, or PDF for universal archiving.
However, in technical environments (approx. 7%), a .CIL file refers to the Common Intermediate Language used by SELinux (Security-Enhanced Linux), standard on platforms like Android. These are text-based source files used to compile security modules. While not "converted" in the graphical sense, users often need to convert them to TXT to audit code without specialized compilers, or compile them into binary policy files. Other niche uses include acoustic data files from ACOEM devices, which require proprietary software to export data to CSV or XLSX spreadsheets.
Convert.Guru analyzes your CIL file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
Users also converted SLG, DDA and FILM files.
If you want to convert CIL file to SVG, AI, EPS, PDF, JPG, CDR, WMF, EMF, SWF, FLA, XFL or SKETCH, you can use CorelDRAW or similar software from the "Vector Graphics Library" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert AFPUB, EPS, FIG, VSD, SKETCH, VDX, AFPHOTO, PDF, AFDESIGN, SVG, VSDX or AI files to CIL, try CorelDRAW or another comparable tool in the "Vector Graphics Library" category.
The history of Convert.Guru began over 25 years ago in California with Tom Simondi’s file-format database. A former contributor to Space Shuttle development and a software pioneer of the 1980s, Simondi established a trusted resource for file type analysis that was even referenced by Microsoft Windows XP. Today, we use modern technology to process and convert thousands of file formats while continually improving our CIL converter.