Extract text from CD/DVD label designs (CLD)
To convert CLD label designs to another format, you need Nero CoverDesigner or other Page Layout software.
To convert other file formats to the "Disc Label Design File" file type, you need software like Nero CoverDesigner or a similar tool.
A .cld file is most commonly a CD/DVD label design file created by software like Nero CoverDesigner or Dataland CD Label Designer. These files contain page layouts, text overlays, images, and dimensions meant for printing directly onto optical discs or their paper inserts. Less commonly, .cld is used as an XML-based UML class diagram file in AmaterasUML for Eclipse, or as a virus definition database for ClamAV.
The primary disadvantage of the .cld format is its proprietary nature. If you create a label in Nero or Dataland, you usually cannot open that same .cld file in standard graphic editors like Adobe Photoshop or GIMP. The format locks your design inside specific, often outdated, desktop software. Furthermore, sharing a .cld file with a print shop or a friend is useless unless they have the exact same label software installed.
To make these designs usable, you need to convert them to standard, widely supported formats. Converting a .cld file to PDF is the best option for preserving print quality and exact physical dimensions. If you just need a digital preview, exporting or converting to JPG or PNG is ideal. However, since .cld files rely heavily on the original application's rendering engine and proprietary Microsoft Compound file structures, standard online image converters usually fail to process them.
Often, only the original software can properly read or export the layout data. If our analysis detects a supported underlying or embedded format - such as embedded images or XML data in the case of UML diagrams - viewing or conversion may still be possible.
Convert.Guru analyzes your CLD file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
Users also converted CDL, TXT, JPG, CDW, MDL, CDR, BTW, DAT, ZIP, CTG and SFD files.
If you want to convert CLD file to SFD, INDD, QXP, PUB, PMD, PM6, PM7, PM8, PM9, PM10, PM11 or OMP, you can use Nero CoverDesigner or similar software from the "CD/DVD Label Design Storage" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert MDI, PUB, PDP, PM4, P65, COMIC, WEBTEMPLATE, PMD, SPUB, INDD, PM5 or QXP files to CLD, try Nero CoverDesigner or another comparable tool in the "CD/DVD Label Design Storage" 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 CLD converter.