Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your CL5 file.
You’ll see a preview, if available.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.
Convert CL5 to another file type
To convert CL5 projects to another format, you need Roxio Easy CD Creator or other Data software.
Convert a file to CL5
To convert other file formats to the "CD Project File" file type, you need software like Roxio Easy CD Creator or a similar tool.
About CL5 files
A .cl5 file is a proprietary project file created by Roxio Easy CD Creator 5. It stores either the structural layout for burning data and audio CDs, or the graphical design data for printable CD labels. It is managed exclusively by legacy Roxio software, though newer versions like Roxio Creator NXT may still offer import capabilities. The .cl5 format is highly restrictive and outdated. It requires paid commercial software to open and does not contain the actual audio, video, or image files. Instead, it only stores the pointers, file paths, and metadata required for the burning engine. Moving the original media files on your hard drive breaks the project entirely. It is also completely unsupported by web browsers and modern operating systems. Users typically need to convert these projects into universally accessible formats. Disc layouts are best compiled into ISO disk images, while label designs should be exported to PDF or JPG for external printing. Direct conversion is impossible if the referenced media is missing. Because this file format is difficult to open or convert without the source media, standard online converters often fail. Often only the original software can properly read or export the data. If our analysis detects a supported underlying or embedded format, viewing or conversion may still be possible.
Convert.Guru analyzes your CL5 file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
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FAQ
If you want to convert CL5 file to ISO, IMG, DMG, VHD, VMDK, VDI, HDD, QCOW, QCOW2, RAW, VBOX or OVA, you can use Roxio Easy CD Creator or similar software from the "CD Layout Project Storage" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert VFD, DMG, OVA, IMA, VBOX, ADF, PVS, VHD, OVF, ISO, DSK or IMG files to CL5, try Roxio Easy CD Creator or another comparable tool in the "CD Layout Project Storage" category.
The CL5 Converter Story
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 CL5 converter.